Events

  • April 9, 2024

    EpiBio Research Day 2024

    All undergraduate and graduate students in the department are welcome to attend this event, and we look forward to seeing you there!


  • April 5, 2024

    2024 Allan Donner Lecture: Dr. Fan Li

    Join us for the 2023 Allan Donner Lecture with Fan Li, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health


  • March 22, 2024

    EpiBio Spring Gala 2024

    Save the date for Friday, March 22 (5pm-9pm) at The Wave (in the UCC) as we celebrate our Department and students!


  • March 22, 2024

    Seminar Series: Dr. Hilary Brown

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with in-person guest speaker Dr. Hilary Brown, a Associate Professor in University of Toronto, Adjunct Scientist at ICES, (Mental Health & Addictions Research Program) and Adjunct Scientist in Women’s College Research Institute


  • March 15, 2024

    Seminar Series: Parisa Mokhtari Hesari and Karina Tassiopoulos

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speakers Parisa Mokhtari Hesari and Karina Tassiopoulos, PhD Candidates in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University, will present the March 15th seminar.


  • March 8, 2024

    Seminar Series: Dr. Christopher Hebbern

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Christopher Hebbern, a Data Scientist at Climate Change and Innovation Bureau, Health Canada


  • March 1, 2024

    WEBSC EPI presents a workshop with guest speaker Dr. Danya Carroll

    WEBSC EDI is excited to announce our upcoming workshop with Dr. Danya Carroll on March 1st, titled "Indigenous Methodologies and Ways of Knowing in Health Research and Practice." The event will take place at PHFM 3015 and via Zoom. Join us for this enlightening discussion!


  • March 1, 2024

    Seminar Series: Dr. Ayden Scheim

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Dr. Ayden Scheim, a Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University


  • Feb 27, 2024

    WEBSC EPI presents a Black History Month Panel Discussion

    Join us virtually for the enlightening discussion The State of Health of People of African Descent in a Global Health Context on Tuesday, February 27th for this enlightening discussion.


  • February 16, 2024

    Seminar Series: Dr. Luciano Sposato

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Luciano Sposato, a Professor of Neurology at Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University


  • February 9, 2024

    Seminar Series: Dr. Beth Potter

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with in-person guest speaker Dr. Beth Potter, a Professor at School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa.


  • February 2, 2024

    Seminar Series: Dr. Kevin D. Shield

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Dr. Kevin D. Shield, a Scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and an assistant professor in the epidemiology division of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.


  • January 26, 2024

    Seminar Series: Dr. Stephanie Frisbee

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with in-person guest speaker Dr. Stephanie Frisbee, an Associate Professor at Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Cross-Appointee at Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry


  • January 19, 2024

    Seminar Series: Dr. Elizabeth Nethery

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Dr. Elizabeth Nethery, Post-doctoral research fellow, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Post-doctoral teaching fellow, Faculty of Medicine (Midwifery Program) Department of Family Practice University of British Columbia and Post-doctoral research fellow, Center for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia


  • January 12, 2024

    Seminar Series: Dr. Jamie Seabrook

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Dr. Jamie Seabrook, a Chair and Professor in the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences at Brescia University College, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at Western University


  • December 1, 2023

    Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship

    Join us on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. EST for the Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship presentation. Dr. Ashok Malla, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at McGill University, QC, Canada will be the 2023 Carol Buck Lecturer.


  • Thursday, November 30th, 2023

    Surgery and Epidemiology & Biostatistics Research Symposium

    Welcome to the Surgery and Epidemiology & Biostatistics Research Symposium, where we will provide a platform for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge research within the fields of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Surgery. Our primary focus is on research involving human subjects and clinical studies, as well as other pertinent topics.


  • November 24, 2023

    Seminar Series: Prof. Angelo Brandelli Costa, Anna Martha Fontanari and Marina Feijo

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speakers Angelo Brandelli Costa, Anna Martha Fontanari and Marina Feijo from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil.


  • November 17th, 2023

    Seminar Series: Kate H. Choi, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Kate H. Choi, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Research on Social Inequality, Western University


  • November 10, 2023

    Seminar Series: Dr. Flory Tsobo Muanda , PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Dr. Flory Tsobo Muanda, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, Western University; Adjunct Scientist, IC/ES Western and IC/ES Kidney, dialysis, and transplantation; Affiliate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute


  • October 27, 2023

    Seminar Series: Surim Son and Emily Dawson

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speakers Surim Son and Emily Dawson, PhD Candidates in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University, will present the October 27th seminar.


  • October 20, 2023

    Seminar Series: Janet Martin, PharmD, MSc (HTA)

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Janet Martin, Associate Professor Departments of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Western University


  • October 13, 2023

    Seminar Series: Kuan Liu, PhD

    We cordially invite you to participate in our weekly seminar series featuring the esteemed guest speaker, Kuan Liu from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto


  • October 6, 2023

    Seminar Series: Janie Coulombe

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Janie Coulombe, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Université de Montréal.


  • September 22, 2023

    Seminar Series: Elizabeth Juarez-Colunga, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Elizabeth Juarez-Colunga, Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics at Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.


  • September 15, 2023

    Seminar Series: Bhautesh Jani, GP

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Bhautesh Jani, General Practice and Primary Care, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow (Scotland).


  • Tuesday, July 18, 2023

    WEBSC July Workshop

    The Western Epidemiology and Biostatistics Student Council (WEBSC) is organizing a workshop on the Design and Analysis of Randomized Control Trials with Likert Data by winning, hosted by Dr. Guangyong Zou on Tuesday, July 18 from 1 PM to 3 PM EST.


  • Monday, April 17, 2023

    EpiBio Research Day 2023

    This event is open to all undergraduate and graduate students in the department, and we hope to see everyone there!


  • Monday, April 10, 2023

    Guest Lecture at WKU: Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala

    Dr. Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala will be a guest speaker at the Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University on April 10.


  • Monday, April 3, 2023- Friday, April 14, 2023

    WEBSC Wellness Station

    The WEBSC Wellness Station is back!


  • Friday, March 31, 2023

    2023 Allan Donner Lecture: Monica Taljaard, PhD

    Join us for the 2023 Allan Donner Lecture with Monica Taljaard, PhD, Professor at the University of Ottawa and Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.


  • Thursday, March 30, 2023

    EpiBio Spring Gala 2023

    Reserve your calendars for March 30th (5pm-10pm) at The Wave (in the UCC) for a celebration of our department and students.


  • March 24, 2023

    Seminar Series: Tresah Antaya and Jason Hallarn

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speakers Tresah Antaya and Jason Hallarn, PhD Candidates in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University, will present the March 24th seminar.


  • March 17, 2023

    Seminar Series: Tammy Clifford, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Tammy Clifford, Vice-President of Research Programs at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa.


  • March 10, 2023

    Seminar Series: Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Professor at Western University and a Distinguished Professor at the University of Witwatersrand (South Africa).


  • March 3, 2023

    Seminar Series: Nicole Redvers, ND, MPH

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Nicole Redvers, Associate Professor at Western University and Adjunct Professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences.


  • February 17, 2023

    Seminar Series: KS Joseph MD, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker KS Joseph, Professor at the University of British Columbia and Investigator at Children's and Women's Hospital of British Columbia


  • February 10, 2023

    Seminar Series: Dr. Robert Platt

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Robert Platt, Professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Occupational Health and of Pediatrics at McGill University.


  • February 7, 2023

    Visiting Professor: Alessandro Gialluisi

    Please join us for this seminar with visiting Professor Alessandro Gialluisi from the University of Insubria, Italy and the IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy.


  • February 9, 2023

    "Relationship between sleep and physical activity and how to provide advice"

    Attend Dr. Saverio Stranges' participation in the 2023 Masterclass Webinar Series - Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine.


  • February 3, 2023

    Seminar Series: Juan Camilo Vargas-Gonzalez, MD, MS, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Juan Camilo Vargas-Gonzalez, Head of Evidence Synthesis and Health Technology Management at Instituto de Evaluación Tecnologica en Salud (IETS), Bogotá, Colombia.


  • January 27, 2023

    Seminar Series: Joel J. Gagnier, ND, MSc, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Joel Gagnier, Associate Professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Department of Surgery at Western University.


  • January 20, 2023

    Seminar Series: Karen Kopciuk, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Karen Kopciuk, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Calgary and Research Scientist at Cancer Care Alberta


  • January 13, 2023

    Seminar Series: Neil Klar, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Neil Klar, Associate Professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University.


  • December 5-15, 2022

    WEBSC Wellness Station

    Visit WEBSC's Wellness Station from December 5 to December 15 (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) for Cookie decorating, Hot drinks, Snacks, Destress activities and Peer support.


  • December 2, 2022

    Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship

    Join us on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. EST for the Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship presentation. Dr. Mark Speechley, Professor of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University will be the 2022 Carol Buck Lecturer.


  • November 25, 2022

    Seminar Series: Franca Barbic

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speaker Franca Barbic from the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University (Italy).


  • November 18, 2022

    Seminar Series: Aisha Langford

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speaker Aisha Langford, Assistant Professor at the Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine


  • November 11, 2022

    Seminar Series: Karen Lawford

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speaker Karen Lawford, Assistant Professor at the Department of Gender Studies, Queen's University.


  • October 28, 2022

    Seminar Series: Fiona Kouyoumdjian

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speaker Fiona Kouyoumdjian, Assistant Professor at the Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University and Adjunct Scientist, ICES.


  • October 21, 2022

    Seminar Series: Peter Austin

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speaker Peter Austin, Full Professor at the University of Toronto and Senior Core Scientist with ICES.


  • October 14, 2022

    Seminar Series: Petros Pechlivanoglou

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speaker Petros Pechlivanoglou, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Research Institute and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation


  • October 7, 2022

    Seminar Series: Kevin McIntyre and Emma Smith

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speakers Kevin McIntyre and Emma Smith, PhD Candidates in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University will present the October 07 seminar.


  • September 30, 2022

    Seminar Series: Selam Mequanint, Scott Draper and Danny Kim

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speakers Selam Mequanint, Scott Draper and Danny Kim from the London Health Sciences Centre.


  • September 26, 2022

    Visiting Professor Seminar: Prof. Angelo Brandelli Costa and Anna Martha Vaitses Fontanari

    Please join us for this seminar with visiting Professor Angelo Brandelli Costa and Anna Marth Vaitses Fontanari from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil.


  • September 23, 2022

    Seminar Series: Alison Locker

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speakers Alison Locker, Manager of Population Health Assessment and Surveillance at the Middlesex-London Health Unit.


  • September 16, 2022

    Seminar Series: Dr. Ava John-Baptiste & Dr. Yun-Hee Choi

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with speakers Dr. Ava John-Baptiste and Dr. Yun-Hee Choi, Associate Professors in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, at Western University.


  • August 2022

    WEBSC August Workshop Series

    The Western Epidemiology and Biostatistics Student Council (WEBSC) is pleased to present our annual workshop series this month. The webinar series consists of sessions led by upper-year graduate students and faculty members in the department and will cover a broad range of topics, including methodological issues, statistical programming, and research in terms of EDIDI (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization and Indigeneity) principles.


  • June 3, 2022

    EDID Dialogues: Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

    Please join us for EDID Dialogues with Dr Abbas Jessani and Yoshith Perera, who will lead a conversation on phobias that the 2SLGBTQA+ community is subjected to and the resulting challenges in accessing health services.


  • May 24, 2022

    Visiting Professor: Prof. Paolo Chiodini

    Please join us for this seminar with visiting Professor Paolo Chiodini, Full Professor of Biostatistics from the University of Campania (Italy).


  • Friday, April 1, 2022

    2022 Allan Donner Lecture: Guangyong Zou, PhD

    Join us for the 2022 Allan Donner Lecture with Guangyong Zou, PhD.


  • March 25, 2022

    Seminar Series: Dr. Charles Weijer

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Dr. Charles Weijer, Professor, Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Philosophy at Western University.


  • March 18, 2022

    Seminar Series: Jay Kaufman, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Jay Kaufman, PhD, Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University.


  • March 11, 2022

    Seminar Series: Thierry Veyrié, PhD

    Please join the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Master of Public Health Program for the Regna Darnell Distinguished Lecture in Theory, Ethnography and Activism in Anthropology with speaker Thierry Veyrié, PhD, Dr. Veyrié is the director of the Wayadeaga Apegan, Fort McDermitt Nonprofit Organization and a research associate with the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Anthropology Department, at Indiana University - Bloomington.


  • March 4, 2022

    Seminar Series: Melissa McCradden, M.HSc, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Melissa McCradden, PhD, Bioethicist with the Department of Bioethics and Researcher with the Genetics & Genome Biology Program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario.


  • February 18, 2022

    Seminar Series: Jaime Delgadillo, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker Jaime Delgadillo, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, at the University of Sheffield, UK.


  • February 11, 2022

    Seminar Series: Yun-Hee Choi, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series with guest speaker, Yun-Hee Choi, PhD. Dr. Choi is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics, in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University.


  • February 04, 2022

    Seminar Series: Noha Gomaa, BDS, MSC, PHD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series, with speaker Noha Gomaa, BDS, MSc, PhD. Assistant Professor and Associate Director for Dentistry Research, Schulich Dentistry at Western University.


  • January 28, 2022

    Seminar Series: Tara Elton-Marshall, PhD, and Sameer Imtiaz, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series, with Dr. Tara Elton-Marshall and Dr. Sameer Imtiaz. Dr. Elton-Marshall will present results from a CIHR funded Team grant triangulating evidence to better understand the impact of cannabis legalization in Ontario including impacts on cannabis use, cannabis impaired driving. Dr. Imtiaz will present findings from a CCSA funded project examining the impacts of cannabis legalization on alcohol consumption.


  • January 21, 2022

    Seminar Series: Nibene Somé, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series, with speaker, Nibene Somé, PhD, Independent Scientist/Health Economist at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).


  • January 14, 2022

    Seminar Series: Dr. John Ataguba

    Please join us for our weekly seminar series, with speaker Dr. John Ataguba, Professor of Economics and Director, Health Economics Unit, University of Cape Town.


  • December 03, 2021

    Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship

    Join us on Friday, December 03, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. EST for the Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship presentation. Dr. Saverio Stranges, Professor & Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University will be the 2021 Carol Buck Lecturer.


  • November 19, 2021

    Seminar Series: Giuseppe Guaiana

    Dr. Giuseppe Guaiana, : Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Western University, Chief of Psychiatry at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital, and Mental Health and Addiction Clinical Lead at Ontario Health (West), will present this week's seminar.


  • November 12, 2021

    Seminar Series: Peter Jaffe

    Dr. Peter Jaffe, psychologist, Professor Emeritus, and one of the founding Directors of the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women & Children in the Faculty of Education at Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • October 29, 2021

    Seminar Series: Vladimir Hachinski

    Vladimir Hachinski, MD, MSc (Epi), FRCPC, FRSC, Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology and a Distinguished University Professor, Scientist at Robarts Research Institute, at Western University, will present this week's seminar.


  • October 01, 2021

    Seminar Series: Michael Hong and Chengchun (Edward) Yu

    Michael Hong and Chengchun (Edward) Yu, PhD Candidates in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University will present the October 01 seminar.


  • October 15, 2021

    Seminar Series: Paul Frewen

    Dr. Paul Frewen, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science at Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • October 08, 2021

    Seminar Series: Evelyn Vingilis

    Evelyn Vingilis, PhD, C. Psych., Director of the Population and Community Health Unit, and Professor in the Deptartments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • October 01, 2021

    Seminar Series: Ishor Sharma and Jason Were, PhD Candidates

    Ishor Sharma and Jason Were, PhD Candidates in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University will present the October 01 seminar.


  • September 24, 2021

    Seminar Series: Marnin Heisel, PhD

    Marnin Heisel, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University will present the September 24 seminar.


  • April 09, 2021

    Seminar Series: Suzanne Archie

    Dr. Suzanne Archie, MD, FRCPC, Associate Professor and Chair of the Anti-Black Racism Task Force for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University will present this week's seminar.


  • March 26, 2021

    Seminar Series: Pallav Garg

    Dr. Pallav Garg, Assistant Professor with the Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • March 19, 2021

    Seminar Series: Janice Tijssen

    Dr. Janice Tijssen, Assistant Professor with Paediatric Critical Care, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • March 16, 2021

    Student Rounds: Onyebuchi C. Omodon

    Onyebuchi C. Omodon, MSc Candidate, will present: "Anxiety symptoms ten years after diagnosis of childhood-onset epilepsy: Prevalence and Correlates".


  • March 12, 2021

    Seminar Series: Lisa Avery

    Lisa Avery, Senior Biostatistician with University Health Networks will present the March 05 seminar.


  • March 05, 2021

    Seminar Series: Guangyong Zou

    Guangyong Zou, PhD, Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University will present the March 05 seminar.


  • February 26, 2021

    Seminar Series: Feng Xie

    Feng Xie, PhD, Director of the Program for Health Economics and Outcome Measures (PHENOM) and Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University will present the February 26 seminar.


  • February 12, 2021

    Seminar Series: Saverio Stranges, Rebecca Rodrigues and Rea Alonzo

    Dr. Saverio Stranges, Professor & Chair, and Rebecca Rodrigues, MSc, Research Project Coordinator, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, will co-present the February 12 seminar along with Rea Alonzo, MSc Candidate.


  • February 05, 2021

    Seminar Series: Michael Chaiton

    Michael Chaiton, PhD, Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, will present the February 05 seminar.


  • January 29, 2021

    Seminar Series: Abbas Jessani

    Abbas Jessani, DDS, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, will present the January 29 seminar.


  • January 22, 2021

    Seminar Series: Jan Boehnke

    Jan R. Boehnke, PhD, Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, UK will present the January 22 seminar.


  • January 15, 2021

    Seminar Series: Arjumand Siddiqi

    Arjumand Siddiqi, Sc.D., Division Head and Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Canada Research Chair in Population Health Equity, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, at the University of Toronto will present the January 15 seminar.


  • December 04, 2020

    Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship



  • November 27, 2020

    Seminar Series: Dr. Mark Sinyor

    Dr. Mark Sinyor, a Psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, will present the weekly seminar.


  • November 20, 2020

    Seminar Series: Kyla Naylor

    Kyla Naylor, PhD, is an Epidemiologist with ICES Kidney, Dialysis and Transplantation, a Research Associate with London Health Sciences Centre and an Adjunct Research Professor with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She will be presenting this week's seminar series.


  • November 13, 2020

    Seminar Series: Lillian Barra

    Lillian Barra, MD MPH FRCPC, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology at Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • October 30, 2020

    PhD Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lecture: Jacqueline Kueper and Athanasios Demetri Pananos

    Jacqueline Kueper and Athanasios Demetri Pananos will present their PhD Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lectures.


  • October 23, 2020

    Seminar Series: Brenda Coleman

    Brenda Coleman, PhD, Clinical Scientist at Sinai Health System, Toronto, Assistant Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • October 16, 2020

    Seminar Series: Naveen Poonai

    Dr. Naveen Poonai, Associate Professor, Departments of Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Epidmeiology and Biostatistics, at Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • October 02, 2020

    Seminar Series: Ian Ball

    Dr. Ian Ball, Associate Professor, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, at Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • September 25, 2020

    Seminar Series: Marnin Heisel

    Marnin Heisel, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the coordinator of the Fall 2020 Seminar Series will give this week's seminar.


  • September 18, 2020

    Seminar Series: Jane Thornton

    Dr. Jane Thornton will present this week's seminar series lecture.


  • September 11, 2020

    Seminar Series: Marnin Heisel and Special Guests

    Marnin Heisel, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the coordinator of the Fall 2020 Seminar Series will give the opening presentation with special guests: Professor Ella Arensman, Chief Scientist, National Suicide Research Foundation/ Research Professor, School of Public Health, University College Cork, Ireland; Dr Paul Corcoran, Director of Research, National Suicide Research Foundation/ Senior Lecturer in Perinatal Epidemiology, National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Ireland; Dr Mary Joyce, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher/ Manager, National Self-Harm Registry Ireland, National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Ireland; and Dr. Mark Sinyor, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.


  • March 20, 2020

    Seminar Series: Saverio Stranges and Marnin Heisel (Virtual Seminar)

    Dr. Saverio Stranges, and Marnin Heisel, PhD, both facutly members of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • March 20, 2020

    Seminar Series: Evelyn Vingilis

    Evelyn Vingilis PhD, CPsych, Director of the Population and Community Health Unit and Professor in the Departments of Family Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • March 13, 2020

    Seminar Series: Giuseppe Guaiana

    Giuseppe Guaiana MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC, Chief of Psychiatry, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Western University, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • March 06, 2020

    Seminar Series: Vipul Jairath

    Dr. Vipul Jairath MBCHB, DPHIL. MRCP, FRCPC, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, at Western University and London Health Sciences Centre, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • February 28, 2020

    Seminar Series: Brendan Smith, PhD, and Maxwell Smith, PhD

    Brendan Smith, PhD, and Maxwell Smith, PhD, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • February 27, 2020

    Guest Lecture: Nicholas Mitsakakis, MSc, PhD, P.Stat.

    Join us for a lecture by Nicholas Mitsakakis, MSc, PhD, P.Stat., Biostatistician of THETA and an assistant professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.


  • February 14, 2020

    Seminar Series: Maisha Syeda

    Maisha Syeda, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Associate with Vulnerable Youth, Teach Resiliency & STRONG, at the Centre for School Mental Health, Western University, and will join us for our weekly seminar series on February 14.


  • February 07, 2020

    Seminar Series: David Streiner

    David L. Streiner, PhD, CPsych, a Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, and Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • February 06, 2020

    A Toast to 2020

    Faculty Members, Staff and Graduate Students are invited to join us for A Toast to 2020, hosted by the WEBSC and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.


  • January 31, 2020

    Seminar Series: David Zeke Guy

    David Zeke Guy, PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University, will present his PhD Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lecture.


  • January 17, 2020

    Seminar Series: Francisco Olea-Popelka

    Francisco Olea-Popelka, Beryl Ivey Endowed Chair in One Health and Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • January 17, 2020

    Seminar Series: Brenda Coleman

    Brenda Coleman, PhD, Assistant Professor at the Dala Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and Adjunct Associate Professor, in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • January 10, 2020

    Seminar Series: Marnin Heisel

    Marnin Heisel, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the coordinator of the Winter 2020 Seminar Series will give the opening presentation.


  • March 27, 2020

    Seminar Series: Shehzad Ali (Video Now Available)

    Shehzad Ali, PhD, Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Public Health Economics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • August 11, 2020

    PhD Public Lecture: Sarah Singh

    Sarah Singh, PhD Candidate supervised by Dr. Stephanie Frisbee, will present her PhD thesis exam public lecture, “Examining the Simultaneous Influence of Individual and Neighbourhood Determinants on Cardiovascular Health: A Multilevel Study in Canadian Adults”.


  • October 09, 2020

    Seminar Series: Ziad Solh

    Dr. Ziad Solh, currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University will present this week's seminar.


  • December 6, 2019

    Seminar Series: Michael Strong, MD, FRCP, FCAHS, FAAN

    Dr. Michael Strong, President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR-IRSC), will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • Friday, November 29, 2019

    Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship with Kathy Nixon Speechely, PhD

    Join us for the Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship, with speaker, Kathy Nixon Speechley, PhD.


  • November 22, 2019

    Seminar Series: Jessica Prodger, PhD

    Jessica Prodger, PhD, Assistant Professor in theDepartments of Microbiology and Immunology & Epidemiology and Biostatistics, at Western University, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • November 15, 2019

    Seminar Series: Greg Zaric, PhD

    Gregory Zaric, PhD, MSc Faculty Director and a Professor in Management Science at the Ivey Business School, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • November 15, 2019

    2019 International Symposium on Multimorbidity

    Join us on Friday, November 15 for the 2019 International Symposium on Multimorbidity, co-presented by the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Department of Family Medicine in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University. Attendees will have an opportunity to present and hear about ongoing and future multimorbidity research, as well as to collaborate with others to determine the next steps to move international multimorbidity research forward.


  • November 1, 2019

    Seminar Series: Tara Elton-Marshall, PhD

    Tara Elton-Marshall, PhD, an Independent Scientist with the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at CAMH, an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Public Health Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • October 25, 2019

    Seminar Series: PhD Candidates' Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lecture

    Two Phd Candidates will join us for our weekly seminar series, as they present their Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lecture.


  • October 18, 2019

    Seminar Series: Anita Kothari, PhD

    Anita Kothari, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • October 11, 2019

    Seminar Series: Dr. Charles Weijer

    Dr. Charles Weijer, Professor at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy at Western, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • October 4, 2019

    Seminar Series: Dr. George Dresser

    Dr. George Dresser, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • September 27, 2019

    Seminar Series: Neil Klar, PhD

    Neil Klar, PhD, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, will join us for our weekly seminar series, presenting his talk, "Writing Rules: Guidelines on Writing Clearly, Concisely and Ethically."


  • September 20, 2019

    Seminar Series: PhD Candidates' Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lectures

    Two PhD Candidates, Jordan Edwards and Sarah Singh, will join us for our weekly seminar series, as they present their Thesis Proposal Defense Public Lecture.


  • September 13, 2019

    Seminar Series: Dr. Vladimir Hachinski

    Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, CM, MD, DSc, FRCPC, FRSC, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • July 8, 2019

    Summer Workshop Series

    Enhance your research methodology skills with faculty and student leaders from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.


  • June 17, 2019

    Health Economics Research Day at Western

    A day-long event featuring 4 presentation sessions showcasing current research in the field of Health Economics at Western University.


  • May 24, 2019

    Indigenous Health Seminar with visiting guest lecture by Dr. Sarah Larkins

    The Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, in collaboration with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health, is pleased to invite you to attend our Indigenous Health Seminar featuring Dr. Sarah Larkins, Professor, Health Systems Strengthening, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Australia.


  • Friday, April 12, 2019

    2019 Allan Donner Lecture: Dr. Brian G. Feagan

    Join us for the 2019 Allan Donner Lecture with Dr. Brian G. Feagan, MD, FRCPC.


  • April 5, 2019

    Seminar Series: PhD Thesis Proposal Lectures

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring PhD Thesis Proposal Lectures by Claudia Li and Artem Uvarov


  • March 29, 2019

    Seminar Series: Maria Mathews, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Maria Mathews, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University


  • March 25, 2019

    CSEB @ Western: Research Gone Wrong

    Research Gone Wrong


  • March 22, 2019

    Seminar Series: Yayuan Zhu, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Yayuan Zhu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University


  • March 15, 2019

    Seminar Series: Stephanie Dixon, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Stephanie Dixon, PhD, Program Manager, Kidney, Dialysis and Transplantation, ICES, London, ON.


  • March 8, 2019

    Seminar Series: Anna Zajacova, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Anna Zajacova, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology, Western University.


  • March 1, 2019

    Seminar Series: Laurent Briollais, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Laurent Briollais, Senior scientist at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and Associate Professor in the Biostatistics Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.


  • February 15, 2019

    Seminar Series: Doctoral Thesis Proposal Public Lectures

    Join us for 2 PhD Thesis Proposal Lectures, featuring Alex Ratzki-Leewing and Klajdi Puka.


  • February 8, 2019

    Seminar Series: Kyla Naylor, PhD

    Kyla Naylor BHK, MES, PhD, Epidemiologist at ICES Kidney, Dialysis and Transplantation, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • February 1, 2019

    Seminar Series: Guangyong Zou, PhD

    Guangyong Zou, PhD, Director of Biostatistics at Robarts Clinical Trials Inc. and Professor with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • January 25, 2019

    Seminar Series: Matthew Meyer, PhD

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Matthew Meyer, PhD, Senior Population Health Strategist at London Health Sciences Centre, and Adjunct Research Professor with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.


  • January 18, 2019

    Seminar Series: Michael Boffa, PhD

    Michael B. Boffa, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Non-thesis M.Sc. Program in the Department of Biochemistry, will join us for our weekly seminar series.


  • January 11, 2019

    Seminar Series: Dr. Luciano Sposato

    Join us for our weekly seminar series, featuring Dr. Luciano Sposato, an Associate Professor of Neurology from the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences at Western University. Dr. Sposato is also a cross-appointee with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.


  • December 7, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Seabrook

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Dr. Jamie Seabrook, Associate Professor, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Brescia University College, Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, Scientist, Children's Health Research Institute and Lawson Health Research Institute, and Faculty Associate, Human Environments Analysis Laboratory.


  • November 30, 2018

    Annual Carol Buck Lecture and Graduate Scholarship

    Please join us for the Annual Carol Buck Lecture, "Carol Buck Scholarship Alumni: A Panel Discussion", and the Carol Buck Graduate Scholarship award presentation.


  • November 23, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Mahon

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Dr. Jeffrey Mahon, Professor in the Department of Medicine and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.


  • November 16, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Gutmanis

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Dr. Iris Gutmanis, Associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute, Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Department of Psychiatry at Western University.


  • November 9, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Rosella

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Dr. Laura Rosella, Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.


  • November 2, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Nicholson

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Dr. Kathryn Nicholson, Adjunct Research Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University.


  • October 26, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Cipriano

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Dr. Lauren Cipriano, Assistant Professor in Management Science at the Ivey Business School.


  • October 19, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Shoukri

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Dr. Mohamed Shoukri, Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.


  • October 5, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Anderson

    Please join us for our weekly seminar, featuring Dr. Laura Anderson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact at McMaster University.


  • September 28, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Sisira Sarma

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Sisira Sarma, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University.


  • September 21

    Seminar Series: Dr. Neil Klar

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Neil Klar, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University.


  • September 14

    Seminar Series: Dr. Elysee Nouvet

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Elysee Nouvet, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University.


  • May 7, 2018

    2018 Summer Workshop Series

    Enhance your research methodology skills with faculty and student leaders from The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics as well as representatives of ICES Western and SAS Institute.


  • Friday, April 13, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Paul Grootendorst

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Paul Grootendorst, Associate Professor, Division of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, and School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Toronto.


  • Friday, April 6, 2018

    2018 Allan Donner Lecture: Dr. Martin Bland

    Join us for the 2018 Allan Donner Lecture with Dr. Martin Bland, Emeritus Professor of Health Statistics, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK.


  • Friday, March 23, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Emmanuel Guindon

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Emmanuel Guindon, Assistant Professor Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University.


  • Friday, March 16, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Guangyong (GY) Zou

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Guangyong (GY) Zou, Scientist, Robarts Clinical Trials, Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicince & Dentristry, Western University


  • Friday, March 9, 2018

    Seminar Series: Crystal James, JD, MPH

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with .


  • Friday, March 2, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Philip Jones

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Philip Jones, Associate Professor, Departments of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.


  • Friday, February 16, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Robert Hegele

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Robert A. Hegele MD FRCPC FACP, Jacob J. Wolfe Distinguished Medical Research Chair, Edith Schulich Vinet Chair in Human Genetics, Martha Blackburn Chair in Cardiovascular Research, Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, and Scientist, Robarts Research Institute


  • Friday, February 9, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Shauna Burke

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Shauna Burke, Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University.


  • Friday, February 2, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Greta Bauer

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Greta Bauer, Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.


  • Friday, January 26, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Eric Winquist

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Eric Winquist, Professor, Departments of Oncology and Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, at Western University.


  • Friday, January 19, 2018

    Seminar Series: Nathalie Goodwin and Dr. Piotr Wilk

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Nathalie Goodwin, Statistics Canada RDC Analyst, Research Data Centre (RDC), Western University, and Dr. Piotr Wilk, Assistant Professor and Graduate Chair Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University


  • Friday, January 12, 2018

    Seminar Series: Dr. Richard Kim

    Join us for a Friday afternoon seminar with Dr. Richard Kim, Wolfe Medical Research Chair in Pharmacogenomics, Professor & Chair, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, and Director, Centre for Clinical & Therapeutics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.