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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
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