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101. BIPS junior scientist wins prize for the best presentation at the 70th Biometric Colloquium

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Date: 18-03-24

Pegah Golchian, a young scientist at BIPS, caused quite a stir at the 70th Biometric Colloquium. With her presentation on "Adversarial Random Forests for the Imputation of Missing Values", she was…

102. More than one billion people live with obesity today, according to a global analysis with BIPS participation

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Date: 06-03-24

A study recently published in the Lancet, in which BIPS was involved, provides new insights into the global rise in obesity and the simultaneous decline in underweight. The research findings point to…

103. New Secretary of the International Biometric Society - German Region comes from BIPS

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Date: 01-03-24

Dr. Ronja Foraita, Head of the Division "Statistical Methods for Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology" at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS, was elected Secretary of…

104. [BIPS Project] Counselling for alcohol problems during pregnancy

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Date: 01-03-24

South Africa (SA) has the highest prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the world due to high alcohol consumption among pregnant women in this setting. The aim of CAP-PRE (Counselling for…

105. Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb takes over as Chairman of the German Society for Public Health

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Date: 19-02-24

Last Thursday, Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb was elected 1st Chairman of the German Society for Public Health (DGPH) in Düsseldorf. Zeeb heads the Department of Prevention and Evaluation at the Leibniz…

106. NFDI4Health presents progress at the NFDI evaluation symposium

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Date: 06-02-24

On 6 February 2024, NFDI4Health was invited to the NFDI evaluation symposium in Bonn. The members demonstrated their remarkable progresses in building a FAIR infrastructure for personal health data.…

107. GrowH! Symposium at the N&G Conference

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Date: 05-02-24

[Translate to Englisch:] Kinder schießen einen Fußball.

Symposium of the GrowH! project at the 11th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth (N&G 2024), 15-17 February 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal.

108. [BIPS Project] “INDEEP” - Intervention on the determinants of and expertise in physical activity behaviours

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Date: 01-02-24

INDEEP seeks to generate excellence in research and training, providing future graduates that can advance the state-of-the-art in physical activity promotion, through a comprehensive understanding of…

109. [BIPS Project] Alcohol use in humanitarian settings: a programme of work to address alcohol and associated adversities among conflict-affected populations in Uganda and Ukraine (CHANGE)

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Date: 01-02-24

CHANGE is a programme of work (2020-2026) that seeks to develop and implement a new transdiagnostic psychological intervention to address alcohol misuse and psychological distress among…

110. Data Train Kick-off event 2024

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Date: 26-01-24

Data Train is a training program that teaches skills of data literacy to scientists of all career levels. The hybrid course is a key element of the NFDI4Health training approach and aims at building…