Department of Epidemiology

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).

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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA Fall Seminar

    Topic:  Writing Sprint 1. Setting the stage. Exhibit review. Identifying the narrative. Discussing ...

    November 21, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    Presented by Dr. Weeden. To request attendance information please contact rvm14@pitt.edu

    January 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    Presented by Thomas Kraynak and Menayit Dresse. To request attendance information please contact rvm...

    February 13, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    Presented by Shruthi Venkatesh and Laura Ramirez. To request attendance information please contact r...

    February 27, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    To request attendance information please contact rvm14@pitt.edu

    March 12, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  • T32 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 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    Presented by Thomas Kraynak and Daniel Willie-Permor. To request attendance information please conta...

    April 9, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

  • T32 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 pm

  • T32 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 pm

  • T32 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 pm

  • T32 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 pm

  • T32 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 pm

  • T32 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 pm

  • T32 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 pm

  • T32 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 pm

  • T32 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 am

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA T32 Meeting

    Thomas Kraynak leads discussion on “brain-age” Thomas Kraynak – he will lead a discuss...

    March 21, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

  • PNA T32 Meeting

    Emma Baillargeon – presenting her work in progress. For Zoom link information contact Becky Meeha...

    April 20, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

  • T32 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
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.

PNA Seminar - Spring 2025

  • PNA Spring Seminar

    Topic: What Have We Learned

    January 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA 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 pm

  • PNA Spring Seminar

    April 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
PNA T32 Meetings - Summer 2024

PNA T32 Meetings - Fall 2023
PNA Journal Club - Summer 2022
PNA T32 Meetings - Fall 2021

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    PNA @ Pitt: resources (Rosano, Rosso, Shaaban)

    September 9, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    PNA in the world: breaking news and hottest topics*

    September 23, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    Practice for GSA conference (note longer time: 1-2:30)

    October 7, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    Dynamic brain network modeling across scales - (Hengenius)

    October 28, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    Shark tank - trainees improv!

    November 4, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    Electronic health Records in Population Neuroscience (Boyce, Shaaban)

    November 18, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • T32 PNA Meeting

    Shark tank - trainees improv!

    December 9, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

  • T32 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.

epiBrain Journal Club - 2019-2020

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.