The Interdisciplinary Nutrition Sciences Symposium (INSS) is an annual translational nutrition science conference. The theme for 2023 is Obesity and the Brain Across the Life Course.

This conference will address the critical need to establish rigorous interdisciplinary and translational approaches in the context of nutrition and obesity to effectively prevent and treat a variety of physiological outcomes as they relate to aging and the brain.

Scientific themes:

• Epidemiology of Aging, Obesity, and the Brain
• Gut-Brain Axis in Obesity and Aging
• The Brain-Inflammation Connection
• How Can Transitional Geroscience Impact the Aging Brain
• Obesity, Cognitive Function, and Interventions

Learn more at the INSS conference website.

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Strategies To Ensure Completion Of The Doctoral Dissertation

The dissertation is one of the most pivotal components of doctoral programs in higher education. Yet, this is the obstacle that doctoral students have the most difficulty overcoming. This workshop will present proven strategies for mapping out a dissertation completion plan in any discipline. Workshop participants will learn how to develop relational success with the dissertation chair and committee, identify and delimit the dissertation topic, undertake a disciplined approach to the review of literature and become familiar with the essential chapter development of the dissertation. The workshop program will share specific academic practices that successful doctoral students employed to complete their dissertations on time.

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This interactive online workshop will focus on semi-structured interviewing, a data collection method used in qualitative research. Participants will have the opportunity to practice developing interview questions and using interviewing skills.

Topics:

• Basics of semi-structured interviews
• Development of interview questions and probes
• Interviewing skills
• Considerations for conducting virtual interviews.

Presenters:
MaryBeth Grewe, MPH
Engagement and Qualitative Research Specialist
NC TraCS Institute

Simone Frank, MPH
Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist
NC TraCS Institute

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AI Health Virtual Seminar: Real-world Applications of AI Chatbots with ChatGPT

Join Duke AI Health for an engaging presentation on the transformative power of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the form of Chatbots. Designed for individuals with little to no experience in using AI Chatbots, this event aims to share valuable insights with a broad community, both at Duke and beyond. This talk will focus on leveraging ChatGPT, a cutting-edge language model developed by OpenAI, to automate mundane tasks.

Stephen Toback, Assistant Director of Academic Media Production and Engineering will showcase real-world applications of ChatGPT, including prompt engineering and refinement, practical implications, and security and privacy considerations. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the fascinating world of AI Chatbots and connect with a vibrant community of innovators, researchers, and enthusiasts. And yes, this description was drafted by ChatGPT!

Speaker:
Stephen Toback
Media Architect/Senior Producer
Academic Media Engineering & Production, Duke Office of Information Technology

Host:
Shelley Rusincovitch, MMCi
Managing Director, Duke AI Health

This event is sponsored by Duke AI Health; the Duke University Departments of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Computer Science, and Electrical and Computer Engineering; the Duke Center for Computational Thinking; CTSI CREDO; the Duke University Office of Information Technology (OIT); and the Pratt School of Engineering. It is being cross-promoted by the North Carolina BERD Consortium (Duke University School of Medicine, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest School of Medicine).