Alumni Talk
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Category: department_news
Heat Waves – An NIEHS Paper of the Year
Jennifer Bobb and Francesca Dominici‘s paper, Causes of hospitalization during heat waves, was recently named one of the top papers funded by the NIEHS in 2015. The paper reported that, … Continue reading “Heat Waves – An NIEHS Paper of the Year”
Why Public Health? Featuring Jeremiah Zhe Liu
Jeremiah Zhe Liu (SM ’15, PhD ’20) was recently interviewed for the school’s Why Public Health? feature in the Harvard Public Health Magazine. After coming to America and seeing a … Continue reading “Why Public Health? Featuring Jeremiah Zhe Liu”
Shirley Liu: New Chair of GCAT Study Section
In the fall of 2015, Shirley Liu succeeded Rafa Irizarry as the Chair of the NIH Genomics, Computational Biology and Technology (GCAT) Study Section. Her chair term will be for two years. Proposals reviewed … Continue reading “Shirley Liu: New Chair of GCAT Study Section”
Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Symposium
Statistical Issues in the Study & Design of Cardiovascular Disease February 10, 2016 11:00am-5pm, Yawkey Conference Center, DFCI RSVP to mplante@hsph.harvard.edu This half-day symposium, sponsored by the Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Program, … Continue reading “Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Symposium”
Colloquium Speaker: Neil Shephard
As part of our Department Colloquium Series, Neil Shephard from the Department of Statistics at Harvard University will be our speaker on Janaury 28, 2016. Dr. Shephard will speak on ³Moment … Continue reading “Colloquium Speaker: Neil Shephard”
New Courses
Three new courses are being introduced this year, plus Professor Rafa Irizarry continued to roll out new modules in his HarvardX course, PHX525, Data Analysis for Genomics, over the spring … Continue reading “New Courses”
A Boston – Jeddah Collaboration
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”
Translational Science Moving Forward
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”
Marvin Zelen Leadership Award
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”
