{"id":4206,"date":"2026-08-18T13:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/?p=4206"},"modified":"2026-08-18T13:27:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:27:29","slug":"aislinn-gilmour-represents-department-of-epidemiology-on-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/2026\/08\/18\/aislinn-gilmour-represents-department-of-epidemiology-on-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Aislinn Gilmour Represents Department of Epidemiology on Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>In April,\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/qbs\/profile\/aislinn-gilmour\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgeiselmed.dartmouth.edu%2Fqbs%2Fprofile%2Faislinn-gilmour%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMelanie.A.Sayarath%40dartmouth.edu%7C280333453e83406c49fa08defa2468d5%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C639223231467212185%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BEHr%2F5Bgmuj%2F9%2BLoBfUuPJwPhUbLS%2FifzsTHVMuEI3o%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"9d0b9d71-bdc8-4244-8b52-b841fd1a74c2\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Aislinn Gilmour<\/a> represented the Department of Epidemiology at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaas.org\/programs\/catalyzing-advocacy-in-science-and-engineering\">AAAS CASE Conference <\/a>in Washington, D.C. <\/strong><em>(Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering). <\/em>Aislinn is a first-year doctoral student in the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences program (QBS) at Geisel and the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies at Dartmouth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Aislinn traveled along with three other Guarini students to attend the intensive workshop on Capitol Hill, which equips scientific researchers across various disciplines with advocacy tools to engage with \u00a0federal policymakers. <\/span>The QBS-track has provided Aislinn the opportunity to work across disciplines and she worked with the Department of Epidemiology this past year on research relating to the microbiome and cystic fibrosis outcomes, lung cancer screening guidelines, and parabens exposure and respiratory health outcomes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4214\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4214\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4214\" src=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1-73x55.jpg 73w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1-1600x1200.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/epidemiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/08\/PXL_20260415_170228174.TS-00010-2048x1536-1-580x435.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4214\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right: Salar Khaleghzadegan, Savannah Byron, Aislinn Gilmour, and Mizuki Tojo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Read more about Aislinn\u2019s time on Capitol Hill:<\/strong> <em><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/guarinigrad.dartmouth.edu\/blog\/2026\/05\/18\/on-capitol-hill-guarini-students-offer-a-preview-of-the-future-of-science\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fguarinigrad.dartmouth.edu%2Fblog%2F2026%2F05%2F18%2Fon-capitol-hill-guarini-students-offer-a-preview-of-the-future-of-science%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMelanie.A.Sayarath%40dartmouth.edu%7C280333453e83406c49fa08defa2468d5%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C639223231467235192%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6ThvVQmm8ow%2BEEm5B0qYHZvRjBn0WmVpNcIA3bswapg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"275ebfbb-fb8e-494d-a5ae-31cd43a4ea3c\" data-linkindex=\"2\">On Capitol Hill, Guarini Students Offer \u201cA Preview of the Future of Science\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April,\u00a0Aislinn Gilmour represented the Department of Epidemiology at the AAAS CASE Conference in Washington, D.C. (Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering). 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