2023

  • 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.