Archived Events

9/30/26 Seminar: "Small Pharma Stats"

Join us on September 30th to welcome back Jonathan Levy, Director of Biostatistics at Pharvaris, for his talk: "Small Pharma Stats". This talk will take place at 12:00PM at Berkeley Way West, 5th Floor, Room 5401.

Abstract: This will be a survey of a few topics driven by statistics problems within the pharmaceutical industry from the presenter's personal experience. Bio: Jonathan graduated with a PhD from UC Berkeley under the advisorship of Mark van der Laan in 2019 at the ripe young age of 50. Since then he...

9/23/26 Workshop on "Agentic AI for Biostatistics Research"

Mark your calendars for September 23rd! CTML Faculty member Alejandro Schuler will lead a workshop on "Agentic AI for Biostatistics Research" as part of CTML's Fall Seminar Series! This workshop will take place on Wednesday, September 23 at 12:00 PM in Berkeley Way West, 5th Floor, Room 5401.

Abstract: Agentic tools like claude code or codex are increasingly used in research. In this workshop, I will first explain what these tools are and how to set them up and use them. I will then discuss best practice for...

9/16/26 Seminar: "Deep Causal Behavioral Policy Learning"

This week’s seminar brings another thought-provoking discussion! Join us on September 16th to hear from Jonas Knecht, co-founder and co-CTO of Knit Health and CTML Visiting Researcher, presenting his talk on "Deep Causal Behavioral Policy Learning." The seminar will take place at 12:00 PM in Berkeley Way West, 5th Floor, Room 5401.

Abstract: This talk introduces deep causal behavioral policy learning (DC-BPL), a framework that combines large clinical behavior models trained on...

9/10/26 Seminar: "Highly Adaptive Lasso Log-Splines for Univariate Density Estimation"

Continuing our CTML Seminar Series is CTML GSR Yilong Hou! He will be discussing "Highly Adaptive Lasso Log-Splines for Univariate Density Estimation." This seminar will take place on Thursday, September 10 at 11:00 AM in Berkeley Way West, 5th Floor, Room 5401.

Abstract: Highly Adaptive Lasso is a powerful nonparametric method with pointwise asymptotic normality and uniform convergence. We use it for univariate density estimation as a log-spline method: the log-density is expanded in a truncated-power...

9/2/26 Seminar: "Causal Inference in Pharma: Open Problems and Opportunities"

Join us on September 2nd to kick off our Fall 2026 CTML Seminar Series! Anna Menacher, Lead Scientist at Novo Nordisk, will start our series with her talk "Causal Inference in Pharma: Open Problems and Opportunities." This talk will take place at 12:00PM at Berkeley Way West, 5th Floor, Room 5401.

Abstract: Causal inference plays an increasingly important role across pharmaceutical research, but many practically important questions remain methodologically challenging. In this talk, I will share a...

4/22/26: Stellarus Research Talks

Join us at the Stellarus Research Talks! We’re thrilled to provide the opportunity to meet and welcome three Stellarus professionals. Explore their research and their unique perspectives in their field. Date: Wednesday, April 22nd Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm (This event will begin at 12pm sharp) Location: Berkeley Way West, 5th Fl, Rm 5101

3/5/26 Special Guest Speaker: Johannes Blom (Karolinska Institutet)

We were pleased to host Dr. Johannes Blom, Principal Researcher, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, for a recent seminar hosted by the Center for Targeted Machine Learning and Causal Inference (CTML).

Dr. Blom presented “Screening Smarter, Not More: A Real World Approach to Preventing Colorectal Cancer,” sharing insights on improving colorectal cancer prevention through real-world screening strategies.

If you missed the talk or would like to revisit...

5/1/26: Biostatistics and Epidemiology Research Showcase

Join us for the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Research Showcase! The showcase opens with rapid-fire Lightning Talks, where students and researchers will share their latest work in biostatistics, epidemiology, and related health research. Then, explore our Poster Session, featuring a variety of projects from across the biostatistics and epidemiology community.

Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM (Lightning Talks) | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM (Poster Session)

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4/15/26 Seminar: "Aging Out of the Blue: Region-Specific Epigenetic Clock Calibration for a Blue Zone with the DNAm SuperLearner"

Continuing our CTML Seminar Series is CTML GSR Nolan Gunter! He will be discussing "Aging Out of the Blue: Region-Specific Epigenetic Clock Calibration for a Blue Zone with the DNAm SuperLearner." This seminar will take place on Wednesday, April 15 at 12:00 PM in Berkeley Way West, 5th Floor, Room 5401.

Abstract: This study addresses the limitations of standard epigenetic clocks when applied to unique populations like the Nicoya "Blue Zone" with data from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study...