Society for Epidemiologic Research

AJE Advances: Research in Epidemiology announces a Call for Papers on AI and Epidemiology. Learn more and submit your research.

📢 #AJEAdvances, a journal from @societyforepi.bsky.social and @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, invites submissions that examine the implications of the AI on #epidemiology. Explore the Call for Papers and submit by May 29, 2026. oxford.ly/4axmSAa

Fascinating talk by @oacarah.bsky.social on selection-augmented causal diagrams in fascinating @societyforepi.bsky.social mid-year meeting symposium on selection bias arranged by @haidonglu.bsky.social!.

Blown away by the quality and clarity of thinking 🤯

Register now for the 2026 SER Midyear Meeting occurring virtually from Feb 9-13!

The meeting is free for current SER members. Registration info:

epiresearch.org/mid-year-mee...

If you are interested in all things ✨causal inference✨, please join our multidisciplinary Causal Inference Interest Group (CIIG). We host monthly seminars featuring speakers with various academic backgrounds and research interests.

Links below.

cc @clscohorts.bsky.social @pwgtennant.bsky.social

The Meta-Scientific Review: Reflections on a new genre February 9, 2026 1:00 – 2:15pm, MT Zoom Webinar

@societyforepi.bsky.social members, don't miss our epic symposium on meta-scientific reviews

Feb 9th, 3pm ET/8pm GMT

Featuring:
myself 💁🏼‍♀️
Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social
Camila Olarte Parra
Noah Haber @whaleactually.com
Harrison Hansford
Natalia Ortega Herrero @nataliaortega.bsky.social

Our next SER #JournalClub will take place on Feb 16th and will discuss the Wang et al. 2025 @amjepi.bsky.social paper
“Estimating effects of hypothetical public health interventions on health disparities: A standardization-based simulation approach”

Registration:

epiresearch.org/2026/01/13/e...

Can We Easily Replace Reinforcement Learning with Supervised Learning?

In today's issue of Causal Python Weekly:

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#CausalSky #EconSky #EpiSky #MLSky

CIIG seminar with George Davey Smith on 26 January 2026 3pm GMT

If you are interested in the past, present, and future of Mendelian Randomisation, join us later this month for a Causal Inference Interest Group seminar on MR with none other than @mendelrandom.bsky.social

Zoom registration link: ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The SER Education Committee will sponsor a half day workshop at the 2026 Annual Meeting focused on course development and revision. Apply to attend by Feb 5th!

epiresearch.org/course-devel...

Applications for the Student Dissertation Workshop at the 2026 Annual Meeting (June 22-23, Phoenix AZ) will close on Feb 5th! Apply here: epiresearch.org/annual-meeti...

Level up your epidemiological research skills!

University of Aberdeen's new online short course (March 2026) offers MPH-level training in study design, causal inference & more.

Find out more at abdn.ac.uk/epi-short-co...

#Epidemiology #ASCE2026 #PublicHealth

Can't believe I missed that the @societyforepi.bsky.social podcast recently had stochastic modeling episodes, kinda glad they send out those summary email blasts.

seriousepi.blubrry.net

Hello @societyforepi.bsky.social SER members! Is epidemiology inherently political? We are looking for epidemiologists in the US to take a brief survey about how we use the concept of solidarity in our work. Please take a few minutes to help us with this research. Thanks!

bit.ly/4nkxFmU

@societyforepi.bsky.social members: A call for involvement! Please sign up to serve on an SER committee: epiresearch.org/call-for-inv... Ends June 30!

Being on the Awards Committee has made me feel so connected to SER's mission and community. We need YOU, now more than ever! #episky #SER2025

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I’ve always wanted to attend SER conference so I was thrilled to finally made it to #SER2025 AND even supported with a travel grant! 🥹🥹 saw amazing people from epitwitter era & those whose work I’ve admired for years. Hope I have more courage to approach them in the future 🙈🙈

Interested in social epidemiology but don't have access to formal training, or do you want more than your current training program offers? Check out new online course from University of Toronto, including lectures from yours truly on social policy evaluation: leongcentre.utoronto.ca/social-epide...

Joy is an act of resistance

Thanks to the 1500+ that attended #SER2025. It was an incredible conference made by an incredible community.

We hope to see you all again next year in Phoenix for #SER2026 and more epidemiology joy.

My first real bsky post will be about the bittersweet feelings I have leaving #SER2025 today, and a mini love letter to this conference that has given so much to me in the last 3 years I’ve had the privilege to attend. It has opened my eyes to incredible new ways of doing science, given me a

Congratulations to all the #SER2025 award winners on this thread! It’s an honor to serve as @societyforepi.bsky.social Member at Large for Awards and help to select these superstars 🤩

From pitching therapy puppies to new sessions on communicating science to the public… Our feedback board was filled with gems! If you missed the SER DEI table in Boston, submit a note virtually and 💕 your favorites at padlet.com/SER_DEI/feed... #SER2025

Huge congratulations to @epidbydesign.bsky.social and Steve Mooney for jointly winning the 'best dressed' award! 😉
#SER2025

Huge congratulations to @epidbydesign.bsky.social for winning the Noel Weiss and Tom Koepsell Excellence in Education Award! #SER2025

Huge congratulations to Ellen Canigila for winning the Brian Macmahon Early Career Epidemiologist Award! #SER2025

“I implore you to take action with humility. … stick your neck out for your colleagues who aren’t able to take those risks”

Huge congratulations to Eric Rubenstein for winning the Sherman A James Diverse and Inclusive Epidemiology Award! #SER2025

Huge congratulations to Timothy Lash for winning the Marshall Joffe Epidemiologic Methods Research Award! #SER2025

Huge congratulations to David Rehkopf for winning the Carol Rowland Hogue Outstanding Mid-Career Award! #SER2025

Huge congratulations to Carolyn Drews-Botch for winning the Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award! #SER2025

Congratulations to the winners of the poster prize on the final day! #SER2025

Last half day of #SER2025 and I'm already feeling sad

What amazing work everyone is doing, in so many areas from the really heavy methods work to public health out in the field.

And the resistance of people doing work that powerful people in this country have decided is no longer "scientific"