Data Science and Health Initiative (DASHI) Brainstorming Workshop
Friday, December 10, 2021
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Friday, December 10, 2021
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hosted by The Data Science Institute and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
DASHI invites applications for pilot projects in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Health Sciences. Towards that end, DASHI will encourage the formation of interdisciplinary project teams through a cross-campus brainstorming workshop.
We encourage health scientists and data scientists across Columbia University to join the workshop and explore pathways for collaboration with selected DASHI project PIs.
Workshop Format: The workshop will include two plenary research presentations from invited speakers; three sessions of lightning talks from selected PIs who are seeking collaborators; and three sessions of breakout groups for PIs to share the scope of their projects and meet with potential collaborators.
Workshop Goal: The goal for this event is to support collaboration, strengthen teams, and advance project summaries before PIs submit a full pilot proposal. Following the workshop, the thus formed team of contact-PI and their selected co-PI(s) may submit a full, 3-page application for seed funding of the pilot project. This proposal should delineate a path towards external funding of the project beyond its pilot stage.
DASHI Budget: DASHI expects to fund at least 2 projects, up to $75k each.
PI Eligibility Criteria: Any faculty member/research scientist across the campus at either Morningside or CUIMC. Postdocs can participate in a collaborative team.
Friday, December 10, 2021 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET) – Virtual
Registration is open to the Columbia University community. Please email Alexis Avedisian (aa4598@columbia.edu) for an invitation to register.
9:00 AM: Opening Remarks (5 min)
9:05 AM: Invited Talk on Health Sciences: Ali Soroush and Julian Abrams, CUIMC (20 min)
9:25 AM: Invited Talk on Data Science: Nicholas Tatonetti, Data Science Institute (20 min)
9:45 AM: Lighting Talks (15 min)
10:00 AM: BREAKOUT GROUPS. Each lightning talk has their own breakout room (25 min)
5 min buffer
10:30 AM: Lighting Talks (15 min)
10:45 AM: BREAKOUT GROUPS. Each lightning talk has their own breakout room (25 min)
5 min buffer
11:15 AM: Lighting Talks (15 min)
11:30 AM: BREAKOUT GROUPS. Each lightning talk has their own breakout room (25 min)
11:55 AM: Proposal guidelines and workshop wrap up (5 min)
Participants will re-group to hear guidelines for submitting a final funding proposal. The link to submit a proposal will be shared in this session. The DASHI committee will answer any questions, recap the workshop, and provide closing statements.
The full pilot proposal deadline is Friday, January 7, 2022.
12:00 PM: Event concludes.
The Data Science Institute and Columbia University Irving Medical Center have a new partnership focused on building collaborative research projects that leverage foundational data science for new clinical advances.On the biomedical side, this is driven by emerging access to large scale complex datasets due to recently deployed technologies, e.g. in imaging, genomics, and electronic health records. These data challenges are looking for analysis tools to tackle them. On the engineering side, method developers are seeking data to sink their teeth into and test their developments in real-world settings. The new Data Science and Health Initiative (DASHI) aims to bridge this gap and create synergy between our institutional strengths.Join the inaugural meeting to meet colleagues and potential collaborators from across Columbia University.