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Data Science Nights - JANUARY 2022 Meeting (Speaker: Qian Cao, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
5:15 PM
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JANUARY MEETING: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 5:15pm (US Central) via Zoom.
DATA SCIENCE NIGHTS are monthly talks on data science techniques or applications, organized by Northwestern University graduate students and scholars. Aspiring, beginning, and advanced data scientists are welcome!
AGENDA:
5:15: Data Science Night Meet & Greet on Zoom: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/97300898035
5:30: Presentation by Qian Cao on Zoom
6:00: Post-talk coding on Gather Town
SPEAKER: Qian Cao, Visiting Scientist, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
TITLE: Turning a bone imaging research project into a job at the FDA
ABSTRACT: 1 in 5 American women over age 50 has osteoporosis, which increases the risk of bone fracture and can lead to hospitalizations and premature death in older people. Assessment of bone fragility is a key part of staging and management of osteoporosis. Bone mineral density (BMD) is commonly used for evaluating fracture risk and can be measured by quantitative computed tomography (CT) or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). However, bone fragility also depends on both mineral distribution and microstructure. Therefore, recent efforts have emphasized characterization of bone microarchitecture (or bone texture) as a basis for more reliable estimates of fragility and disease progression. I will briefly discuss my research in measurement of bone microstructure and development of texture biomarkers in CT. I will also discuss my experience as a research fellow at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
BIO: Qian Cao is a Visiting Scientist at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where he works on projects involving assessment of bone health. He completed his PhD in 2020 in the Dept of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, where he developed new 3D imaging and reconstruction methods to visualize bone at higher resolution, as well as new analysis methods. Following graduation, he worked at the FDA for almost a year as a research fellow on developing texture biomarkers for the assessment of bone health.
For more info: data-science-nights.org
Supporting Groups:
This event is supported by the Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems and the Northwestern Data Science Initiative.
Time
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 5:15 PM - 7:30 PM
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No Classes - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (University Offices Closed)
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No Classes - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (University Offices Closed)
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Monday, January 20, 2025
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WED@NICO SEMINAR: Winter Speaker Series returns on January 22nd
Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
12:00 PM
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Lower Level, Chambers Hall
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The NICO Winter Speaker Series will return on January 22, 2025 and occur every Wednesday at 12pm US Central, through March 12, 2025. Please check here in January for the full list of speakers.
Location:
In person: Chambers Hall, 600 Foster Street, Lower Level
Remote option: TBA
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About the Speaker Series:
Wednesdays@NICO is a vibrant weekly seminar series focusing broadly on the topics of complex systems, data science and network science. It brings together attendees ranging from graduate students to senior faculty who span all of the schools across Northwestern, from applied math to sociology to biology and every discipline in-between. Please visit: https://bit.ly/WedatNICO for information on future speakers.
Time
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location
Lower Level, Chambers Hall Map
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Winter Classes End
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Winter Classes End
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Saturday, March 15, 2025
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Spring Classes Begin - Northwestern Monday: Classes scheduled to meet on Mondays meet on this day.
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Spring Classes Begin - Northwestern Monday: Classes scheduled to meet on Mondays meet on this day.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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