quick visual updates to the newsletter

docs/newsletter/2025-12-research-initiative-call.rst

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+Highlights from ML4H 2024
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+Here are some photos from our time at ML4H, including the poster sessions and team dinner!
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+.. figure:: /_static/newsletter/dec_2025/Dinner.jpg
+   :width: 100%
+   :alt: PyHealth team at ML4H dinner
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+   PyHealth team dinner at ML4H
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+.. figure:: /_static/newsletter/dec_2025/PresentingAPoster.jpg
+   :width: 100%
+   :alt: PyHealth Research Initiative (Abraham Francisco Arellano Tavara & Umesh Kumar) Presenting Posters
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+   Poster session at ML4H
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+**Our Research Posters:**
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+.. figure:: /_static/newsletter/dec_2025/sdoh_prediction_poster.png
+   :width: 100%
+   :alt: Social Determinants of Health Prediction poster
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+   Social Determinants of Health Prediction
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+.. figure:: /_static/newsletter/dec_2025/ML4H_RD_Diff2025_Poster.png
+   :width: 100%
+   :alt: Rare Disease Diffusion poster
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+   Rare Disease Diferential Diagnosis poster
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+.. figure:: /_static/newsletter/dec_2025/ProstateCancerBenchmark.jpg
+   :width: 100%
+   :alt: Prostate Cancer Genomics Benchmark poster
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+   Prostate Cancer Genomics Benchmark
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+
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+
 What is the PyHealth Research Initiative?
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+Timeline & Open Projects
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+We're always looking for contributors to PyHealth and people to work on interesting healthcare problems—that doesn't change, and you can start early! However, our target venue for this cycle is `MLHC 2025 <https://www.mlforhc.org/paper-submission>`_ (Machine Learning for Healthcare), with the following key dates:
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+- **Pre-submission intent deadline**: April 10, 2025
+- **Full submission deadline**: April 11, 2025
+- **Conference dates**: August 15–16, 2025
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+We plan to run this research program over the spring, working toward the MLHC submission deadline.
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+**Open Projects**: Browse our list of (not yet finalized) available research projects and find one that matches your interests: `Open Projects List <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DLDpjBi40esOqaDWUvHTvCEEEoixyORTDisemIOkMBo/edit?usp=sharing>`_
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+
 How Do I Apply?
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docs/research_initiative.rst

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      - ML4H 2025
      - `Paper <https://openreview.net/forum?id=CrZyNUfWHp>`_
    * - 2025
-     - Abraham Francisco, Arellano Tavara, Umesh Kumar
+     - Abraham Francisco Arellano Tavara, Umesh Kumar
      - Prostate-VarBench: A Benchmark with Interpretable TabNet Framework for Prostate Cancer Variant Classification
      - ML4H 2025
      - `Paper <https://openreview.net/forum?id=zOUjZgKD2E>`_