{"id":2051,"date":"2026-05-11T16:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/?page_id=2051"},"modified":"2026-05-12T23:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:02:44","slug":"2051-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/2051-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/2051-2\/cyan-chds-background-copy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2090\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Cyan-CHDS-background-copy-e1778557016758.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1471\" height=\"187\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2090 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Cyan-CHDS-background-copy-e1778557016758.png 1471w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Cyan-CHDS-background-copy-e1778557016758-636x81.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Cyan-CHDS-background-copy-e1778557016758-1024x130.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Cyan-CHDS-background-copy-e1778557016758-768x98.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1471px) 100vw, 1471px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Data Science in &#8216;Full Bloom&#8217;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/?attachment_id=2052\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Data-Flower-e1778530673490.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"232\" class=\"wp-image-2052 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Data-Flower-e1778530673490.jpg 3998w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Data-Flower-e1778530673490-595x636.jpg 595w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Data-Flower-e1778530673490-958x1024.jpg 958w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Data-Flower-e1778530673490-768x821.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Data-Flower-e1778530673490-1437x1536.jpg 1437w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Data-Flower-e1778530673490-1917x2048.jpg 1917w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a>Happy Spring<\/strong> from the Center for Health Data Science!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this issue of the CHDS Newsletter, we share a recap of exciting events, seminars, collaborations,as well as a staff spotlight and upcoming events. <strong>Thank you for staying connected with us!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>With Gratitude,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Debbie Cheng<br \/>\nExecutive Director<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span><strong>Center for Health Data Science<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CHDS Highlights<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/2051-2\/2026-spring-newsletter-option-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2057\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-Spring-Newsletter-Option-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"408\" class=\"wp-image-2057 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-Spring-Newsletter-Option-1.png 2000w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-Spring-Newsletter-Option-1-636x509.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-Spring-Newsletter-Option-1-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-Spring-Newsletter-Option-1-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-Spring-Newsletter-Option-1-1536x1229.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/chds-highlights-spring-2026\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2070\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-4.45.14\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"91\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-4.45.14\u202fPM.png 900w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-4.45.14\u202fPM-636x120.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-4.45.14\u202fPM-768x145.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DataHub<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/DataHub-photo-e1778530899484.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"151\" class=\"wp-image-2053 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/DataHub-photo-e1778530899484.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/DataHub-photo-e1778530899484-636x537.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/DataHub-photo-e1778530899484-768x649.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>In December 2025, we launched <strong>DataHub<\/strong>, a new research infrastructure initiative designed to help investigators discover, access, and responsibly use complex health data to support AI-driven and convergent health research.<\/span>\u00a0<strong>Learn more\u00a0from our <a data-emb-href-display=\"sites.bu.edu\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/2025\/12\/02\/dec-2-data-networking-session\/\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/2025\/12\/02\/dec-2-data-networking-session\/\">DataHub presentations<\/a> and visit our recently launched <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/chds-datahub\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/chds-datahub\/\" data-emb-href-display=\"sites.bu.edu\">webpage<\/a> for more info on resources and how to\u00a0connect with us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/staff-spotlight-nina-cesare-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>Staff Spotlight: <span><strong>Nina L Cesare,\u00a0PhD<\/strong><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/04\/Nina-Cesare.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"298\" class=\" wp-image-1880 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/04\/Nina-Cesare.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/04\/Nina-Cesare-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/04\/Nina-Cesare-189x189.jpg 189w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/04\/Nina-Cesare-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Dr. Nina Cesare, Research Scientist, shares about her work\u00a0at BUSPH.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/staff-spotlight-nina-cesare-phd\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-4.40.38\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"48\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2068\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>2026 CHDS DataHub Pilot Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-DataHub-Awards-Option-2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"338\" class=\" wp-image-2059 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-DataHub-Awards-Option-2-3.png 3100w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-DataHub-Awards-Option-2-3-636x360.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-DataHub-Awards-Option-2-3-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-DataHub-Awards-Option-2-3-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-DataHub-Awards-Option-2-3-1536x870.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/2026-DataHub-Awards-Option-2-3-2048x1160.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Congratulations to the 2026 DataHub Pilot Award Recipients! These awards support interdisciplinary collaborations aimed at developing competitive grant proposals that leverage one or more key data resources \u2014 including All of Us, MarketScan, and DataAxle \u2014 to advance data-driven, convergent research in health and biomedical science.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>AIDA + CHDS Event Series<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/AIDA-Events.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"171\" class=\"wp-image-2060 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/AIDA-Events.png 900w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/AIDA-Events-636x219.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/AIDA-Events-768x265.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>We are excited to continue our collaboration with BU&#8217;s AI Development Accelerator (AIDA). Click below to view past events and stay up to date on future events!<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/aida\/newsandevents\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-11-at-4.40.38\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"48\" class=\"wp-image-2068 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/2026\/05\/05\/june-10-dr-kevin-lane-boston-university-school-of-public-health\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/03\/042726_Advanced-GIS-for-Public-Health-Workshop_graphic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"394\" class=\"wp-image-2016 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/03\/042726_Advanced-GIS-for-Public-Health-Workshop_graphic.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/03\/042726_Advanced-GIS-for-Public-Health-Workshop_graphic-636x358.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/03\/042726_Advanced-GIS-for-Public-Health-Workshop_graphic-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/03\/042726_Advanced-GIS-for-Public-Health-Workshop_graphic-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/03\/042726_Advanced-GIS-for-Public-Health-Workshop_graphic-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Save-the-Date-2026-Poster-Session-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"396\" class=\"wp-image-2062 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Save-the-Date-2026-Poster-Session-3.png 850w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Save-the-Date-2026-Poster-Session-3-636x358.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/files\/2026\/05\/Save-the-Date-2026-Poster-Session-3-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/newsletter-vol2iss1\/chds-logo-black-text\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1209\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/healthdatascience\/files\/2025\/02\/CHDS-logo-black-text.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"33\" class=\"wp-image-1209 aligncenter\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data Science in &#8216;Full Bloom&#8217; Happy Spring from the Center for Health Data Science! In this issue of the CHDS Newsletter, we share a recap of exciting events, seminars, collaborations,as well as a staff spotlight and upcoming events. Thank you for staying connected with us!\u00a0 With Gratitude, Debbie Cheng Executive Director Center for Health Data [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22780,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2051"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22780"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2051"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2105,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2051\/revisions\/2105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/healthdatascience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}