Welch Center Research in Progress (RIP) Seminar
This is a hybrid meeting in the Powe Room, 1-500Q, at 2024 E. Monument Street. Please email the trainee coordinator for Zoom meeting information if you cannot attend in person. Students and fellows in the Cardiovascular and Clinical Epidemiology Track attend this biweekly seminar.
2ND AND 4TH MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH, SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY, 12:10 - 1:15 PM
- Faculty Contact: Kunihiro Matsushita o°ù Rosa Crum
- Student Coordinator: Maomao Guo
Important Dates
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Annual Meeting – October 24-27, 2024 (San Diego)
- American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions – November 16-18, 2024 (Chicago)
- AHA EPI Lifestyle March 6-9, 2025 (New Orleans)
Date | Topic & Speaker |
| 09/23/2024 | Panel Discussion: "What I Know Now: Wisdom I Wish I’d Had as a Student" Drs. Junichi Ishigami, Tanjala Purnell, & Liz Selvin |
| 10/14/2024 | Faculty Showcase Presentations Drs. Casey M. Rebholz, Jung-Im Shin, Mike Fang |
| 10/28/2024 | Faculty Showcase Presentations Drs. Junichi Ishigami, Valerie Sullivan, Amal Wanigatunga |
| 11/11/2024 | AHA Practice Presentations Dr. Lena Mathews, Dr. Maya Salameh, Sherry Liu |
| 11/25/2024 | Faculty Showcase Presentations (In-Person Only) Drs. Mary Rooney, Lena Mathews, Kuni Matsushita |
| 12/09/2024 | Student Presentations |
Title: Effects of Dietary Patterns and Sodium Intake on Blood Pressure Variability: Results from the DASH and DASH-Sodium Trials Speaker: Siyu Zou | |
Title: Family History of Kidney Disease, APOL-1 Risk Variants, Social Determinants of Health, and Risk of CKD Progression: Finding From the CRIC Study Speaker: Wei Lin | |
| 12/23/2024 | No Meeting — Winter Break |
| 01/13/2024 | No Meeting — Winter Break |
| 01/27/2025 | Student Presentations |
Title: Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability in Midlife and Depressive Symptoms in Late Life: The ARIC Study Speaker: Mei Kobayashi | |
Title: The Association Between Dietary Protein Intake and Incidence of Dementia in the ARIC Study Speaker: Peiyu Chen | |
| 02/10/2025 | Alumni Panel Session |
Panelists:
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| 02/24/2025 | AHA-EPI Lifestyle Presentation Practice (, March 6-9, 2025 — New Orleans, Louisiana) |
Title: Associations of Adipokines with 6-Year Progression of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Speaker: Kobbie Aryee | |
Title: Peripheral Neuropathy is Detected in More than Half of Very Old Adults Speaker: Andrew Wu | |
Title: Association of Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and MRI-Based Carotid Plaque Characteristics: Results from the ARIC Study Speaker: Shutong Du | |
| 03/10/2025 | Title: The Association Between Whole Grain Intake and Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Speaker: Yishan Lin |
Title: Metabolites Associated with Long-Term Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Speaker: Eyram Bansah | |
| 03/24/2025 | Student Presentations |
Title: Exploring the Impact of Social Connections on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Speaker: Sitra Nuredin Ababulgu | |
Title: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Risk Factor Control in People with Chronic Kidney Disease: the CRIC Study Speaker: Lucca Lopes | |
| 04/14/2025 | Joint session with the |
Title: Development and Validation of Prediction Models for Long-Term Risk of Non-Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation in Patients with Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study Speaker: Fang Wang | |
Title: Prognostic and Additive Value of IL-6 on Cardiovascular Risk: Insights from the Cross Cohort Collaboration Speaker: Jackie Yao | |
| 04/28/2025 | Student Presentations |
Title: Lipids, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and the Incidence of Hospitalization with Infection in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study Speaker: Saloni Srivastava | |
Title: Assessing Potential Limitations of Coefficient of Variation (CV) as a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Endpoint Speaker: Joe Sartini | |
| 05/12/2025 | Student Presentations |
Title: Long-Term Impact of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors on All-Cause Mortality in People Living with or at Risk for HIV: Findings From the ALIVE Cohort Study Speaker: Sijin Du | |
Title: Trends and Disparities in Self-reported Health Among US Adults with Diabetes: NHANES 2001-2018 Speaker: Dehshini Ali |