Agenda

Day 1: January 13, 2025 (All Times ET)

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Welcome and Logistics
11:15 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Program Showcase
11:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Keynote Presentation
Data Ethics: It's About More Than (Just) the Data
Matthew DeCamp, MD. PhD
Associate Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Small Group Discussion 1: Using Data to Address Health Disparities
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Highlights in Training & Education
Jill A Macoska, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor, University of Massachusetts
Undergraduate Integrated Training in Computational Genomics and Data Sciences.

Peggy Timothé, DDS, MPH
Associate Professor and Director of the Biomedical Informatics and Behavioral Sciences Summer Program, Texas A&M University
Developing the Next Generation of Oral Health Data Analysts: Highlights from the BIBS Summer Research Program

Andrew Martinez
Research Coordinator for the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance
The Native Nations Institute and the Udall Center to Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona

The Indigenous DataSET (Sovereignty and Ethics Training)
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Leveraging Clinical Standards for FAIR Research
Steve Tsang, Ph.D.
Lead, Clinical Informatics, NIH Office of Data Science Strategy
1:45 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Highlights in Learning Modules
Lisa K. Marriott, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University
Applied Strategies for Engaging Students in Demographic Research and Data Science Training

Homayoun Valafar, Ph.D.
Chair of Computer Science & Engineering, Director of the AI Institute, University of South Carolina

An Overview of Data Science Training Activities in South Carolina
2:20 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Small Group Discussion 2: Data Ethics Case Studies
3:00 p.m. Adjournment Day 1

Day 2: January 14, 2025 (All Times ET)

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Recap of Day 1 and Logistics
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Highlights in Infrastructure Building
Fortune Mhlanga, Ph.D.
Founding Dean, School of Applied Computational Sciences and Senior Vice President, Enterprise Data and Analytics, Meharry Medical College
Winds of Change: Building Systemic Capacity for Data Science at Meharry Medical College

Chase Stratton, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology, Delaware State University
The Data Science Research and Education Core at DSU Downtown

Jeffrey Good, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of UM Genomics Core, University of Montana
Expanding Data Science Training and Infrastructure in Montana
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Small Group Discussion 3: Addressing Barriers to Learning Data Science
12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Break
12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Highlights in Partnership Development
Etienne Z. Gnimpieba, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics and Director of Bioinformatics Core at SD INBRE, University of South Dakota
TRIADS - Training in Research and Industry for the Advancement of Data Science: The Beginning!

Kristen L. Rhinehardt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, North Carolina A & T State University
E3 with GRADS-4C: Education, Empowerment, and Expansion through MSI & Corporate Partnerships

Nathan Reyna, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology, AR-INBRE and Ouachita Baptist University
Advancing Data Science in Arkansas: A CURE model
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Small Group Discussion 4: Collaboration Across Disciplines and Building Sustainable Data Science Teams
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Collaborative Projects
3:00 p.m. Adjournment Day 2

Day 3: January 15, 2025 (All Times ET)

11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Recap of Day 2 and Logistics
11:10 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Leadership Address: Data Science @NIH Looking Ahead
Susan Gregurick, Ph.D.
NIH Associate Director for Data Science
Director, NIH Office of Data Science
11:25 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Highlights in Data Ethics
Juli Petereit, Ph.D.
Director, Nevada Bioinformatics Center & NV INBRE Data Science Core, University of Nevada, Reno
Why Ethics Matters: Integrating Values into Data Science Education
Theresa W. Gillespie, Ph.D. and Adam Marcus, Ph.D.
Professors, Emory University School of Medicine & Winship Cancer Institute
Problem-Based Learning using Cancer Big Data and AI focused on Community-Level Disparities

William Hersh, M.D., FACMI, FAMIA, Professor, and
Lisa Karstens, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Oregon Health & Science University
Engaging data science interns in the ethics and biases of biomedical data

Vibhuti Gupta, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Meharry Medical College
Ethical Considerations for AI in Healthcare Research
12:20 p.m. – 11:50 p.m. Small Group Discussion 5: Supporting Career Pathways in Data Science
12:50 p.m. – 1:35 p.m. Highlights in Training & Education – Artificial Intelligence (AI) Relevant
Youping Deng, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of Bioinformatics Core, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Hawaii Advanced Training Program in Artificial Intelligence for Precision Nutrition Science Research (HI-AIPrN)
Qingguo Wang, Ph.D.
Professor, Meharry Medical College
Teaching Medical Students Data Science at a Historically Black Medical College: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned

Kent Crippen, Ph.D.
Professor of STEM Education, University of Florida
Browser-based QSPR with AIMS: Integrating Data and the Molecular Sciences at the High School-Level
1:35 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Break
1:50 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Collaborative Project Presentation
2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks, Adjournment, and Evaluation
Alison Lin, Ph.D.
Lead, Training, Workforce Initiatives, and Community Engagement Unit
NIH Office of Data Science Strategy