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8th Annual DBEI Research Day Agenda

Advancing Biomedical Research Through Data-Driven Intelligence
10:00 AM – 10:05 AMOpening Remarks
Enrique F. Schisterman, PhD
Chair of DBEI
Mitchell Schnall, MD,  PhD
Senior Vice President for Data and Technology Solutions
10:05 AM – 10:45 AMKeynote Lecture:
Accelerate Trustworthy Discovery by Integrating Generative AI, Statistics and Genomic Health Science
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 AMBeyond Breast Density – Novel Breast Imaging Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Risk
Anne Marie McCarthy, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
11:15 AM – 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 AM – 11:55 AMMultiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Pregnancy – A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Pilot Study in Botswana 
Ellen Caniglia, ScD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
DBEI Chair’s Distinguished Junior Faculty Spotlight award (2025)
11:55 AM – 12:20 PMIntegrating 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 PMOpen Discussion
12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch Break
1:30 PM – 1:35 PMPresentation of DBEI Junior Faculty Awards
1:35 PM – 2:00 PM
Data, AI, and Technology Accelerating Biomedical Research
AI-Powered Tissue Maps: Uniting Spatial Omics and Pathology Imaging
Mingyao Li, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM
Data, AI, and Technology Accelerating Biomedical Research
Investing the Future of Science Through AI and Digital Pathology
Zhi Huang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Informatics
2:25 PM – 2:50 PM
Data, AI, and Technology Accelerating Biomedical Research
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
Data, AI, and Technology Accelerating Biomedical Research
Open Discussion
3:00 PM – 4:00 PMPoster Presentations;
Reception