Welcome to the Statistics and Data Science in Aging Interest Group!
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Upcomig in-person meeting at LiDS (5/28/2025-5/30/2025)
TBA
ARISE: Aging Research – Innovations in Statistical Exploration
Are you a promising student developing innovative data science methods with applications in aging research? Or a young scientist with a cutting-edge dissertation or competition-winning project? Submit your work for a chance to present in our inaugural webinar series! This inaugural program was created to support early career scientists by providing a platform to showcase their work and gain recognition within the field.
Key details:
Who can apply: Early career researchers with projects, dissertations, or developments in data science (biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, and others) applied to aging (or demonstrating a possible application to aging)
Registration deadline: June 30, 2025
Announcement of results: July 2025
Webinar series: August–December 2025
Awards: Gold, silver, and bronze medals for the top three projects; all selected presenters will receive a finalist certificate
Cost: FREE to participate
ASA membership: Not required
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SDSA Webinars
| Date | Time | Speaker | Title | Registration/talk links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/08/2025 | 1-2pm ET/12-1pm CT/11am-12pm MT/10am-11am PT | John Boscardin, PhD, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco | Building better prognostic models: balancing accuracy, interpretability, and usability in the care of older adults | ppt |
| 03/26/2025 | 1-2pm ET/12-1pm CT/11am-12pm MT/10am-11am PT | Carly Bobak, MS, PhD & James O’Malley, MS, PhD, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine | Gaming the System: Evaluating Spillover in a Video Game Intervention for Advanced Care Planning using Physician Social Networks | Registration |
| 02/27/2025 | 1-2pm ET/12-1pm CT/11am-12pm MT/10am-11am PT | Heather Shappell, PhD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Dynamic Brain Networks in Obesity and Weight Loss in Older Adults | Registration |
| 01/13/2025 | 1-2pm ET/12-1pm CT/11am-12pm MT/10-11am PT | Roee Gutman, PhD, Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Brown University | Novel Bayesian Record Linkage Methods with Application to Medicare Beneficiaries | Youtube |
| 10/29/2024 | 2-3pm ET/1-2pm CT;12-1pm MT/11am-12pm PT | Yates Coley, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute & the University of Washington | The electronic health record Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Assessment Rule (eRADAR): External validation and embedded pragmatic clinical trial in two real-world healthcare systems | Youtube |
| 9/30/2024 | 1-2pm ET/12-1pm CT/11am-12pm MT/10-11am PT | Wenbo Wu, PhD, NYU | Data Science-Powered Provider Profiling for Equitable Quality Care in Alzheimer’s and Dementia | Youtube |