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NIDDK-CR Data Science and Meet the Expert Webinar Series

The monthly NIDDK-CR Data Science and Meet the Expert Webinar Series aims to accelerate data science and AI-driven biomedical research by fostering collaboration between biomedical researchers and experts in the field. The goals of this webinar series are:

  • Goal 1: Enhance understanding of the data science lifecycle, including advanced data use methodologies and AI methods, in support of the NIH data science ecosystem
  • Goal 2: Encourage the generation of new research questions and projects that apply the data science lifecycle and advanced data use methodologies, leveraging data and cloud resources available to the research community from NIH/NIDDK

Webinar Schedule

Webinars are held on the last Thursday of each month. Information about each webinar and how to join are provided below.

Date/TimeTimeDescriptionRegister
February 26, 20262 - 3pm ETFebruary 26, 2026, 2 - 3pm ET

Causal Inference in Clinical Research Data

This session is geared towards researchers interested in learning about different modeling strategies in causal inference, including:

  • Different types of causal inference models
  • Applying causal inference to clinical research data
  • Demonstration of future NIDDK-CR Analytics Workspace
Registration Coming
March 26, 20262 - 3pm ETMarch 26, 2026, 2 - 3pm ET

Neural Networks for Detecting Subtle Epileptogenic Lesions and Supporting Clinical Decision-Making

This session is geared towards researchers interested in learning about applying AI tools to clinical research, including:

  • How Graph Neural Networks can improve the detection of subtle brain epilepsy lesions compared to an Artificial Neural Network
  • Tips on how to develop AI tools that can be clinically evaluated
  • How to support widespread adoption of AI research tools
Registration Coming
Past Webinars
Date/TimeTimeTopicMaterials
February 27, 20253 - 5pm ETFebruary 27, 2025, 3 - 5pm ET

Data Science Fundamentals

March 27, 20252 - 3:30pm ETMarch 27, 2025, 2 - 3:30pm ET

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals

April 24, 20252 - 3:30pm ETApril 24, 2025, 2 - 3:30pm ET

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals Applications

May 29, 20252 - 3pm ETMay 29, 2025, 2 - 3pm ET

FAIR and AI-Ready Data Sharing

June 26, 20252 - 3:30pm ETJune 26, 2025, 2 - 3:30pm ET

Different Privacy-Preserving Methodologies and Implications for Researchers

July 31, 20252 - 3pm ETJuly 31, 2025, 2 - 3pm ET

Challenges, Opportunities, and Considerations for Researchers using Electronic Health Records and Real-World Data Sources

August 28, 20252 - 4pm ETAugust 28, 2025, 2 - 4pm ET

Impact and Innovations from use of NIDDK-CR Resources

September 25, 20252 - 3pm ETSeptember 25, 2025, 2 - 3pm ET

Building Real-World Data (RWD) Linkages with a Focus on Quality and Reusability

January 21, 20261 - 2pm ETJanuary 21, 2026, 1 - 2pm ET

Advancing Collaborative Data Science with Texera

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Last Updated October 2025