The Banbury Center

Thank you to the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory-Northwell Health Affiliation for their support of the December 2024 "Cancer during Pregnancy" meeting. Learn more about the affiliation: https://lnkd.in/e-hCFqqm Read the meeting agenda: https://bit.ly/PREG-24

At Vanderbilt University, Professor Laurie Cutting seeks to understand how children's brains develop different learning approaches. She aims to make kids' lives better by identifying the educational interventions they need. Read Professor Cutting's "Humans of Banbury" interview from November 2024's "Cognition and Behavior in Neurofibromatosis type 1 (#NF1)" meeting, supported by Penny's Flight Foundation.

Thank you to all participants of "Cognition and Behavior in Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)" for inspiring and productive discussions. Special thanks to organizers Drs. Linda Van Aelst, David H. Gutmann, Kaleb Yohay, Jeremy Borniger, and Michael Lukey, and especially to Penny's Flight Foundation for their support and partnership. Read the agenda: https://www.bit.ly/NF-24

In a new Open Access Government article, Professor Pam Lein shares insights from 2023’s “Integrating Exposomics into the Biomedical Enterprise” meeting discussions. Read more about how #exposomics can provide a more comprehensive understanding of human health and disease. ? Article here!

Professor Alessandra Luchini's love of mysteries led her to pursue research to improve diagnostics for cancer. Along the way, she took on tests for an array of inflammatory and infectious diseases, including Lyme disease. Read our latest "Humans of Banbury" interview with Professor Luchini of George Mason University from June 2022's "Perinatal Transmission of Lyme Disease" meeting. #LymeDisease #DiagnosticTesting

It’s Glioblastoma (GBM) Awareness Day! Today we raise awareness of this most common and deadliest form of brain cancer, supporting research to improve patient outcomes. In 2019, experts convened at Banbury to discuss translating science for better GBM outcomes; read their recommendations in Clinical Cancer Research of AACR Journals:

For decades, Dr. Georges Benjamin has employed his firsthand experience as a physician to serve as one of the most influential voices in hashtag #publichealth. Read our latest "Humans of Banbury" interview with the executive director of the American Public Health Association from March 2024's "When No Response is Not an Option for Science" meeting:

The field of information science is rapidly changing. At University of Colorado Boulder, Professor Leysia Palen is leading the next generation of scholars as they tackle new challenges and opportunities in the social sciences of computing. ? Read our latest "Humans of Banbury" interview with Professor Paylen from March 2024's "When No Response is Not an Option for Science" meeting: https://lnkd.in/ei8WNujV #DataScience #InformationScience #Computing

Banbury convened our first meeting on racism: “Measure Racism, Not Just Race.” We’re grateful to each expert who took part in stimulating discussions of tools needed to measure racism and advance (health) equity. We look forward to the next steps – stay tuned! Organizers: Felicity Enders, Philip M. Alberti, and Joyce Balls-Berry, PhD, MPE Participants: Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD, David Ansell, Chandra L. Ford, Elizabeth Golembiewski, Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH, Nancy Jones at National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), Amy Kind, Charla Lambert, Rebecca Leshan, Ilan H. Meyer, Ninez Ponce, Paul Reed, MD, Rear Admiral USPHS, Somava Saha, MD MS, and Russ Waitman Supported by: The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Corporate Sponsor Program

Out now: Participants of 2023's "Psychedelics Research and Use" meeting share recommendations for managing ethics and policy issues related to the integration of psychedelic therapies into clinical practice. Read the JAMA Network Open paper here: