Avoiding the Engagement Cliff: Which Strategies Work Best in Digital Weight Loss Interventions? Dr. Michele Patel is an Instructor of Medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center in the Stanford School of Medicine. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cardiovascular…
Join us for a lecture with Dr. Catherine “Katie” Derington. She is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the University of Colorado whose research uses real-world data to improve hypertension care, focusing on gaps between clinical guidelines and patient treatment across large national datasets: Risk, Regimens, and Real-World Data: Rethinking Antihypertensive Therapy for the Next Decade.
Dr. John Thyfault is a Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center whose work explores how movement and strong aerobic fitness protect the liver and lower the chances of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. He has written more than 220 scientific papers and earned major NIH and VA…
“My story and how to tell it” Dr. Franzen is a renal physiologist studying the neural and hormonal regulation ofperioperative acute kidney injury. Associate Professor in Physiology, Uppsala University ·Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham · Clinical Trials Lead,SangAir A. CICMD Speaker Series- John…
CICMD Early Career Symposium September 15, 20254:30 – 8:00 PMMalachowsky Hall, University of Florida Join us for an exciting evening of discovery, collaboration, and innovation at the CICMD Early Career Symposium! This event brings together researchers from all disciplines—basic, clinical, and population science—to explore new ideas, spark fresh collaborations,…
Indra Chandrasekar received her Dr. rer. nat (PhD) degree from Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Her expertise is in the field of cell biology and advanced microscopy. Her previous work has explored the role…
The main areas of Dr. Rieg’s research interests are the physiology and pathophysiology of the kidney and intestine. He successfully contributed to various projects related to aspects of kidney and intestinal function using a variety of genetically modified models. His research focuses on the characterization of channels, transporters, receptors and…
Dr. Angelina Sutin is a Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine at the Florida State University College of Medicine. Her research focuses on how psychological and social factors contribute to cognitive, mental, and physical health across the lifespan. One line of research addresses the health consequences of experiencing weight…
Dr. Inmaculada (Inma) Hernandez is a Professor at the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Hernandez is a pharmacist and a scholar whose research focuses on improving medication use, outcomes, and equity in access. She has made major contributions to improving transparency in…
Dr. Stephanie Goldstein is a clinical health psychologist who conducts research focused on leveraging digital health tools to study and intervene in weight-related behaviors implicated in cardiovascular disease risk, particularly eating and diet. Examples of her current NIH-funded research projects include: optimizing a smartphone-based just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) that uses machine learning…
