Women in Data Science @ Lane Medical Library Virtual Conference
Women in Data Science (WiDS) @ Lane Medical Library is an independent event that is organized by Lane Medical Library as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University and an estimated 200+ locations worldwide, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work in the field of data science. Everyone is invited to attend all WiDS Worldwide conference events.
WiDS @ Lane Medical Library aims to inspire, engage, and support data scientists and women in the field. Join us on Thursday, May 26, 2022, for our fourth annual conference.
Our virtual event will feature:
- Opening keynote by Peace Ossom-Williamson, Associate Director of the National Center for Data Services, Network of National Library of Medicine
- Closing keynote by Michelle Holko, Principle Investigator, International Computer Science Institute
- Panel discussion with women working in data science
Event Agenda
9:00 AM- 9:20 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Colleen Cuddy, Director of Research & Academic Collaboration, Lane Medical Library
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM: Opening Video
9:20 AM – 10:10 AM: Opening Keynote
Peace Ossom-Williamson, Associate Director, National Center for Data Services (NCDS), Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM)
10:15 AM – 11:20 AM: Data Science Panel & Q&A
“Revisioning Data Ethics – Respecting the People Behind the Data” by Nancy Shin, Outreach and Data Coordinator, Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 5
“Building Capacity Among Librarians for Machine Learning Applications to Bibliographic Data” by Michelle Cawley, Head of Clinical, Academic, and Research Engagement UNC Chapel Hill Health Sciences Library
Li Gong, Senior Scientific Curator, Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University
“Modeling Data for Precision Medicine Research: The All of Us Research Program” by Kayla Marginean, Research Data Portfolio Manager, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
11:20 AM – 11:30 AM: Break
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM: Closing Keynote
“Equity Considerations for Digital Health Technologies in Research” by Michelle Holko, Principal Investigator, International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) Berkeley, Principal Architect & Scientist, Google Cloud
