2026 Marvin Zelen Symposium: Advancing Reproducible Research: Principles, Practice, and Impact
Simmons University
Helen G Drinan Hall
300 The Fenway
Boston
Tue., June 16, 2026, 1 – 5 p.m. 
Join us for a symposium exploring reproducibility from multiple perspectives, bringing together biostatisticians, epidemiologists, MDs, and data scientists to examine why reproducible research matters and how it can be strengthened in practice. Talks will span legal and organizational considerations, practical implementation strategies, and domain-specific applications in areas such as proteomics, global development data, and epidemiology. The program will highlight both challenges and actionable approaches for improving transparency, reliability, and impact across the data-driven research lifecycle.
This is an in-person only event. There is no virtual component.
Gazette Classification: Conferences
Organization/Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Department of Data Science with funds from the Frontier Science Technology & Research Foundation.
Speaker(s): Maria Jones, M.A., Senior Economist in the Development Impact (DIME) department at the World Bank, Chirag Patel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Victoria Stodden, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, at the University of Southern California, Olga Vitek, Ph.D., Raymond Bradford Bradstreet Professor, Director, Barnett Institute for Chemical and Biological Analysis, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University
Cost: Free to the public, registration required
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Contact Info: Email [email protected] with any questions.
Harvard Key Required: No
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