Creighton University is hosting a webinar series in June to discuss the importance of social connections during and beyond COVID-19. Social connections are important for our overall health and well-being. The COVID-19 global pandemic has interrupted this component of well-being through physical distancing, lockdowns, and isolation. On Tuesday, June 29th at noon, Amy Cosimano EdD, […]

Dr. Yan Wang, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Florida, and Dr. Bilal Khan, Co-Director of the LNC Facility at the RDAR Center, will speak at the Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center’s July Seminar on Thursday, July 8th from 3:30 to 4:30pm via Zoom. “Talks in Innovative Data-Collection Methods” will feature Dr. […]

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosts a seminar series entitled Bold Predictions for Human Genomics by 2030” that are described in NHGRI’s “Strategic Vision for Improving Human Health at the Forefront of Genomics.”  On July 12th at 2pm (CT), this seminar will focus on Bold Prediction #6: The regular use of genomic information […]

Amanda McCleery, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa, will present “Cognitive Impairment in Psychosis: What it is and How it's Treated” on Tuesday, July 13th at 1pm (CT) as part of the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation webinar series. Among individuals with psychotic disorders, cognitive impairment is among […]

The National Institutes of Health Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) hosts Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, MPP, Chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, on Tuesday, July 20th at 1pm (CST). Dr. Howell will present “Quality of Care, Disparities, […]

Special guest speaker, Robert Wechsler-Reya, PhD, from the SBP Medical Discovery Institute, will present “Less Heat, More Light: Discovering Smarter Therapies for Pediatric Brain Tumors” on Friday, July 16th at noon via Zoom. Contact CHRI to receive the Zoom information.

This virtual seminar series brings together two scientists from disparate fields to discuss how basic, translational and clinical neuroscience research can inform, and be informed by, research on health disparities and health inequities. On Friday, July 23rd at 10:30am, “Social Environment and the Developing Brain” will explore how social and environmental factors can act as […]

The Department of Biomedical Sciences in the School of Medicine at Creighton University will host Yesha Lundberg, PhD, Director of the Vestibular Genetics Laboratory at Boys Town National Research Hospital, to present “A genetic variant underlying familial cases of recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo” on Thursday, July 29th at noon. Use THIS LINK to view […]