ME-ARC Lightning Talks: “Innovations in Digital Health Interventions”
The Mobile & Electronic Health ARC (ME-ARC) held the event, “Innovations in Digital Health Interventions” on Nov. 20 to share ongoing research in digital health interventions, form new collaborations and reignite old ones, and identify next steps for the ME-ARC and digital health at BU.
Twelve faculty members from both campuses and numerous departments (CAS, GSDM, Medicine, SPH, Questrom, Sargent, Social Work, and VA Boston), presented 5-minute lightning presentations on their recent work.
A group lunch and discussion among attendees followed. The ME-ARC and symposium attendees will reconvene in January to operationalize future directions. Please contact the ME-ARC if you would like to be involved.
About the ME-ARC
Founded in 2016 by Belinda Borrelli, PhD, the mission of the ME-ARC is to conduct transdisciplinary research and training with an emphasis on developing and testing digital solutions to improve health and wellness, particularly among disparity-facing populations. To foster collaboration, the ME-ARC holds monthly seminars, annual symposia, assesses BU digital needs through discussion groups and surveys, and provides consultation to BU researchers. The ME-ARC established a pilot funding program, which helped launch a number of collaborations and resulted in publications and funded grants.
ME-ARC Leadership Team: Director & PI: Belinda Borrelli, PhD; Co-Directors: Dan Fulford, PhD (SAR); Joanne Murabito, MD (Medicine); Former Co-Director/External Collaborator: Lisa Quintiliani, PhD (Tufts).
Submitted by Belinda Borrelli, PhD.