Distinguished Speaker Seminars
CTSI Distinguished Speaker Seminars feature important topics in clinical and translational science presented by national and internationally respected speakers.
Through the seminars, the CTSI partners with UB’s five health sciences schools and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center to sponsor a round of visiting scholars in the forefront of their respective disciplines. The goal is to expose faculty, trainees, and students to various pathways in clinical and translational research.
Upcoming Speaker:
Associate Professor
Chief of Division of Population Health
Department of Medicine
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
LOCATION: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Room 2220A
TIME: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
“Structural Determinants of Food Insecurity: Mechanisms, Pathways, and Policy Interventions”
Food insecurity is known to influence chronic disease outcomes, including prevalence, complications, and mortality due to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Evolving evidence highlights the importance of upstream structural factors, however, mechanisms, pathways, and interventions to mitigate the relationship are yet unclear.
UB's Department of Medicine’s Division of Population Health has been at the forefront of research in this area, particularly in integrating social and medical care and generating evidence to change health policy. This seminar will walk through the evidence generated through health services research studies testing structural interventions to address food insecurity and improve chronic disease outcomes.
For more information, contact cmp9@buffalo.edu or 716-844-9282.
