Student Dissertation Workshop on Epidemiological Methods

Minneapolis, MN

June 26-27, 2012

SER is seeking applications from students who want to participate in a workshop on epidemiologic methods related to their dissertation research. The workshop will be held immediately preceding the 45th annual SER meeting (June 27-30, 2012). Dr. Sandro Galea, SER President-Elect from Columbia University, will be the workshop coordinator. Four additional faculty members with expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, cancer, and various other substantive areas will conduct the workshop.

The workshop meets the afternoon and evening of June 26th and all day June 27th. There is intensive interaction between students and faculty at the workshop. The thesis must be in progress and not completed so that the workshop may affect how the project is actually conducted. Cancer epidemiology is a major focus of the workshop but papers on other substantive areas or methodologic topics that would be applicable to cancer research are acceptable.

The 12 students selected for participation will receive a fellowship to cover the cost of travel, three days per diem, and registration fees for the SER meeting. Students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Only doctoral students in epidemiology, or related doctoral programs whose thesis involves an epidemiologic study, are eligible. An application form can be downloaded by following this link.

Please send the completed application by e-mail to: Julie Buring, ScD, at jburing@rics.bwh.harvard.edu. An advisor's signature is needed, and can be sent either electronically with the application, or a hard copy with the advisor's signature can be mailed. The mailing address to send the hard copy is Julie Buring, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 900 Commonwealth Ave – 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02215. You may contact Dr. Buring for questions about the submission process or Workshop organization by phone: (617) 278-0863 or email: jburing@rics.bwh.harvard.edu; or Dr. Sandro Galea at sgalea@
columbia.edu for questions about the Workshop itself.

Applications must be RECEIVED BY EMAIL by the end of Friday, February 10, 2012, followed by a mailed hardcopy with advisor's signature if signature was not already sent electronically.