ORBIT Hub: Winter School in Real-World Data Analytics

Join the ORBIT (Observational Research Building Interdisciplinary Therapeutic Advances) Interdisciplinary Hub for a three-day Winter School in Real-World Data Analytics, January 28-30, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This virtual event is open to anyone interested in real-world data analytics, regardless of affiliation with Duke University. Register for the Zoom link.

Over three days, attendees will explore the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence in clinical research using real-world data, review foundational methods of causal inference and econometrics, and examine the interplay between real-world data and clinical trial design, conduct, and analysis.

Speakers include the following faculty and experts: Monica Agrawal, David Carlson, Feng Gao, Ricardo Henao, Chuan Hong, Fan Li, Jay Lusk, Brian Mac Grory, Ryan McDevitt, Emily O'Brien, Dylan Thibault, Laine Thomas, Chengxin Yang, and Anqi Zhao.