The King Abdulaziz University MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology saw its first cohort graduate this year. Several of our students submitted their theses for publication, with the guidance of our … Continue reading “A Boston – Jeddah Collaboration”
The Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Program had another productive year. We continued to provide statistical consulting services to Harvard-affiliated investigators. This year, our consultants supported several K2 and R01 grant awards, collaborated … Continue reading “Translational Science Moving Forward”
This year’s recipient of the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science was Nan Laird, Professor of Biostatistics and Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of Public Health. Nan received this prestigious award in May for her … Continue reading “Marvin Zelen Leadership Award”
Professor of Biostatistics Victor DeGruttola (ScD ’86) was this year’s recipient of the Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award. During a very special day with friends and colleagues, he presented a lecture on “Responding … Continue reading “Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award”
The Department named Debashis Ghosh, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Informatics at the Colorado School of Public Health, the 2015 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lecturer. Dr. Ghosh presented … Continue reading “Myrto Lefkopoulou Lectureship”
Christoph Lange received a grant from the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Foundation to develop analytical and statistical tools for sequence analysis for Alzheimer’s disease. Brent Coull received an NIH Conference Grant “Workshop for Junior Biostatisticians … Continue reading “New Faculty Grants”
Associate Professor Curtis Huttenhower recently received two new research grants. A two-year NIH R21 entitled “Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage and the Nasal Microbiome” will characterize the associations between S. Aureas and the predominant members … Continue reading “New Microbiome Initiative Data Center”
Professor Francesca Dominici, Professor Brent Coull, and Assistant Professor Cory Zigler play key roles within a new EPA-funded research center, “Regional Air Pollution Mixtures: The Past and Future Impact of Emission Controls and Climate … Continue reading “New EPA-Funded Research Center”
Xihong Lin is the recipient of a prestigious National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA). Globally recognized for her leadership and expertise in statistical genetics and genomics, Xihong received a $6.6 million … Continue reading “NCI Outstanding Investigator Award”
Concerned by the lack of diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) programs, doctoral students Octavious Talbot and Alex Ocampo recruited Kelly Mosesso and Sam Tracy to teach programming … Continue reading “StatStart: Diversity in Statistics”
