April is National Minority Health month! Learn how to build awareness around the disproportionate burden of premature deaths among people from racial and ethnic minority groups. Learn how to encourage action in your community through early detection and health education:
https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/edu-training/nmhm/
https://www.nichq.org/resource/national-minority-health-month-social-media-resources
Improving Translational Value in Rodent Behavior Studies
Speakers: Wendy A. Koss, Ph.D.
Hosted by: Purdue Animal Behavior Core
Description: In vivo rodent behavior studies have been criticized for having poor translation to human disease. This is primarily due to high failure rates in drug discovery research. Reasons could be poor construct, mechanistic or face validity, and inaccurate interpretations of results. The development of rodent behavior cores may help bridge the translational gap by developing new models and by having behavior experts to reduce poor interpretations and ensure validity. Core facilities can also develop standard protocols to be used across institutions and disciplines. Here we will discuss ways to increase the translational value of rodent behavior tasks by discussing the need for standardize protocols and newer tasks, like touchscreen tests that can mimic tests performed by humans and machine learning to identify other behaviors that our current methods are not able to detect.
Join us at the 2024 IU-Bloomington Indiana CTSI Retreat on April 24! This in-person event is open to everyone and offers informative sessions & networking opportunities.
Topics include:
• How CTSI aligns with the IU 2030 strategic plan
• Indiana CTSI 4.0 activity update
• Preparedness in managing vector migration
• Environmental health protection and chemical safety testing
• IU Bloomington CTSI Translational Population Health Awardees – Lead exposure intervention, Sanitation Mitigation in Mozambique
• Human cells in the assessment of environmental contaminants
• Moving the needle in health equity
• Environmental exposure in culturally and economically diverse communities
Featured Speaker:
Rick Woychik, PhD – Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Additional Outside Speakers:
Lindsay Weaver, MD – Commissioner, Indiana Department of Health
Learn about a lifestyle approach to prevention and management of cardiometabolic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Presenters: Tony Bashall, MD, Cardiologist at Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians
Stacey Lockard, MD, Associate Director at Franciscan Health Family Medicine Residency
Register here.
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April is National Minority Health month! Learn how to build awareness around the disproportionate burden of premature deaths among people from racial and ethnic minority groups. Learn how to encourage action in your community through early detection and health education:
https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/edu-training/nmhm/
https://www.nichq.org/resource/national-minority-health-month-social-media-resources
Improving Translational Value in Rodent Behavior Studies
Speakers: Wendy A. Koss, Ph.D.
Hosted by: Purdue Animal Behavior Core
Description: In vivo rodent behavior studies have been criticized for having poor translation to human disease. This is primarily due to high failure rates in drug discovery research. Reasons could be poor construct, mechanistic or face validity, and inaccurate interpretations of results. The development of rodent behavior cores may help bridge the translational gap by developing new models and by having behavior experts to reduce poor interpretations and ensure validity. Core facilities can also develop standard protocols to be used across institutions and disciplines. Here we will discuss ways to increase the translational value of rodent behavior tasks by discussing the need for standardize protocols and newer tasks, like touchscreen tests that can mimic tests performed by humans and machine learning to identify other behaviors that our current methods are not able to detect.
Join us at the 2024 IU-Bloomington Indiana CTSI Retreat on April 24! This in-person event is open to everyone and offers informative sessions & networking opportunities.
Topics include:
• How CTSI aligns with the IU 2030 strategic plan
• Indiana CTSI 4.0 activity update
• Preparedness in managing vector migration
• Environmental health protection and chemical safety testing
• IU Bloomington CTSI Translational Population Health Awardees – Lead exposure intervention, Sanitation Mitigation in Mozambique
• Human cells in the assessment of environmental contaminants
• Moving the needle in health equity
• Environmental exposure in culturally and economically diverse communities
Featured Speaker:
Rick Woychik, PhD – Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Additional Outside Speakers:
Lindsay Weaver, MD – Commissioner, Indiana Department of Health
Learn about a lifestyle approach to prevention and management of cardiometabolic diseases, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Presenters: Tony Bashall, MD, Cardiologist at Franciscan Physician Network Indiana Heart Physicians
Stacey Lockard, MD, Associate Director at Franciscan Health Family Medicine Residency
Register here.