Humphrey Noontime Seminars, Rollins School of Public Health

This semester, Rollins School of Public Health is hosting a series of seminars on various topics in public health. All sessions will be held in the Deborah McFarland Room (RRR 809) and can also be joined virtually using this zoom link. The schedule is as follows:

February 20th, 2025

• Irshad Ahmed – Breaking Barriers: Tackling HIV and Stigma in Balochistan, Pakistan
• Dmytro Stepanskyi, MD –  The human microbiota: a hidden world shaping our health and future 

February 27th, 2025

• Tao Ma – Patient Power: Rare Disease Issues in China
• Yamin Kyaw Thu – Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Activities in Myanmar 
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March 6th, 2025

• Jagadish Joshi, MD – Emerging Medical Services: Global and Local Perspectives
• Jerome Nyhalah Dinga, PHD – Fostering an equitable, accessible, and inclusive world for persons with disabilities in Cameroon

March 20th 2025

• Lina Solano Carrillo – Malnutrition: Public Health Problems in the Wayuu Indigenous People
• Retty Dwi Handayani – Public Health Challenges in Indonesia 

March 27th, 2025 

• Merve Ercan Celenk – One Health Approach
• Anicet Ntisumbwa, MD – Community involvement to promote Health care access and equity

April 3rd, 2025

• Sanja Sazdovska,PHD – Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Services
• Jerome Nyhalah Dinga, PHD – Shocking Shifts: How Disruptive Events Propel Us to Break Free and Transform

Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID), Rollins School of Public Health

Mark your calendars for the 17th annual Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID). This event will be held online on July 7-11, 2025 and in-person on July 14-30, 2025. 

Since 2009, SISMID has trained thousands of infectious disease researchers in modern methods in statistical analysis and mathematical modeling. SISMID attendees choose from a range of 2.5-day modules, covering topics such as spatial statistics, evolutionary dynamics, nowcasting and forecasting, machine learning, network modeling, reproducible research, and more — all taught by experts in the field. Network with instructors and other attendees during poster evenings and improve your professional skills at lunch-and-learn sessions. 

Scholarships are available!

For more information and application instructions, visit the page linked here.

Gender, Data & Equity: Expert Conversations Webinar, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins SPH Gender Equality Unit director Dr. Michelle R. Kaufman will host a fireside chat with a guest, Dr. Anita Raj, about the new state of funding for gender programming and research.

This webinar will be held on Thursday, February 20 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. 

Dr. Anita Raj is the executive director of Newcomb Institute and the Nancy Reeves Dreux Endowed Chair in the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University. A public health scientist and psychologist by training, her multidisciplinary research applies advanced social science and data science methodologies to understanding and eliminating gender inequities. Before coming to Tulane, Raj was the founding director of the Center on Gender Equity and Health at the University of California San Diego, where she was also a professor in the School of Medicine and School of Social Sciences. Her research focuses on a range of gender equity and public health issues, including sexual and reproductive health, maternal and adolescent health, child marriage, women’s economic empowerment, and gender-based violence. She has served as an advisor to UN Women, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Raj attended Newcomb College as a 16-year-old student before earning a bachelor’s degree in biology from Mississippi College. She earned her master’s and PhD in psychology from the University of Georgia.

To register for this webinar, visit the page linked here.

EPI Virus Thesis Program Information Session, PRISM Health

This information session will have free pizza, a chance to meet EPI HIV faculty, learn about available thesis topics, and to match with topics/faculty. It will be held on February 18th, 2025 from 12-1pm in CNR Room 3001. There is also a zoom option.

To attend, please RSVP to stran30 [at] emory [dot] edu by February 15th.

Global Field Experience Award, RSPH

The Global Field Experience (GFE) Financial Award  is a unique scholarship offered by the Rollins School of Public Health. GFE Financial Awards provide supplemental funding to support Rollins student summer field experiences in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage students interested in global health to participate in supervised field training which will facilitate the transfer of classroom knowledge into practical experiences.

The total amount of funding awarded each cycle will be based on availability of funds in a given year, the number of students who apply and the quality of the applications.

The GFE Financial Award Application is now open and will be due on February 28, 2025. For more information and application instructions, visit the posting linked here.

Graduate Student Research Scholarship, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

The APIC Graduate Student Research Scholarship supports research and quality improvement efforts that advance infection prevention and evidence-based implementation science. The award is given to a student seeking to complete a master’s or doctoral degree.

The application for this scholarship is due February 15th, 2025. For more information and application instructions, visit the posting linked here.

Data Science Webinar, NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Kidney Diseases

The NIDDK Central Repository is excited to announce the new Data Science and Meet the Expert Webinar Series that aims to accelerate data science and AI-driven biomedical research by fostering collaboration between biomedical researchers and experts in the field.

This session is geared towards all researchers wanting a deeper understanding of the data science process and techniques within each step, such as:

• Data Science Process
  • Problem Statement
  • Data Acquisition
  • Exploratory Data Analysis
  • Data Preparation
  • Modeling
  • Data Visualization
  • Taking Action
• Supervised, Unsupervised, and Deep Learning Techniques
• Specialized data science topics, including computer vision, natural language processing, and time series
• Data science in practice

This session will feature presentations by experts in data science at the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) 4.0 Data Science Learning Program.

This webinar will be on February 27th, 2025 from 3-5pm. For more information and registration instructions, visit the event posting linked here. 

Techstars Emory Founder Catalyst, The Hatchery

In partnership with the Goizueta Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Hatchery is offering this intensive 10-week program focused on helping for-profit startups achieve investment-readiness. Click here to learn more and submit an application (deadline is January 17, 2025).

Participation in this program is open to the entire Emory community including students, faculty, staff, and alumni; at least one Emory community member per team qualifies the entire team.

STEM SYNC III, The Hatchery

Interested in a career in biotech innovation and entrepreneurship but don’t know where to start?

Join the folks at the Hatchery for a night of collaborative problem solving (and dinner) as you tackle real world business challenges presented by a panel of Atlanta-based bioentrepreneurs and innovators. This resource is open to All MBA and graduate students (from all 9 schools), regardless of academic concentration.

Featuring:

• Kiran Pandey, PhD, CEO of Emtherapro
• Omer Inan, PhD, CSO of Biozen and Cardiosense
• Yash Vagal, CEO of Curanostics

The event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30pm on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 at The Hatchery.

Refreshments Provided!

To register, fill out the Google Form linked here.

Outstanding APE Award, Rollins School of Public Health

RSPH is pleased to host the annual Outstanding APE Award recognizing RSPH students who best demonstrate excellence in Applied Practice Experience. Finalists will be notified by the RSPH Office of Student Affairs near the end of January and then have the opportunity to showcase their APE poster on the Skybridge in March for the RSPH community to view.  

RSPH students who have completed/are completing a public health APE by December 2024 are encouraged to apply.

Please submit your summary via 12Twenty and the committee will review your application. A template is attached to the posting on 12Twenty. Applications will be accepted between November 26th and January 15th. If you have any questions, please contact Paige Raper: paige [dot] akemi [dot] raper [at] emory [dot] edu