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2 weeks away! Goodarz Danaei @hsph.harvard.edu presents the online talk “Counterfactual and Transportable CVD Risk Prediction.” 📆 Nov 3, 2026 ⏰ 15.00 CET/9.00 EST 📍 Online Register to attend online: stats.sender.net/forms/e7JD1d... #causalab #causalinference #harvardchan #harvard

Scenes from Milan 📸 Pictured at ISPE's 42nd Annual Meeting, Sonia Hernández-Díaz delivers a plenary talk on study design & remaining questions pertaining to acetaminophen and autism. Learn more about ISPE: www.pharmacoepi.org

Save the date! The 22nd Kolokotrones Symposium will be held Friday, Nov 20, 2026. The fall symposium will be hosted in-person @hsph.harvard.edu and online. Attendance is free. Event details to be announced in the coming weeks.

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Apply now for CAUSALab Clinics! Free #causalinference consulting w/ postdoc fellows. Offered to Boston early-career investigators who research comparative effectiveness or safety of health interventions. Fall 2026 dates: 📅 Oct 14 📅 Dec 9 Apply: hsph.harvard.edu/research/cau...

Fall is here! 🍁 Our team kicked off the semester with a social welcoming new members to the lab. Follow along for upcoming CAUSALab projects, research collaborations, and events @hsph.harvard.edu! #causalinference #publichealth #harvard #harvardchan

Next in the CAUSALab Methods series @ki.se Oliver Dukes (Ghent University) presents “Target Trial Emulation and Structural Nested Models.” 📆 Oct 6, 2026 ⏰ 15.00 CEST/9.00 EDT 📍 Online Register: stats.sender.net/forms/e7JD1d...

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Up next: prognostic score methods. Ingeborg Waernbaum (Uppsala University) continues the CAUSALab Methods Series @ki.se with a hybrid talk. Details below. 📆 Sep 22, 2026 ⏰ 15.00 CEST/9.00 EDT 📍 Online & In-person Register to attend: 💻 stats.sender.net/forms/e7JD1d...

CAUSALab is growing! We’re seeking postdoc research fellows across several research areas, including AI, HIV, pregnancy, cardiovascular health, mental health, and methods. Current openings: hsph.harvard.edu/research/cau... Applications reviewed on an ongoing basis. More opportunities coming soon.

Apply now for CAUSALab Clinics! Free #causalinference consulting w/ postdoc fellows. Offered to Boston early-career investigators who research comparative effectiveness or safety of health interventions. Fall 2026 dates: 📅 Oct 14 📅 Nov 18 📅 Dec 9 Apply: hsph.harvard.edu/research/cau...

Don't miss the early bird registration deadline! Submit your SCRI x CAUSALab course application by 8/14/26.

We're happy to share that several CAUSALab members have been promoted! ▪️Laura Cadavid - Research Coordinator ▪️Katherine Li - Research Associate ▪️Jing Li - Research Associate ▪️Jack MacDonald - Senior Program Coordinator ▪️Daniela van Santen - Research Scientist Congrats, all! 🎉

CAUSALab is excited to publish our 2025-2026 Annual Report! The report features an overview of lab programming and research activities over the past fiscal year. Read the report @causalab.org: hsph.harvard.edu/causalab/new...

Are you subscribed to CAUSALab's YouTube channel? Our YouTube channel is a hub for on-demand #causalinference programming. Explore past Kolokotrones Symposia, the Methods Series @ki.se, and more. Subscribe for post notifications: youtube.com/@CAUSALab

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety has awarded Meghan Cupp Buxton the 2026 Ronald D. Mann Best Paper Award! Last year's paper "Opioid Use After Hip Fracture and Subsequent Fracture Outcomes: A Self-Controlled Case Series Design" was selected. Congratulations, Meghan!

New publication! Emma McGee is senior author on a new article, Tailored Exercise Strategies and Mortality Among Breast Cancer Survivors. Findings suggest individualized increases in aerobic exercise lower 10-year mortality risks. Read in JAMA Network Open: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

This year, CAUSALab awarded 47 tuition waivers for PhD students to attend the Summer Courses on Causal Inference @hsph.harvard.edu. Thank you to Johnson & Johnson for their generous support of the 2026 Course Tuition Waiver Program!

Last week in Phoenix, AZ ☀️ Sonia Hernández-Díaz delivered the SPER 2026 keynote, "Target Trial Emulations in Pregnancy: Challenges and Solutions." Her talk covered specific challenges we face when designing randomized trials in pregnancy. #causalinference #pregnancyresearch

The 2026 CAUSALab Summer Courses on Causal Inference have come to a close 📝 CAUSALab was excited to host 4 unique courses @hsph.harvard.edu. This year's 330+ participants represented: 🏢 180+ organizations 🌎 48 countries 📍 30 U.S. states Thank you for an exciting two weeks of #causalinference!

Scenes from the summer courses 📸 Week 1 welcomed participants to Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI) & Target Trial Emulation (TTE). Today kicked off Combining Information for Causal Inference (CICI) & Advanced Confounding Adjustment (ACA). Looking forward to a great Week 2!

CAUSALab's Summer Courses on Causal Inference are back @hsph.harvard.edu! We are thrilled to kick off CAUSALab's week one courses today, Key Topics in Causal Inference (KTCI) & Target Trial Emulation (TTE). Attending KTCI or TTE? Be sure to tag us.

This month, @harvardepi.bsky.social recognized teaching fellows who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to their roles. Motohiko Adomi was awarded a Certificate of Distinction and Andrew Weckstein was awarded an Excellence in Teaching award. 🎉 Congratulations, Motohiko and Andrew!

Last chance! Today (Wed. 5/27 12:00 PM ET) is the deadline to submit your application for CAUSALab's 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference. Week 1: June 8-12, 2026 Week 2: June 15-18, 2026 Submit the brief application: 🔗 hsph.harvard.edu/research/cau...

New from NordICC! The article suggests reduced colorectal incidence after 13 years of follow up for a colonoscopy screening randomized trial. NordICC is an international collaboration w/ methodological support from Joy Shi @miguelhernan.org Read the article: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Congrats to James Robins for being elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)! One of three @hsph.harvard.edu faculty members selected for this honor, he was recognized by NAS for key contributions advancing the field of #causalinference. Read more: hsph.harvard.edu/news/three-h...

Behind the scenes: Causal Inference in Pregnancy 🎥 CAUSALab's new course explores methodological & operational considerations when evaluating treatment strategies during pregnancy. Registration info available this fall. Join listserv for updates: harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Last month, @isaacnunezs.bsky.social won best poster at the European Causal Inference Meeting (EuroCIM 2026) in Oxford, UK. Isaac presented "Causal inference when treatment affects outcome ascertainment." Congrats, Isaac!⭐ #causalinference #harvard #hsph

Congratulations to CAUSALab researcher Lawson Ung for successfully defending his PhD dissertation! 🎉 "Causal Inference Using External Comparators: Identification, Estimation, and Applications." We are so grateful to have Lawson on our team and congratulate him on his ongoing success.

Xabier Garcia de Albeniz presents next in the 2026 Methods Series @ki.se 👇 "Target Trial Emulation in a Post-Authorization Safety Study Required by the European Medicines Agency" 📆 May 19, 2026 ⏰ 15.00 CEST/9.00 EDT Attend online: stats.sender.net/forms/e7JD1d...