Marvin Zelen, Lemuel Shattuck Research Professor of Statistical Science, HSPH Department of Biostatistics, and Member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was honored at a reception on October 3 with the presentation of a specially commissioned portrait that will hang permanently outside of the Conference Room in the Department of Biostatistics on the Fourth Floor in Building 2. The portrait was painted by artist Susan Stone. The reception was organized by the Department of Biostatistics.
Professor Marvin Zelen stands next to his portrait with his wife, Thelma. The portrait was presented on October 3 and hangs outside of the Conference Room on Floor 4, Building 2.
Zelen came to Harvard in 1977 and chaired the HSPH Department of Biostatistics from 1980 to 1990. See the upcoming October 26 issue of HPH NOW for a profile of Zelen.
Zelen will deliver a lecture, "The Early Detection of Disease-Statistical Challenges: The R.A. Fisher Memorial Lecture (2007)," on Thursday, October 18, FXB G-13, 4-5 p.m.
Copyright, 2007, President and Fellows of Harvard College
