DOM Evans Day 2021
Shining Light on BU Affinity Research Collaboratives (ARCs) October 7, 2021 | 1:15pm – 2:15pm | Virtual Presentations, ePosterBoards
Connect to Evans Day via (link will be provided when available)
Purpose & Attendees
Learn, Engage, Envision
BU faculty and trainees are invited; RSVP is appreciated (link will be provided nearer the event date)
1:15 pm – 1:20 pm Opening remarks
Drs. Katya Ravid and David Coleman
1:20 pm – 1:40 pm Precision Medicine for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders ARC
Dr. Rhoda Au, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
“Precision Medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders: Using FHS to Enable New Research Opportunities”
Dr. Lindsay Farrer, Professor, Section Chief, Biomedical Genetics
“Precision medicine for Alzheimer disease: Findings from team science”
1:40 pm – 2:00 pm A Multi-Disciplinary Program to Identify Predictors of Efficacy and Resistance to Cancer Checkpoint Inhibition (PIPER-C) ARC
Dr. Matthew Kulke, Professor, Hematology & Medical Oncology
“Predictors of response and resistance to cancer checkpoint inhibitors: the role of tryptophan”
Dr. Evan Johnson, Associate Professor, Computational Biomedicine
“Predictors of response and resistance to cancer checkpoint inhibitors: the role of the microbiome”
Open discussion/Q&A will follow the presentations
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