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Cells to Society (C2S) hosted its sixth annual Summer Biomarker Institute on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University on June 6-8, 2011. Interest in incorporating biomarkers into survey research is currently high, but disciplinary training is such that few investigators possess the necessary dual expertise in the social and biomedical sciences.
The institute is designed to provide a hands-on introduction to state-of-the-art methods for integrating biomarkers into population-based, social science research, covering technical as well as conceptual issues associated with biological measurement in naturalistic settings.
Thomas McDade (Anthropology), Emma Adam (Human Development and Social Policy), and Christopher Kuzawa (Anthropology) directed the workshop. Presentations by additional researchers with extensive biomarker experience was also featured.
By the end of the institute, participants should have the tools necessary to make informed decisions about the appropriateness of specific biomarkers for their research agenda, to communicate effectively with potential collaborators about biomarker issues, and to engage in innovative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.
2011
Agenda
2011 Agenda (PDF)
June 6 ••• Day 1
Annenberg Hall-Room 345 |
| Morning session |
| 8:30 |
Continental breakfast |
| 8:45 |
Welcome and participant introductions
Thomas McDade, Emma Adam, and Christopher Kuzawa, IPR/C2S, Northwestern University |
| 9:15 |
What is biology and why measure it? A theoretical introduction to biology and its role in the social sciences
Christopher Kuzawa, IPR/C2S, Northwestern University |
| 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
Case studies: Biology in context
Thomas McDade, Emma Adam, Christopher Kuzawa, IPR/C2S, Northwestern University |
| 12:00 |
Lunch, James Allen Center Park Dining Room |
| Afternoon Session |
| 1:30 |
Theory to practice: Guiding principles for integrating biological measures into survey research
Christopher Kuzawa, IPR/C2S, Northwestern University |
| 2:15 |
Salivary biomarkers: Common measures, collection methods and challenges, and analysis techniques
Emma Adam, IPR/C2S, Northwestern University |
| 3:00 |
Break |
| 3:15 |
Salivary biomarkers, continued |
| 4:30 |
Adjourn |
| 6:00 |
Dinner at Campagnola, 2nd floor
815 Chicago Ave., Evanston, 847-475-6100
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June 7 ••• Day 2
Annenberg Hall - Room 345 |
| Morning session |
| 8:30 |
Continental breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Engaging diverse populations in biomarker research
Ann Bryant Borders, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Dried blood spots as a minimally-invasive alternative to venipuncture: Advantages/disadvantages, analytic options, and procedures for sample collection
Thomas McDade, IPR/C2S, Northwestern University |
| 12:15 |
Lunch |
| Afternoon Session |
| 1:45 |
Methods breakout sessions:
1. Anthropometry
2. Blood pressure
3. Actigraphy
Christopher Kuzawa, IPR/C2S, Northwestern University |
| 3:15 |
Break |
| 3:30 |
Methods development and application: Lessons from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project
Stacy Tessler Lindau, University of Chicago |
| 4:30 |
Adjourn |
June 8 ••• Day 3
Anthropology Department, 1810 Hinman Ave.
Main conference room and Laboratory for Human Biology Research |
| Morning session |
| 8:30 |
Continental breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Deoxyribonucleic acid topic: TBA
M. Geoffrey Hayes, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University |
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| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Laboratory measurement, I: Introduction to the immunoassay
Thomas McDade, IPR/C2S, Northwestern University |
| 11:00 |
Laboratory measurement, II: Assay evaluation and quality control
Thomas McDade, IPR/C2S, Northwestern University |
| 12:00 |
Lunch in house |
| 12:30 |
Breakout sessions:
1. Lab tour
2. Sample shipping and storage
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| Afternoon Session |
| 1:30 |
Presentation of lab results and wrap up |
| 2:00 |
Adjourn |
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