Dr. Colin Begg to Receive Marvin Zelen Award

We are extremely pleased to announce that Colin B. Begg, PhD, Chairman and Attending Biostatistician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Professor of Biostatistics and Public Health at Cornell University, will be the recipient of the 2019 Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science. Dr. Begg will accept the award and deliver a lecture on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

This award will be presented to Dr. Begg in recognition of his leadership in statistical methods for cancer research, his fundamental contributions to design and analysis of clinical trials and diagnostic imaging studies, his years of service on national advisory committees, his extensive contributions to leading research journals, his commitment to mentorship and leadership in the statistical community, and for building an environment in which statistics and its applications have flourished.

See website for more on Dr. Begg’s career highlights.