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PennSIVE Now a Center of Excellence

The Penn Statistics in Imaging and Visualization Endeavor (PennSIVE), led by Russell (Taki) Shinohara, PhD, has begun a new phase, with status as a CCEB Center of Excellence and a brand new website. Faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine are invited to a November 18 Town Hall, to learn more details. Read more.

Multiple CCEB Scholars to Address Opioid Crisis as Part of Penn Medicine $22 Million Award

The National Institutes of Health have announced awards from the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative (NIH HEAL Initiative), launched in April 2018 to address opioid misuse and addiction and to enhance pain management. Many CCEB scholars, including John Farrar, MD, PhD (pictured), are key players in related Penn Medicine grants, which total more than $22 million. Read more about our work with NIH HEAL.

Rebecca Hubbard Reappointed to National Committee on Dementia Care Interventions

Seeing rapid growth in research on care interventions for people with dementia— and for their caregivers—the National Institute on Aging initiated a study with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to inform decisions about which interventions are ready for broad dissemination and implementation. Rebecca Hubbard, PhD, will continue to contribute to this important work. Read more.

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In the News

Unraveling the Danger of Lung Transplants

October 2019

Why are so many patients dying after lung transplants? A new study led by Jason Christie, MD, MSCE, aims to identify risk factors for chronic lung allograft dysfunction, the top cause.

Read the article in Philadelphia Magazine

Last-Minute Amendment Weakens Bed Bug Bill

October 2019

Michael Levy, PhD, argues that a last-minute amendment weakens Philadelphia’s plan to stop being the nation's No.1 most bedbug infested city. Bedbugs are difficult to eliminate from homes, but they are not so difficult to control in a city, he writes. With the proper push, Philadelphia could turn around the epidemic.

Read the op ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Transplanted Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys Function Well, Study Finds

September 2019

"Our study showed that transplants with HCV-infected kidneys are now routinely performed at many centers, and they are functioning well at one year after transplant," said study co-leader Peter Reese, MD, MSCE.

Read the article in US News and World Report.
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How can we answer and anticipate the pressing health issues we face together as a society? At the CCEB we rise to that challenge through research and training in epidemiology and in biostatistics. We solve problems facing patients and populations. MORE

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