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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">*** BBS course announcement***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We are pleased to announce a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>half-day course<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>on <b>“</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;background:white">A
critical introduction to causal mediation analysis for biostatistics</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">”. </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>course<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>will
take place on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>morning<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, October 31<sup>st</sup>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>D-BSSE,
ETHZ, Klingelbergstrasse 46, Basel.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The short course will introduce the basic concepts and the controversy around causal mediation analysis. The instructor is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.bips-institut.de/kontakt/personal/wissenschaftliche-mitarbeiter.html?MAid=1002&cHash=120330348af81b7d492831f623b8282b__;!!N3hqHg43uw!rt7qsjPCjArExChxYG4NAwpKzMm4QuMgrTgzKn26yIz5upqrcKS3Uz8WbCSinZ4uGCEbyjGeBinaVVs35K4vGk2TlhR4$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.bips-institut.de/kontakt/personal/wissenschaftliche-mitarbeiter.html?MAid=1002&cHash=120330348af81b7d492831f623b8282b__;!!N3hqHg43uw!rt7qsjPCjArExChxYG4NAwpKzMm4QuMgrTgzKn26yIz5upqrcKS3Uz8WbCSinZ4uGCEbyjGeBinaVVs35K4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#467886">Vanessa
Didelez</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#467886;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#467886">(BIPS and University of Bremen)</span></a>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Please check the </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/baselbiometrics.github.io/home/docs/upcoming/20251031/agenda.pdf__;!!N3hqHg43uw!rt7qsjPCjArExChxYG4NAwpKzMm4QuMgrTgzKn26yIz5upqrcKS3Uz8WbCSinZ4uGCEbyjGeBinaVVs35K4vGqMOzzDS$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/baselbiometrics.github.io/home/docs/upcoming/20251031/agenda.pdf__;!!N3hqHg43uw!rt7qsjPCjArExChxYG4NAwpKzMm4QuMgrTgzKn26yIz5upqrcKS3Uz8WbCSinZ4uGCEbyjGeBinaVVs35K4vGqMOzzDS$"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#467886">program</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">and </span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/MvaNg5pzS9GtwiVm8__;!!N3hqHg43uw!rt7qsjPCjArExChxYG4NAwpKzMm4QuMgrTgzKn26yIz5upqrcKS3Uz8WbCSinZ4uGCEbyjGeBinaVVs35K4vGvEUuedo$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/MvaNg5pzS9GtwiVm8__;!!N3hqHg43uw!rt7qsjPCjArExChxYG4NAwpKzMm4QuMgrTgzKn26yIz5upqrcKS3Uz8WbCSinZ4uGCEbyjGeBinaVVs35K4vGvEUuedo$"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#467886">REGISTER
HERE</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> to join us at the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>course. Register soon as places are limited.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Follow
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/baselbiometrics/">the BBS LinkedIn page</a> for updates on events and initiatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Giusi Moffa and Jack Kuipers (on behalf of the
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#9D9D9D;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">LinkedIn: </span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/giusimoffa/" target="_blank" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/giusimoffa/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1">https://www.linkedin.com/in/giusimoffa/</span></a></span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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