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Welcoming Timi Ann Neri as the New Operations Director for the Department of Epidemiology

We are pleased to welcome Timi Ann Neri who brings extensive experience in research administration, financial operations, and faculty program support within academic medicine. Most recently at Mass General Brigham and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, she supported complex, multi-investigator portfolios with a focus on grant management, budgeting strategy, operational systems, […]

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New Publication Alert- Itching to know: the Microbiome, Allergic Disease, and Antimicrobial Chemicals

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40572-025-00519-1?utm_source=springer_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CONR_40572_AWA1_GL_DTEC_054CI_TOC-050526&utm_content=etoc_springer_20260505 Purpose of Review Antimicrobial compounds are pervasive consumer product additives that have been linked to allergic disease outcomes. Human-affiliated microbiomes may induce susceptibility or confer resilience to antimicrobials, or may be a mechanistic link between antimicrobials and allergy. In this review we summarize what is known about the connections […]

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Research Presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2026

This spring, Irma M. Vlasac, PhD Student, had the opportunity to present their research at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2026 in San Diego, California, one of the largest international gatherings of cancer researchers. Their abstract, “Characterization of high-grade serous ovarian cancer copy number alterations in Black […]

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A Week of Monastic Wisdom at Dartmouth

This spring, Dartmouth welcomes monastics from the Plum Village tradition for a week of shared mindfulness practice, reflection, and community. Rooted in the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, these offerings invite Dartmouth students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members to slow down, reconnect, and experience mindfulness as a living, embodied […]

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Geisel Study Links Planetary Health Diet During Pregnancy to Healthier Birth Outcomes

Leyre Notario Barandiaran, MPH, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Epidemiology Department at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine working with Margaret Karagas, recently shared findings from a new study examining whether following a planetary health–style diet during pregnancy influences preterm birth and infant size at birth. The results, published in […]

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“Biobehavioral susceptibility for obesity: What we know and what we don’t” with Dr. Susan Carnell

Check out the upcoming EPI Seminar by Dr. Susan Carnell on Friday, February 20 from 2:30-3:30 PM. If you have any questions, please reach out to Timothy Renier at Timothy.J.Renier.GR@dartmouth.edu Zoom link: https://dartmouth.zoom.us/j/96786217577?pwd=vu01trMEKHDTE8dpoyfrP905UjQYzi.1 Seminar Description: We all inhabit an ‘obesogenic’ environment, yet not everyone develops obesity. This may be in […]

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Dr. Megan Romano Featured in NHPR’s “Safe to Drink” PFAS Series

The Document team at New Hampshire Public Radio recently released Safe to Drink, a four-part investigative series examining PFAS water contamination. Episode 4 features Dr. Megan Romano, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Check it out and listen here.

Dr. Sarah Robertson Presents on Methods and Challenges in Transportability Research at SER Digit Series

On January 14, the SER Student and Postdoc Committee hosted a session on transportability research as part of its Digit Series. Dr. Sarah Robertson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, together with Eleanor Hayes-Larson, presented emerging methods for extending evidence beyond […]

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