The 10th annual New York City Epidemiology Forum (NYCEF) will be held on April 4, 2024, at NYU Langone Health’s Murphy Auditorium at 550 First Avenue. The event will be co-hosted by NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU School of Global Public Health. The conference includes oral presentations, posters, and discussion sessions and is expected to lead to new collaborative activities, such as networks with shared resources and joint educational programs.

For the past 10 years, NYCEF has provided a vibrant forum for regular contact and exchanges between epidemiologists working in academic and other institutions in the New York City metropolitan area, with a special focus on junior researchers, including junior faculty, postdocs, fellows, and students. NYCEF fosters increased awareness about research conducted across institutions. It provides opportunities for researchers to present their work, with the overall goals of promoting bilateral or multisite collaborative projects and enhancing career opportunities for junior investigators. For questions and inquiries, please contact the 2024 event coordinator, Rebecca Gevertz, at Rebecca.Gevertz@NYULangone.org.

View the event program.

Keynote Speakers

Chinazo Cunningham, MD, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) 

Jay Kaufman, PhD, Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University

Registration

We invite registrations for the 2024 annual conference. Please register before Monday, March 25, 2024. Attendance is free and includes lunch. We welcome all staff, students, and faculty of participating New York City institutions.

Register for the conference.

Abstract Submission

NYCEF invites the submission of abstracts for consideration for oral or poster presentations. The goals of the conference are to exchange knowledge regarding epidemiologic studies performed in and around the New York City area, to stimulate discussion and encourage collaboration among institutions. Although both senior and junior investigators are encouraged to submit abstracts, we particularly encourage submissions from junior investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate degree students.

Abstracts will be reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, February 9, 2024, at 11:59PM ET.

Abstract Guidelines

Abstracts must adhere to a 300-word maximum. We accept structured abstracts with background, methods, results, and conclusions. Abstracts may not present work previously published in the literature, but prior presentations elsewhere are acceptable. Any findings from quantitative or qualitative analysis will be considered. Abstracts that do not have results at the time of submission will still be considered but are ineligible for awards. All final presentations and posters should include results.

Submit your abstract.

Participating Institutions

Participating institutions include Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, Icahn Medical School at Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU School of Global Public Health, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

Committees

Committees comprise members of numerous participating institutions across the New York City metropolitan area.

Steering Committee, NYCEF 2024

Lorna Thorpe, PhD, MPH, host, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Sean Clouston, PhD, Program in Public Health, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Pam Factor-Litvak, PhD, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Helena Furberg, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Linda Gerber, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Elizabeth Helzner, PhD, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health
Farzana Kapadia, PhD, NYU School of Global Public Health
Ilias Kavouras, PhD, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Thomas Rohan, MBBS, PhD, DHSc, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Rebecca Schwartz, PhD, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Stephanie Shiau, PhD, Rutgers School of Public Health
Emanuela Taioli, MD, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Gretchen Van Wye, PhD, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Scientific Committee, NYCEF 2024

Byoungjun Kim, PhD, host, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Mengmeng (Margaret) Du, ScD, MSc, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Juan Gago, MD, MPH, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
David Hanna, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hari Iyer, ScD, MPH, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Elizabeth Kantor, PhD, MPH, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Colby Lewis V, MS, Weill Cornell Medical College
Sheng Li, MD, PhD, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Courtney McKnight, DrPH, MPH, NYU School of Global Public Health
Christine Molmenti, PhD, MPH, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Christopher Morrison, PhD, MPH, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Janet Rosenbaum, PhD, SUNY Downstate School of Public Health
Ben Spoer, PhD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Maaike van Gerwen, MD, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Suzan M. Walters, PhD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Ellen Wiewel, DrPH, MHS, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Mahdieh Yazdi, PharmD, MPH, PHD, Program in Public Health, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University