DES Winter Meeting & DES/DSTS debate on vaccine research methods

The DES Winter Meeting 2025 will take place on 3 December at Comwell Odense.
The program includes a session on causal inference with confirmed speakers Sonja Swanson (University of Pittsburgh, USA) and Long Nguyen (University of Copenhagen). Another session will focus on target trials, featuring Xabier Garcia de Albeniz (RTI Health Solutions), Mads Gamborg and Kathrine Grell (The Danish Cancer Society). The 2025 General Assembly will also be held during the meeting.

DES/DSTS Event – Methods in Vaccine Research

A joint event hosted by DES together with the Danish Statistical Society (DSTS) will take place on 4 December at Comwell Odense. The event will feature a debate on methods in vaccine research with Christine Stabell Benn (University of Southern Denmark) and Henrik Støvring (Aarhus University). The event is free of charge for students (Bachelor’s and Master’s level), who may also apply for travel reimbursement.

See the full program for both events and register below.

Call for abstracts

Are you a postdoc or phd-student and would you like to present your work at the DES Winter meeting 3^rd December 2025? We invite you to submit an abstract for a short oral presentation (approximately 8 minutes and 2 minutes for questions) on any topic in epidemiological research. Six abstracts will be selected for presentations, providing an excellent opportunity to share your findings and engage with fellow epidemiologists.

Submission Guidelines:

• Topic: We welcome presentations broadly related to epidemiology.
• Abstract Length: Maximum 300 words
• Deadline: November 1st, 2025
• Send your abstract to: dansk.epidemiologisk.selskab@outlook.dk
• Submissions from researchers (PhD or postdocs) are welcomed
• Selected speakers will be notified 2 weeks after the abstract submission deadline.