Seminar Series
The EpiCH Seminar Series brings together leading public health practitioners and researchers who address our mission to improve the public’s health through state-of-the-art research, translation of research into practice, and innovative training.
Seminars are presented throughout the semester on Fridays from 10:00 – 11:00 AM CT.
- Spring semester seminars will be delivered in-person in the WBOB. Please see EpiCH Events Page for further information.
- EpiCH Seminar Series events will be available online the following Monday at EpiCH Youtube Playlist
- If you would like to receive emails about upcoming seminars, please contact Ginger Hughes at
Spring 2025
| Date | Speaker/Affiliation | Topic/Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/25 | Pods on Parade | Social Epi Pod |
| 1/31/25 |
Dimitri Drekonja, Chief, Infectious Diseases Section Minneapolis VA Medical Center |
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and C. Difficile. from DIY to Biotech Gold |
| 2/14/25 |
Lisa Harnack, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health |
The Power of the FDA to Improve Public Health Through Food Regulation |
| 2/21/25 | Melanie Firestone, Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Public Health | Unexplained Illnesses Associated with a Subscription Meal Service? |
| 2/28/25 | Wendy L St. Peter, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy | The Intersection Between Epidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiology |
| 3/7/25 | Cindy Im, Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Epidemiology & Clinical Research, University of Minnesota School of Medicine | Late Effects of Therapy among Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Leveraging “Big Data” to Stratify Risk |
| 3/14/25 | No seminar – spring break. | |
| 3/20/25 *Thursday |
Rebecca Cunningham, Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health |
Firearm Injury in the United States: Facts, Myths and a Public Health Path Forward |
| 3/21/25 | Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota |
Three Ways of Looking at Black/White Mortality Differences in the United States |
| 3/28/25 | Rae Ann Martinez, Population Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the Minnesota Population Center | Threats to Equity: Race and Ethnicity Communication Practices and Journal Standards Across Health Disciplines |
| 4/4/25 | William Mantyh, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine | APOE4, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Including Native Communities in Dementia Clinical Research |
| 4/11/25 | Erin Marcott, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Epidemiology & Clinical Research, University of Minnesota School of Medicine |
Disparities in Pediatric Leukemia: From Pre-Diagnosis to Survival |
| 4/18/25 |
Rachel Vogel, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, University of Minnesota School of Medicine |
Bridging the Gap: Understanding the Needs of Ovarian Cancer Survivors |
| 4/25/25 |
Thomas Goetz, co-founder of Building H and impact fellow at UC Berkeley School of Public Health |
#OwntheOutcome: Holding Companies Accountable for Health |
| 5/2/25 |
Katherine M Keyes, Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
Youth Mental Health in the 21st Century: An Epidemiological Approach to Evaluating the Role of Social Media and Digital Technology |
| 5/9/25 |
Pods on Parade |
Healthy Weight Pod |
