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Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics (DBEI) @dbei-upenn.bsky.social · Jan 28
The DBEI #research community is transforming #biomedical and population #health science through impactful, data-driven discoveries that advance clinical practice and health outcomes globally. Check out our DBEI starter pack to follow researchers and centers from our department!

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New research evaluates clinician experiences with ambient scribe technology to assist with documentation burden & efficiency ft. M. Duggan, A. Schoenbaum (UPHS), W. Hanson (HUP), M. Sheinberg (@LGHealth) & @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social (@dbei-upenn.bsky.social) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
March 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Don't miss next week's (3/19) riveting DBEI Chair's Seminar, "North Carolina v. Bacote: Life, Death, and Causal Inference," featuring Dr. Mitra, Professor of Biostatistics and Co-Director of the Center for Causal Inference. Open to the campus community: bit.ly/3R1fOCq
DBEI Chair’s Seminar: North Carolina v. Bacote: Life, Death, and Causal Inference
Nandita Mitra, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics and Co-Director of the Center for Causal Inference, will share her experience as an expert witness o...
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March 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Congratulations to Ellen Caniglia, ScD (Assistant Professor of #Epidemiology), Yimei Li, PhD (Associate Professor of #Biostatistics) and Joost Wagenaar, PhD (Assistant Professor of #Informatics) on each receiving a 2025 DBEI Chair’s Distinguished Junior Faculty Spotlight Award! #DBEIResearchDay
Ellen Caniglia and Enrique Schisterman Joost Wagenaar and Enrique Schisterman Yimei Li and Enrique Schisterman
February 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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The Center for Causal Inference (CCI) welcomes Dr. Ogburn, Professor in the Department of #Biostatistics at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, to this week's hybrid CCI Distinguished Faculty Seminar (Feb. 27, 1-2PM). Learn more: bit.ly/4gTXENL
DBEI logo. From the Center for Causal Inference (CCI): CCI Distinguished Faculty Seminar featuring Elizabeth L. Ogburn, PhD, Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University. Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 (1-2PM) in 701 Blockley Hall. "When Doubly Robust Estimators Collapse to a Single Linear Outcome Model."
February 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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We're thrilled to kick off the 7th Annual DBEI #Research Day with a keynote talk from Dr. Foraker, Chair & Professor of Biomedical #Informatics, #Biostatistics and Medical #Epidemiology at University of Missouri School of Medicine, exploring how #AI is transforming #healthcare. bit.ly/4hc8hwe
Randi E. Foraker, Chair and Professor at the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology (University of Missouri School of Medicine) presents the keynote talk at the 7th Annual Research Day.
February 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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ft. @pengfeo, @LiranMao, @ChinNLee2021, @drmingyaoli.bsky.social, @dengyanxiang.bsky.social (@pennpathlabmed.bsky.social), Yufan Chen & Angelysia Cardilla (@pennengineering.bsky.social) @pennepigenetics.bsky.social @dbei-upenn.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Join @dbei-upenn.bsky.social on 2/26 for the 7th Annual DBEI Research Day! Ft'ing expert-led sessions, groundbreaking research presentations, & dynamic discussions exploring precision health in the era of #AI. Learn more & register➡️ tinyurl.com/f55ubpzj
February 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Excited to share Jiong Chen’s new @naturecomms.bsky.social paper: “Automated cytometric gating with human level performance using bivariate segmentation‘’ Read it here: rdcu.be/d9BMo. @ejohnwherry.bsky.social @dbei-upenn.bsky.social
Automated cytometric gating with human-level performance using bivariate segmentation
Nature Communications - High-throughput cytometry generates complex single-cell data with challenging manual gating process. Here, authors introduce UNITO, a framework that transforms cell...
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February 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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"Especially in matters of #PublicHealth, it’s crucial to effectively engage the entire society." Jeffrey S. Morris, PhD (@jsm2334.bsky.social), Director of the Division of #Biostatistics, speaks about addressing #vaccine skepticism through respectful, evidence-driven dialogue. bit.ly/3CACxSB
Vaccine Communication in a Polarized World: Dr. Morris Interviewed in Undark Magazine - Penn DBEI
Amid rising polarization and misinformation, Jeffrey Morris, PhD, of Penn Medicine tackles vaccine skepticism with evidence-based insights. In an interview with Undark, he advocates respectful dialogu...
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February 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Dr. Tchetgen Tchetgen: "The work that is being done at #PennMedicine (@pennmedicine.bsky.social) is cross-cutting. And that’s what excites me about it – there’s always something new to think about, always new challenges to take on." Collaboration meets innovation in the DBEI: bit.ly/InsideDBEI
"The work that is being done at Penn Medicine is cross-cutting and that's what excites me about it - there's always something new to think about, always new challenges to take on." Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, PhD, University Professor, Dept. of Statistics & Data Science, The Wharton School. Dept. of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine.
February 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Congratulations to the 7 @pennmedicine.bsky.social physician-scientists recently elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (@the-asci.bsky.social)! Please check back as we profile each new member tinyurl.com/2p9jdkdt
February 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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"With the explosion of data, our department is an integral part of the mission of @pennmedicine.bsky.social.” DBEI Chair, Enrique Schisterman, and others share how the department is leveraging #DataScience to shape the future of healthcare and improve patient outcomes. Watch: bit.ly/InsideDBEI
"With the explosion of data, our department is an integral part of the mission of Penn Medicine - to disentangle complicated data to answer the questions clinicians and their patients have about their health." Quote from Enrique F. Schisterman, PhD, Perelman Professor and Chair (DBEI). Graphic includes Penn shield logo and a photo of Dr. Schisterman at a laptop.
January 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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@kitdelgado.bsky.social, LDI Senior Fellow, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)!

His groundbreaking work in public health and emergency medicine is making a global impact.

Learn more: ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/res...
Kit Delgado Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
Kit Delgado, MD, MS, LDI Senior Fellow and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical…
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January 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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The DBEI #research community is transforming #biomedical and population #health science through impactful, data-driven discoveries that advance clinical practice and health outcomes globally. Check out our DBEI starter pack to follow researchers and centers from our department!

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January 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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🏆 We here in @pennmedicine.bsky.social's Nudge Unit are happy to announce a new request for proposals to receive support from our team to design, test, and implement behavior change interventions in health care. Apply by *Feb 28*!

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2025 Nudge Request for Proposals
Submit an idea to improve care delivery and outcomes for the chance to get behavioral change support and expertise!
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January 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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“Novel healthcare solutions don’t occur in isolation." Hear from @marylynritchie.bsky.social and other DBEI experts in our latest video on how we're advancing health through collaborative research at @pennmedicine.bsky.social: bit.ly/InsideDBEI #Biostatistics #Epidemiology #Informatics
Video still of Marylyn D. Ritchie, PhD (Vice Dean of AI and Computing at Penn) with the quote "Novel healthcare solutions don't occur in isolation. It requires collaboration and synergy of different types of researchers. This really transforms what we're able to do in terms of data-driven insights and changing the landscape of patient care."
January 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Join us on Feb. 26 (10am - 4pm) for expert-led sessions, groundbreaking research presentations, and dynamic discussions exploring precision #health in the era of #AI at the 7th Annual DBEI Research Day! Open to the DBEI, Penn Medicine and Penn community. Registration required: bit.ly/2025RD
The 7th Annual DBEI Research Day: Precision Health in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. DBEI.
January 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM