Thursday, July 20th - 9:00 AM-10:00AM (PT)

Dear colleagues from Hawaii/Guam/American Samoa/N. Mariana Islands
The AIM-AHEAD program (www.aim-ahead.net) will be launching many new programs for 2024, in addition to the ongoing 7 programs that were launched in the first two years. There are numerous opportunities to engage in our consortium.
A Hawaii/Pacific Island Stakeholder and Community Engagement meeting is planned for February 13-15, 2024 in Honolulu, HI. The goal of this program is to provide information about AIM-AHEAD programs, resources and networking opportunities. There will be two grant writing workshops: One for new stakeholders and one for stakeholders who need to revise their previously submitted applications to AIM-AHEAD
The location of the meeting will be decided shortly. In the meantime, I am requesting you to place a hold on your calendar to attend the Honolulu meeting. We will provide you a registration link in order for you to reserve your spot. There is no registration fee.
The Center for Urban Health Equity will host a conference focused on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The focus of the conference will be the ethics of AI – building a framework.
Location: Morgan State University, Behavioral & Social Science Center Building, Rm 512-514
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
High Risk Breast Cancer Prediction and Health Equity Data Challenge
DSTC and Nightingale Open Science developed this challenge as a training and outreach opportunity for underrepresented students in AI/ML.
The goal of this challenge is to improve the prediction of the cancer stage in minority patient’s cancers above a baseline score derived from all patients, using only the whole slide images generated by a breast biopsy.
Triple negative breast cancers constitute 15% to 20% of breast cancers and have higher incidence in African American and Hispanic women, with African Americans facing worse outcomes than other race and ethnic groups. [2] Determining the stage helps doctors determine how to move forward with treatment.
Overall Budget |
$60,000 |
Completion Date |
August 2023 at Annual AIM-AHEAD meeting |
Prizes |
Prizes for winning teams: Cash (donated), free compute credits, possible publication. Travel Grants awarded to top scoring teams to present solution at AIM-AHEAD Annual meeting |
Teams |
We hope to recruit 10-20 teams of up to 5 persons. Underrepresented populations in the U.S. biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences research enterprise are strongly encouraged to participate. (LINK) We need assistance from AIM-AHEAD HUBs and CORES for recruitment and marketing |
Timeline |
The Data Challenge - May 23 - June 23. Challengers have 1 month to improve their models. All teams will be scored and placed on a Leaderboard. Finalists will be identified based on Leaderboard. All Challengers must make solutions public on Github. |
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
Ethics Discussion Forum: Health Data Privacy and its Impact on Representation and Algorithmic Fairness
Without data, there is no modern artificial intelligence. However, getting access to data, and particularly data about a person’s biology or healthcare, can be difficult. Many factors limit health data sharing on a broad scale, with privacy being one of the principles most voiced as a concern. Our society, and the organizations that function with it, have devised a number of strategies for managing the tradeoff between health data privacy and accessibility. These include, but are certainly not limited to,
In this ethics discussion forum, we will walk through some of these strategies, as well as examples of how data sharing practices have been realized historically. Along the way, we will discuss how the tradeoffs inherent in these strategies can affect,
Discussion Host:
Bradley Malin, Ph.D |
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
The AIM-AHEAD Data and Research Core (DRC) team will be holding office hours twice a week from 5/15 – 6/19. The office hours will be set up for AIM-AHEAD Research Fellows and Call for Proposal applicants to meet and consult with the DRC and OCHIN team as they work on their proposals, discuss OCHIN datasets, and any other needs related to AIM-AHEAD Y2 projects.
Please register and attend this informational Zoom webinar to learn more about the Leadership Fellowship Cohort #2 Informational Webinar funding opportunities and ask questions you may have.