Penn DBEI | Agenda

8th Annual DBEI Research Day Agenda

10:00 AM – 10:05 AM	Opening Remarks
	Enrique F. Schisterman, PhD Chair of DBEI
10:05 AM – 10:45 AM	Keynote Lecture
	Xihong Lin, PhD Chair, Department of Statistics Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics Member, National Academy of Science and National Academy of Medicine Harvard University
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM	TBD

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM	Break

11:30 AM – 11:55 AM	Talk Title: TBD
	Ellen Caniglia, ScD Assistant Professor of Epidemiology DBEI Chair’s Distinguished Junior Faculty Spotlight award (2025)
11:55 AM – 12:20 PM	Integrating External Data to Improve the Efficiency of Pediatric Cancer Trial Design
	Yimei Li, PhD DBEI Chair’s Distinguished Junior Faculty Spotlight award (2025)
12:20 PM – 12:30 PM	Open Discussion

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM	Lunch Break

1:30 PM – 1:35 PM	Presentation of DBEI Junior Faculty Awards

1:35 PM – 2:00 PM	AI-Powered Tissue Maps: Uniting Spatial Omics and Pathology Imaging
	Mingyao Li, PhD Professor of Biostatistics
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM	Investing the Future of Science Through AI and Digital Pathology
	Zhi Huang, PhD Assistant Professor of Informatics
2:25 PM – 2:50 PM	Accelerating Research Through Technology
	Joost Wagenaar, PhD Assistant Professor of Informatics DBEI Chair’s Distinguished Junior Faculty Spotlight Award (2025)
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM	Open Discussion

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Poster Presentations; Reception