Seminar Information
In conjunction with the UTMB ITS, the Office of Biostatistics (OBIOS) sponsors the UTMB TRCC Quantitative Methods Seminar Series, a multi-site web-based series that is broadcast to all four TRCC UT system sites (UT Health San Antonio, UT Health Houston, UT Southwester in Dallas, UTMB) on the second Tuesday of each quarter. Topics include a wide range of quantitative and methodologic topics that are relevant to clinical and translational research including: machine learning, integrated IT systems designed for clinical research, and Bayesian analyses in comparative effectiveness research.
Upcoming Seminar
TBD
Links to previous seminars
| Seminar: | Date | Speaker | Link to Slides | Link to Past Seminars |
| Interim analysis in randomized controlled trials: Utility and Use Cases | October 10, 2023 | Jody D. Ciolino, PhD | Flyer | Zoom Recording Access Passcode: @KZZHz$7 |
| Using population cross-over trials to improve the decision process regarding treatment individualization in N-1 trials | July 11, 2023 | Francisco J. Diaz, PhD | Link to flyer | Zoom Recording Access Passcode: |
| Leveraging Data for Population Health: Developing Data Resources to inform Policy | April 11th, 2023 | Cecilia Ganduglia Cazaban, MD, DrPH | Slide Show Link | Zoom Recording Passcode: 27h.%#mm |
| Statistical and Design Considerations for Basket Trials with Applications and Illustrations | January 10, 2023 | Alex Kaizer, PhD | Flyer Link | |
| A Bayesian Reinforcement Learning Approach for Optimizing Sequential Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in People with HIV | October 11, 2022 | Xu Yanxun, PhD | Flyer Link | |
| Causal inference from EHRs: Application to cancer prevention | July 26, 2022 | Barbra Dickerman, PhD | Flyer Link | |
| The win ratio: Sample size considerations using a network framework | April 12, 2022 | Lauren Balmert Bonner, PhD | Flyer Link | |
| Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in Randomized Trials: A Review and a New Strategy | January 11, 2022 | Joseph Rigdon, PhD | PowerPoint Link | Zoom Recording Access Passcode: s*D3BQk% |
| Statistical Meta-Analysis with Summary Statistics and Individual Patient-level Data | October 26, 2021 | Ding-Geng (Din) Chen, PhD | PowerPoint Link | Zoom Recording Access Passcode: ?Z#3e9^r |
| Causal Inference Methods for Multiple Treatment Group Evaluations | August 3, 2021 | Hongwei Zhao, Sc.D | PowerPoint Link | Zoom Recording Access Passcode: gr2Qa^x6 |
| Use of Unstructured Free Text from Electronic Health Records: Extracting Structure and Representing Patients | January 12, 2021 | Kirk Roberts, PhD, MS | PowerPoint Link | Zoom Recording Acess Code: ?vSmF3r. |