Posts Tagged 'machine learning'

Featured Student: Stephen Vieno

Dr. Stephen Vieno’s academic journey has spanned continents and disciplines and demonstrates a commitment to integrating medicine with data science. A native of Leesburg, Virginia, Stephen earned his medical degree — Bachelor of Medicine (MB), Bachelor of Surgery (BCh), and Bachelor of Obstetrics (BAO) — from the University of Galway in Ireland. There, he completed a pre-medical year followed by five years of medical training, with clinical rotations at University Hospital Galway and Sligo ...

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Dr. Amanda Elswick Gentry Awarded K01 From NIH NIAAA

Dr. Amanda Elswick Gentry, Ph.D. was awarded a K01 from the NIH NIAAA (K01AA031748). A five-year professional and research development award mentored by Dr. Ken Kendler, MD, this project will investigate the interacting genetic and environmental effects contributing to alcohol use disorders with co-morbid major depressive disorder.

This research leverages ten biobank-scale data collections and includes methodological aims for the development of machine learning innovations to predict missing and unmeasured alcohol-related outcomes, as well as specific focus on ...

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