USC Big Data Health Science Center

“Leveraging Social Media Technology to Improve Health and Emotional Well-being”
2020-01-29 11:00 - 12:30 UTC | SC
“Leveraging Social Media Technology to Improve Health and Emotional Well-being”
Abstract:
Dr. Cavazos will present on systematic ways to explore social media posts about mental illness and substance misuse behaviors. Her research has implications for the delivery of online, accessible, and timely social media outreach that could facilitate new and more rapid responses in mental health promotion, prevention, and harm reduction initiatives.
About the speaker:
Dr. Patricia A. Cavazos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She is a clinically trained licensed psychologist who has been involved in biomedical research for over 15 years. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), her research program leverages social media technology to help those struggling with substance use disorders and mental illness.
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“Integrating Multi-Modal Biobehavioral Data to Treat Substance Use Disorders” Seminar
2019-10-30
“Integrating Multi-Modal Biobehavioral Data to Treat Substance Use Disorders” Seminar, Dr. Brett Froeliger, Medical University of South Carolina
Abstract:
The role of neural circuitry in motivation, reward and drug use will be discussed; along with associations between inhibitory control and relapse vulnerability. These topics will be discussed in the context of ongoing research on the potential value of 3 bio-behavioral treatments for substance use disorders.
About the speaker:
Brett Froeliger, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Neuroscience Graduate Program Director and Director of the Translational Research of Addiction and Integrative Neuroscience laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina. He also holds an Adjunct Faculty position at Duke University Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and at the University of South Carolina in the Department of Pharmacy. His program of research has been continuously funded by NIH / NIDA since 2012 and is organized around using fMRI to evaluate the potential benefit of novel pharmacotherapies, behavioral interventions and, most recently, neural stimulation for treating substance use disorder pathophysiology.
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“Utilizing Big Data for Drug Discovery (Repurposing) to Improve Patient and Disease Outcomes” Seminar
2019-09-25
“Utilizing Big Data for Drug Discovery (Repurposing) to Improve Patient and Disease Outcomes” Seminar, Dr. Scott Sutton, UofSC
Abstract:
Drug repurposing holds the potential to bring existing medications with known safety profiles to new patient populations to accelerate drug development and lower treatment costs. Numerous examples exist for the identification of new indications for existing compounds and identified from unanticipated findings or focused efforts to the mechanism of action of a specific drug. In recent years, the need for new approaches to drug research and development, combined with the advent of big data repositories and associated analytical methods, has generated interest in developing systematic approaches to drug repurposing. In this presentation, we describe our approach to systematic repurposing and discuss the need for strategic collaborations to increase the likelihood of success in bringing existing molecules to new indications. The research examples utilized as big data examples include influenza, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and Colorectal cancer.
About the speaker:
https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/pharmacy/faculty-staff/sutton_scott.php
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“Neuroimaging Data Collection in NIH StrokeNet Clinical Trials” Seminar
2019-08-28
“Neuroimaging Data Collection in NIH StrokeNet Clinical Trials” Seminar, Dr. Wenle Zhao, Medical University of South Carolina
Abstract:
Established in 2014, the NIH StrokeNet is designed to conduct large multicenter clinical trials for stroke acute treatment, recovery, and prevention. The Data Coordination Unit at the Medical University of South Carolina is the National Data Management Center for the StrokeNet, managing 8 concurrent stroke trials today. Most of these trials involve neuroimaging for eligibility and efficacy outcome assessments. This talk will present measures implemented for fast file uploading, PHI data cleaning, and neuroimaging central read and scoring, and wishes for automated neuroimaging processing.
About the speaker:
Dr. Zhao is a research professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. He obtained his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering at Zhejiang University, China, and his PhD in Biostatistics at MUSC. His research interest covers subject randomization algorithm in clinical trials and integrated information system for clinical trial data and operation management.
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