External Seminars from the IMS-MRL (Institute of Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Laboratories)

Uncovering Novel GPCR Pathways for the Treatment of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Professor Zach Gerhart-Hines, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen.

in person & via zoom .

Tuesday 03 October 2023, 13:15-14:15

MRC Biostatistics Unit Seminars

BSU Seminar: 'Some advances and applications of robust gradient-based Markov chain Monte Carlo'

This will be a free hybrid seminar. To register to attend virtually, please click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdOypqTwrH9LeiEEIL8dXxO_IpOC8lVMS

Sam Livingstone, University College London.

MRC Biostatistics Unit, East Forvie Building, Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge CB2 0SR..

Tuesday 03 October 2023, 14:00-15:00

Bradford Hill Seminars

Bradford Hill Seminar – Tackling Bias and Inequities in Health and Genomic Data

Dr Maxine Mackintosh, Genomics England.

Large Seminar Room, East Forvie Building, Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge CB2 0SR..

Wednesday 04 October 2023, 13:00-14:00

Bradford Hill Seminars

Bradford Hill Seminar – Tackling Bias and Inequities in Health and Genomic Data

Dr Maxine Mackintosh, Genomics England.

Large Seminar Room, East Forvie Building, Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge CB2 0SR..

Wednesday 04 October 2023, 13:00-14:00

MRC Epidemiology and CEDAR Seminars

Seminar – Precision approaches to improving obesity prevention in Queensland, Australia

Dr Oliver Canfell, University of Queensland.

MRL meeting rooms 1 & 2, Level 4 Institute of Metabolic Sciences, Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre (ATC) .

Wednesday 04 October 2023, 14:00-15:00

External Seminars from the IMS-MRL (Institute of Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Laboratories)

Obesity-related alterations in beta-cell function and heterogeneity of metabolic function in obesity and in response to weight loss

Professor Bettina Mittendorfer, Division of Geriatrics & Nutritional Science, Washington University, USA.

in person & via zoom .

Tuesday 10 October 2023, 13:15-14:15

Cambridge Statistics Discussion Group (CSDG)

Statistics and Data Analytics in the Film Industry

Allègre L. Hadida, Cambridge Judge Business School & Magdalene College.

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit.

Tuesday 10 October 2023, 19:15-21:30

Bradford Hill Seminars

Bradford Hill seminar - Tweeting through the storm: how to use social media during a pandemic

Meaghan Kall, UK Health Security Agency.

Large Seminar Room, East Forvie Building, Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge CB2 0SR..

Wednesday 11 October 2023, 13:00-14:00

Mobile and Wearable Health Seminar Series

Using wearable-derived cardiac signals to predict cardiovascular events

Michele Orini, Institute of Healthcare Engineering, UCL.

Computer Lab, FW11 and Online.

Tuesday 17 October 2023, 16:00-17:00

Mobile and Wearable Health Seminar Series

Measuring mobility outside the laboratory with digital health technology: are we there yet?

Silvia Del Din, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle Univerisity.

Computer Lab, FW11 and Online.

Tuesday 24 October 2023, 16:00-17:00

Cambridge Cardiovascular Seminar Series

Is NHST a QRP?

Null Hypothesis Significance Testing should, in some scientific fields, be regarded as a questionable research practice perpetrated by the scientific community as a whole.

Professor Alexander Bird.

Heart and Lung Institute, Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Thursday 26 October 2023, 13:00-14:00

Primary Care

We need to talk about the workers: researching the health and social care workforce

Annual Lecture, Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research (CCHSR)

Jill Manthorpe CBE, Professor Emerita, King’s Policy Institute, King’s College London.

Online: booking details will be added to this page.

Tuesday 14 November 2023, 12:30-13:30

MRC Biostatistics Unit Seminars

BSU Seminar: 'A new frequentist implementation of the Daniels and Hughes bivariate meta-analysis model for surrogate outcomes'

This will be a free hybrid seminar. To register to attend virtually, please click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcuuurzIuGtEUj6y8h6vKpM1Krt5hj60L

Dr Dan Jackson, AstraZeneca.

MRC Biostatistics Unit, East Forvie Building, Forvie Site Robinson Way Cambridge CB2 0SR..

Tuesday 21 November 2023, 14:00-15:00

Cambridge Statistics Discussion Group (CSDG)

Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

Statistical Laboratory, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Wednesday 22 November 2023, 19:00-21:00

Cambridge Statistics Discussion Group (CSDG)

Title to be confirmed

Peter Fretwell, British Antarctic Survey.

Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Monday 05 February 2024, 19:00-21:00

Cambridge Statistics Discussion Group (CSDG)

Title to be confirmed

Klaudia Walter, Sanger Institute.

Venue to be confirmed.

Thursday 21 March 2024, 19:15-21:30

Cambridge Statistics Discussion Group (CSDG)

Title to be confirmed

Peter Treasure, National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service.

AstraZeneca, City House, Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1RY.

Tuesday 16 April 2024, 19:15-21:30

Cambridge Statistics Discussion Group (CSDG)

Monitoring Vaccine Effectiveness: can we trust results from parties with a vested interest?

Roger Sewell.

Venue to be confirmed.

Thursday 02 May 2024, 19:15-21:30