Dan Webster

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Principal Scientist, Digital Health Sage Bionetworks

Seattle, WA

Expert Bio

Dan E. Webster, PhD is a biomedical researcher leading the Digital Health team for Sage Bionetworks, a non-profit research organization in Seattle. Dan was recognized by STATNews with a Wunderkind Award for his use of large-scale, app-based research studies using smartphone sensors to detect and manage diseases. Dan continues to run research studies that almost anyone can join with just their phones to further scientific understanding.

Education

PhD in Oncology and Cancer Biology, Stanford University (’13)

BS in Genetics, University of Wisconsin (’07)

Press

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Prevention and Safety Measures (1) Testing and Tracking (1) The Science of the Virus (1)
A visual metaphor for social distancing using ping-pong balls and mousetraps. Ping pong balls and mouse traps demonstrate social distancing impact
prevention / safety
Apple and Google released the core code for governments and other developers to build interoperable... Apple and Google recently released the core of their contact tracing apps for developers to build from. Here’s how they’ll work. – 1440 Resources
Testing and Tracking
A basic explanation of the Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered (SIR) model, a key tool in projecting outbreaks. Simulating an epidemic
The Science of the Virus

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Posted by Dan Webster 4 years ago

Use this app to track your moles and see if they're cancerous. The Mole Mapper Study, mobile phone skin imaging and melanoma risk data collected using ResearchKit