"Disparities in Rheumatic Disease Care: From Description to Action" The goals of the talk will be to: 1) Review racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in rheumatic disease care 2) Explore the influence of social determinants of health on disparities 3) Discuss interventions to begin to address disparities in rheumatic diseases Dr. Candace Feldman Assistant Professor … Read more
"Assessing Musculoskeletal Health - The Indiana University FIT Core" Description: The CCCR FIT Core (Function, Imaging, and Tissue Core) at Indiana University will be discussed. The Core offers standardized assessments of physical performance tests, DXA, and HRpQCT, and the availability of corresponding blood/DNA and some muscle and bone samples. We will describe the core, and … Read more
"New Therapeutics in Bradykinin Meditated Angioedema" Dr. Claire Atkinson First Year Allergy & Immunology Fellow Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology UNC School of Medicine Please join remotely via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96104701615 Meeting ID: 961 0470 1615 Passcode: 263460 One tap mobile +19292056099,,96104701615#,,,,*263460# US (New York) +13017158592,,96104701615#,,,,*263460# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 … Read more
"Innate Immunity Receptors: Crosstalk with Adaptive Immunity, Cancer, and Microbiota" Dr. Jenny Ting William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Department of Genetics Co-director, Inflammatory Diseases Institute Director, Center for Translational Immunology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Zoom Registration Required: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAldeiprjsoH9CoeMXtCbO-6L1rwIb1AZar
Virtual Mini Symposium: "Precision Health @ UNC: Machine Learning & Precision Analytics" - Presented by the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care (PPMHI) Featuring: "Data-driven approaches towards linking kinotype with phenotype" - Dr. Shawn Gomez, Professor, Pharmacology at UNC "Machine learning for phenotyping in osteoarthritis" - Dr. Amanda Nelson, Associate Professor of Medicine, … Read more
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion E. Nate Thomas III, PhD Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Professor, Department of Psychiatry UNC School of Medicine Please join remotely via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96104701615 Meeting ID: 961 0470 1615 Passcode: 263460 One tap mobile +19292056099,,96104701615#,,,,*263460# US (New York) +13017158592,,96104701615#,,,,*263460# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 205 … Read more
"LC3-Associated Phagocytosis" Jennifer Martinez, PhD Tenure-Track Investigator Inflammation and Autoimmunity Group Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory, NIH/NIEHS Please join remotely via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96104701615 Meeting ID: 961 0470 1615 Passcode: 263460 One tap mobile +19292056099,,96104701615#,,,,*263460# US (New York) +13017158592,,96104701615#,,,,*263460# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US … Read more
"Rigor, Reproducibility and the NIH" This talk will provide an overview of scientific rigor and reproducibility in clinical and scientific studies beginning with recent changes in the National Institutes of Health’s expectations for addressing rigor in grant applications. We will discuss key aspects of rigor and reproducibility that should be considered when designing scientific studies … Read more
"Recruitment and Support of Physicians from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups" Andrew Spector, MD Associate Professor of Neurology Vice Chair, Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement Duke University School of Medicine Please join remotely via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/96104701615 Meeting ID: 961 0470 1615 Passcode: 263460 One tap mobile +19292056099,,96104701615#,,,,*263460# US (New York) +13017158592,,96104701615#,,,,*263460# US (Washington DC) Dial … Read more
"A Mechanism-Based Approach to Diagnostics and Rehabilitation to Preserve Healthy and Independent Mobility in Older Adults" Jason R. Franz, PhD Associate Professor Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & North Carolina State University Brief Description: I will use this talk to introduce a relatively new line of research in … Read more