Lectures and seminars National E-infrastructure for Aging Research (NEAR) – Methodological Workshop

27-10-2021 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Add to iCal
Online via Zoom

Welcome to join the National E-infrastructure for Aging Research, NEAR’s methodological workshop on 27 October 2021. The event will be online via Zoom.

Registration

Please register to the workshop latest by 26 October 2021.

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Programme

"National E-infrastructure for Aging Research (NEAR) – Methodological Workshop"

Chair

Debora Rizzuto, Assistant Professor in Epidemiology, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (ARC), Scientific coordinator of NEAR.

10:00-10:10
Welcome and update

Laura Fratiglioni, Professor at Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (ARC), Prinicipal Investigator of SNAC-K and KP, Director of NEAR.

10:10-10:30
How to conduct a study within NEAR and introduction to the NEAR platform

Alexander Darin Mattsson, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (ARC), NEAR Database coordinator

Xiaonan Hu, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (ARC), NEAR Database Scientist

10:30-11:15
Introduction to harmonization and pooling of data

Scott Hofer, Professor at University of Victoria, Director of IALSA, Canada

11:15-11:25
Break
11:25-12:10
More advanced methods of pooling and harmonizing data

Patrick Curran, Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

12:10-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:30
Group discussion

Break-out rooms with 5 to 10 persons per group.

14:30-15:00
Concluding discussions and remarks

Contact

Linnea Sjöberg Communications Officer