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SERnews - April 2026

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SERnews

April 8, 2026

​SER President's Message​

Wendy Nembhard

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Mid-Year Meeting. It was a wonderful success, and I am very grateful to our keynote speakers, session organizers, presenters, and poster presenters—every session was truly outstanding. I also extend congratulations to our poster award winners. Now, we turn our attention with excitement to our Annual Meeting in Phoenix. Several volunteer opportunities are still available, and I sincerely thank all of our volunteers—our meetings would not be possible without your time, energy, and commitment. Read More​

​SER-SPC President's Message​

Anthony Nixon, Jr.

Greetings, As we move into April, I want to begin by encouraging you to secure your spot for the 2026 SER Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona (June 23–26, 2026). Registration is now open, with early rates available through May 15, 2026. The Annual Meeting is a cornerstone of our community: offering opportunities to share your work, engage with leading scholars, and build meaningful connections across epidemiology. Your registration includes access to plenary sessions, poster presentations, networking events, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, and receptions, with pre-conference workshops available for an additional fee... Read More​

2026 Elections

SER Elections will open April 1 and will close May 12, 2026

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President-Elect Candidates

Magdalena Cerdá

NYU Langone Health

Jodie Guest

Emory University

Member at Large Candidates

Nadia N. Abuelezam

Michigan State University

Neal Goldstein

Drexel University

Meredith Shiels

National Cancer Institute

2026 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ
June 23-26, 2026

Registration for the 2026 SER Annual Meeting is now live. Don’t miss your chance to connect with epidemiologists from across the globe and engage with cutting‑edge research.

Register today: Annual Meeting Registration ​
Visit the Conference Page to stay up to date on all conference details.

2026 Annual Meeting Hotel Block Now Open

Plan ahead and reserve your room at the conference hotel. The SER room block offers convenience and guaranteed group rates for attendees.

Book your accommodations: Hotel Accommodations​

Count down to 2026-06-23T15:00:00.000Z​

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SER Playlist

Benchmarking Observational Studies Against Randomized Trial Evidence

Haidong Lu​
Yale University Schools of Medicine and Public Health

Shirley Wang​
Harvard Medical School

"Benchmarking refers to the systematic comparison of results from an observational study to those from a reference randomized trial that addresses the same causal question. Although comparing observational findings with randomized trial results is not new in epidemiology and medicine, the formalization of this comparison as a structured “benchmarking” approach is relatively recent and has emerged largely alongside the development of the target trial emulation framework (see Hernán and Robins 2016 AJE). Under the target trial emulation framework, observational analyses are explicitly designed to emulate a hypothetical well-defined randomized trial... "

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