On Monday, April 26th Dr. Enrique Neblett joins FPG's Carolina Consortium on Human Development to present Racism and Health: A Developmental Health Perspective as part of our Spring 2021 series on Culture & Developmental Science: Considering Context, Culture, and Intersectional Approaches! Register Here: https://fpgcdi.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApc-ihqTIuHNyO-zh_qCpjqrl5k_PBnbJ9 Dr. Enrique Neblett is a Professor of Health Behavior and Health … Read more

Join this month's COVID-19 journal club to discuss recent safety signals of the AstraZeneca and J&J Vaccines. This journal club will discuss Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia after ChAdOx1 nCov-19 Vaccination and Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine. This event will be led by Joyce Pak and Claire Su, both are PhD students in the Epidemiology … Read more

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In this session of the NC TraCS Machine Learning seminar series Michael Kosorok, PhD, will present on recent developments in Machine Learning and how these developments will impact and advance Precision Medicine. Precision medicine is "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person." This approach will allow doctors and researchers to predict more accurately which treatment and prevention strategies for a particular disease will work in which groups of people.

The 2021 Virtual Walk to End Bladder Cancer will connect bladder cancer patients, caregivers, advocates, and health care professionals from around the country. Participants will enjoy an on-line kick-off celebration before walking wherever they are. The event is hosted by the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN), which has a very active local chapter in the Triangle.

Dr. Cynthia García Coll, one of the great leaders in Developmental Psychology, joins us on Monday, May 3rd from 2:00pm-3:15pm ET to present Culture and Child Development: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives (https://go.unc.edu/Spring2021Cairns). Dr. Cynthia García Coll is the recipient of the Robert B. Cairns Capstone Lecture honor for our Spring 2021 series on Culture & Developmental Science: Considering Context, Culture, and Intersectional Approaches.