Program Events & Talks
The Department of Public Health Sciences hosts regular seminars on alternate Friday afternoons between 12:00 and 1:30, as well as special seminars at other times.
Both faculty and invited speakers present research on a broad range of topics in public health, epidemiology, and health services research.
Doctoral students and Fellows present research workshops on the Fridays when there are no seminars. The topics for the workshops are announced one week in advance.
Epidemiology Student Meeting
Apr 22, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
TBD (research update)
Idorenyin Udoeyo, MPH - Epidemiology Ph.D. Student
Apr 15, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
TBD (research update)
Spoorthy Vangala, MBBS, MPH - Epidemiology Ph.D. Student
Apr 08, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
“Gendered Pathways to Loneliness After Widowhood: The Roles of Pre-Loss Caregiving and Children Proximity” (dissertation update)
Jiamin Yin, MSc - Epidemiology Ph.D. Student
Apr 01, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
“Cryptococcal Meningitis in Uganda: Morbidity, Mortality, and Construction of a Prognostic Predictive Model” (dissertation proposal discussion)
Mark Okwir, MMed, MBBS - Epidemiology Ph.D. Student
Mar 25, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
Tox. Student/faculty talk - TBD
Mar 18, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
“EMR data for research at UR.”
Jack Chang, PhD - Senior Associate - Department of Clinical and Translational Research (SMD)
Mar 04, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
Journal club discussion: TBD
Robin Baumeister, MPH - Epidemiology Ph.D. Student
Feb 25, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
Journal club discussion: TBD
Yingzhu Chen, MS - Epidemiology Ph.D. Student
Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
Journal Club Discussion: “Associations of Pre- and Postnatal Air Pollution Exposures with Child Behavioral Problems and Cognitive Performance: A U.S. Multi-Cohort Study.”
Ruofan Gonye, MS - Epidemiology Ph.D. Student
Feb 11, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
“Evaluating Pain Sensitivity in Autistic Individuals." (Thesis specific aims)
Halle Cerio, MPH - Epidemiology Ph.D. Student
Feb 04, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
Preventive Cardiology/Lipid Disorders Research
Robert Block, MD, MPH - Professor, URMC, EMPHS
Jan 28, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416
Epidemiology Student Meeting
Jan 21, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.
Saunders Research Bulding | 1.416