Leveling Up with Databricks in the SHIRE
New developments and guidance are coming to Databricks in the SHIRE. In this seminar, JP Powers, PhD, will highlight new enhancements and functionality that will become available to users, with a particular focus on Unity Catalog. He will also address some common pitfalls and points of confusion around working with Databricks in the SHIRE.
Speaker:
JP Powers, PhD
Research Data Scientist
TraCS Data Science Lab
Seminars in the NC TraCS Data Science Lab Seminar Series cover a range of topics related to health care data science, clinical data, data engineering, and working in these areas at UNC-Chapel Hill. These hybrid seminars are usually held monthly on the third Tuesday of each month from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the NC TraCS suite (room 219) on the 2nd floor of Brinkhous-Bullitt or via Zoom.
Fall 2026 Steelman Distinguished Lecturer, Lisa M. Coussens of Oregon Health & Science University presents Inflammation and cancer: From basic mechanisms to therapeutic targets
The Coussens lab is interested in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate leukocyte recruitment into neoplastic tissue, and the subsequent regulation those leukocytes exert on evolving cancer cells.
Speaker:
Lisa M. Coussens, PhD, FAACR, FAIO
Professor and Chairwoman, Department of Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology
Hildegard Lamfrom Endowed Chair in Basic Science
Oregon Health & Science University
The Steelman Committee:
Mike Emanuele, PhD; Kirsten Bryant, PhD; Kevin Pruitt, PhD; John Morris, PhD
Event Location:
Bioinformatics Building, Room 1131
Zoom available by request