PNA Seminar Series
PNA Seminar - Summer 2025
Summer seminars will introduce the fundamentals of multi-omics data and key analytical methods. Participants will be guided through data pre-processing steps and learn how to perform high-dimensional data analyses.
This series will be led by Dr. Seyoung Kim (PhD), Richard Xu (MPH, PhD Student), and Yixiao Song (PhD Student).
Topic: How can we represent relationships among many interrelated features?
May 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmTopic: How can we learn relationships among many interrelated features?
June 4 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmTopic: Workshop on omics data analysis
July 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmTopic: How can we find groups of correlated features?
August 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Past PNA Meetings
PNA Seminar - Fall 2024
PNA Fall Seminar
Topic: Organize and plan for paper sprint. Review paper sprint approach. Review project idea/outli...
September 12, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Fall Seminar
Topic: Basics of a Good Presentation. Part ONE of Public Speaking Workshop. The Fall 2024 PNA Semi...
September 26, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Fall Seminar
Topic: Put Your Presentation to the Test* Part TWO of Public Speaking Workshop. *This Meeting wi...
October 10, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmPNA Fall Seminar
Topic: Paper sprint 1. Setting the stage. Writing the abstract. Analysis plan part 1. The Fall 202...
October 24, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Fall Seminar
Topic: Paper sprint 2. Develop exhibits. Analysis plan part 2. Why we might fail. Next steps. The ...
November 7, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Fall Seminar
Topic: Writing Sprint 1. Setting the stage. Exhibit review. Identifying the narrative. Discussing ...
November 21, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Fall Seminar
Topic: Writing Sprint 2. Draft session part 2. Revision session. Conclusion and next steps. The Fa...
December 5, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Fall Seminar
Topic: Finishing Touches. The Fall 2024 PNA Seminar theme is “A PNA Perspective on WEIRD-A S...
December 19, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
PNA T32 Meetings - Spring 2024
T32 PNA Meeting
Presented by Richard Xu. To request attendance information please contact rvm14@pitt.edu
January 9, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Presented by Dr. Weeden. To request attendance information please contact rvm14@pitt.edu
January 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Presented by Thomas Kraynak and Menayit Dresse. To request attendance information please contact rvm...
February 13, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Presented by Shruthi Venkatesh and Laura Ramirez. To request attendance information please contact r...
February 27, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
To request attendance information please contact rvm14@pitt.edu
March 12, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Presented by Jermon Drake and Greta Cheng. To request attendance information please contact rvm14@pi...
March 26, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Presented by Thomas Kraynak and Daniel Willie-Permor. To request attendance information please conta...
April 9, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
To request attendance information please contact rvm14@pitt.edu
April 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
PNA T32 Meetings - Fall 2022
T32 PNA Meeting: Introduction
Introduction – PNA at Pitt presented by Drs. Rosano, Rosso and Shaaban Meeting details and Zoo...
September 12, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Speed Dating
“Speed Dating” with all trainees Each trainee gives an elevator pitch of their research...
September 26, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Journal Club
PNA Journal Club presented by trainees and Shruthi Venkatesh This multi-disciplinary journal club dr...
October 10, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Brain Storming
Brain Storming with trainees and Thomas Kraynak Meeting details and Zoom link information →
October 24, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Shark Tank
Shark Tank presented by trainees At the start of each “tank”, trainees are given the tables and ...
November 7, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Journal Club
PNA Journal Club presented by trainees and Jermon Drake This multi-disciplinary journal club draws ...
November 28, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Brain Storming
Brain Storming with trainees and Kailyn Witonsky Meeting details and Zoom link information →
December 5, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Shark Tank
Shark Tank with trainees At the start of each “tank”, trainees are given the tables and figure...
December 19, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
PNA T32 Meetings - Spring 2022
T32 PNA Meeting
Book Club “How Not to Study a Disease: The Story of Alzheimer’s” by Karl Herrup To Pre...
January 19, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
PNA T32 meeting This will be an opportunity for all the trainees, student and faculty to come togeth...
February 16, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amPNA T32 Meeting
Book Club “How Not to Study a Disease: The Story of Alzheimer’s” by Karl Herrup To Prep...
February 23, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmPNA T32 Meeting
Thomas Kraynak leads discussion on “brain-age” Thomas Kraynak – he will lead a discuss...
March 21, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmPNA T32 Meeting
Emma Baillargeon – presenting her work in progress. For Zoom link information contact Becky Meeha...
April 20, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amT32 PNA Meeting
Kailyn Witonsky – presenting her research and training plan for group feedback. For Zoom link info...
May 23, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
PNA T32 Training Activities - Spring 2021
T32 PNA Training
Topic: This meeting will be spent kicking around ideas for new collaborations. Come prepared to pres...
January 12, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmT32 PNA Training – Rebecca Ehrenkranz, MPH
Topic: Neuroscience: Self-reported energy in Aging Join Zoom Meeting: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/9450743...
January 26, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmT32 PNA Training – SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ
Topic: SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ – Exercises on fast, efficient, on-your-feet interpretation of ...
February 9, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmRESCHEDULED: T32 PNA Training – Xiaonan Zhu, PhD
This event has been moved to Tuesday, March 2nd. Topic: Big Data Analytics: Bayesian vs. frequentist...
February 23, 2021T32 PNA Training – Xiaonan Zhu, PhD
Topic: Big Data Analytics: Bayesian vs. frequentist statistics and their roles in population neurosc...
March 2, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmT32 PNA Training – SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ
Topic: SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ – Exercises on fast, efficient, on-your-feet interpretation of ...
March 9, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmT32 PNA Training – Jim Hengenius, PhD
Topic: Big data analytics/neuroscience: Graph analysis applied to neuroimaging data Join Zoom Meetin...
March 23, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmT32 PNA Training – SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ
Topic: SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ – Exercises on fast, efficient, on-your-feet interpretation of ...
April 6, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmT32 PNA Training – Sarah Royse, BS
Topic: Is increased prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias among African American...
April 20, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmT32 PNA Training – SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ
Topic: SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ – Exercises on fast, efficient, on-your-feet interpretation of ...
May 4, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmT32 PNA Training – Nemin Chen, MPH
Topic: Big Data Analytics: Dealing with time-series data in fNIRS study. Join Zoom Meeting: https://...
May 18, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmT32 PNA Training – SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ
Topic: SHARKTANK/SCIENCE BLITZ – Exercises on fast, efficient, on-your-feet interpretation of ...
June 1, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Data Science Topics: Competing Risks - Spring 2020
Science Blitz - Spring 2020
Exercises on fast, efficient, on-your-feet interpretation of tables and figures. Trainees are given 2-3 minutes to study selected sections of a published paper: abstract with background and methods (not the results or discussion), tables, figures. they are asked to fill out the missing parts.
Science Blitz
April 17, 2020Science Blitz
March 27, 2020Science Blitz
February 21, 2020Science Blitz
January 24, 2020
PNA Seminar - Spring 2025
PNA Spring Seminar
Topic: What Have We Learned
January 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Spring Seminar
Topic: Finalize Sprint Paper This week, we will work on editing the tables, figures, and the first d...
January 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Spring Seminar
Topic: Intro to EHR Guest Lecturer Dr. Eric Strobl will lead the discussion on the fundamentals of E...
February 13 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Spring Seminar
Topic: Use of Machine Learning to Address Bias in EHR Guest speaker Dr. Olga Kravchenko will lead th...
February 27 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Spring Seminar
Topic: Introduction to “All of Us” and study design for hands on sessions This lecture w...
March 13 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Spring Seminar
Topic: Hands on Session pt. 1 Trainee Shruthi Venkatesh will lead the group in a hands-on session.
March 27 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Spring Seminar
Topic: Hands on Session pt. 2 Trainee Shruthi Venkatesh will lead the group in the final hands-on se...
April 10 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Spring Seminar
April 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
PNA T32 Meetings - Summer 2024
PNA Summer Seminar
Topic: We will be focusing on issues of diversity and inclusion in research for the ‘book’ club ...
August 5, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Summer Seminar
Topic: Discussion of language choice in writing with guidance on terminology related to aging, race,...
August 22, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmPNA Spring Seminar
Topic: What Have We Learned
January 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmTopic: How can we represent relationships among many interrelated features?
May 14 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmTopic: How can we learn relationships among many interrelated features?
June 4 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmTopic: Workshop on omics data analysis
July 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmTopic: How can we find groups of correlated features?
August 6 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
PNA T32 Meetings - Fall 2023
T32 PNA Meeting: PNA Brain Storming
Jermon Drake will present on his F31 project idea which aims to determine whether socioeconomic stat...
September 12, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Journal Club
Journal Club
September 26, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: PNA Brain Storming
Speaker: Kailyn Witonsky
October 10, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Journal Club
Journal Club
October 24, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: PNA Brain Storming
Speaker: Shruthi Venkatesh
November 14, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: Journal Club
Journal Club
November 28, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting: PNA Brain Storming
Speaker: Thomas Kraynak
December 12, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
PNA Journal Club - Summer 2022
COVID Brain Journal Club
COVID Brain Journal Club
June 21, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmCOVID Brain Journal Club
COVID Brain Journal Club
July 19, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmCOVID Brain Journal Club
COVID Brain Journal Club
August 22, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
PNA T32 Meetings - Fall 2021
T32 PNA Meeting
PNA @ Pitt: resources (Rosano, Rosso, Shaaban)
September 9, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
PNA in the world: breaking news and hottest topics*
September 23, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Practice for GSA conference (note longer time: 1-2:30)
October 7, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Dynamic brain network modeling across scales - (Hengenius)
October 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Shark tank - trainees improv!
November 4, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Electronic health Records in Population Neuroscience (Boyce, Shaaban)
November 18, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
Shark tank - trainees improv!
December 9, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmT32 PNA Meeting
PNA in the world: Breaking news and hottest topics*
December 16, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Roundtables - Summer 2020
Discussions involving faculty outside of our field on a specific topic that is new to us. We typically read more than one paper for each meeting, and it is overall a way to be exposed to a new topic. More specifically the process of developing biomarkers for prognostic diagnostic value using population based evidence will be reviewed.
Summer Roundtables 2020
August 14, 2020 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pmSummer Roundtables 2020
July 24, 2020 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pmSummer Roundtables 2020
June 26, 2020 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
epiBrain Journal Club - 2019-2020
Canceled – epiBrain Journal Club
April 3, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmepiBrain Journal Club
March 6, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmepiBrain Journal Club
February 7, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmepiBrain Journal Club
January 10, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmepiBrain Journal Club
October 28, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Other Journal Clubs & Events
Past Events
Population Neuroscience Seminar – Journal Club as part of class EPIDEM2017
Part of the Population Neuroscience class, explore the use of population neuroscience approaches to ensure valid inference in neuroscience studies.
Class journal clubs: 10/11 and 11/8, 12-1PM.
Contact: Dr. Andrea Rosso
SEAD Meetings - Fall 2023
Monthly meetings on Social and Environmental factors in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease; may include works in progress, journal clubs, and/or outside speakers-
first Tuesday of every month, 2-3PM
Contact Drs. Andrea Rosso or Beth Shabaan for more information.