The Departments of Biostatistics and Statistics are pleased to announce the first year of joint seminars between the two departments to encourage collaboration and networking, as well as a greater … Continue reading “Joint Statistics Colloquium – Robert Kass”
Please join us December 1, 5:30 – 7:30pm, for a panel discussion exploring the options in academia, industry, and government available to students choosing to pursue graduate study in biostatistics. Current graduate … Continue reading “Careers in Biostatistics”
What program are you in? I am in the Biostatistics SM2 80-credit program. Tell us about the path that brought you to Boston and our Department, including how you became … Continue reading “Student Stories – Erin Schnellinger”
Professor Dave Harrington traveled to Birmingham, Alabama this past weekend to attend the annual Field of Dreams conference hosted by The National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences. The … Continue reading “Field of Dreams 2015”
Now in its 9th year, the PQG held another successful conference last week on Single Cell Genomics in the New Research Building at HMS. Approximately 130 people gathered for scientific presentations by … Continue reading “Program in Quantitative Genomics Conference”
The annual Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science, supported by colleagues, friends and family, was established to honor Dr. Marvin Zelen’s long and distinguished career as a statistician and his … Continue reading “Marvin Zelen Leadership Award – Nominations”
What program are you in? Biostatistics Ph.D. Tell us about the path that brought you to Boston and our Department, including how you became interested in Biostatistics and Computational Biology. … Continue reading “Student Stories – Will Townes”
Associate Professor Curtis Huttenhower recently received two research grants. A two-year NIH R21 entitled “Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage and the Nasal Microbiome” will characterize the associations between S. Aureas and the … Continue reading “New Grants – Curtis Huttenhower”
The faculty met for their annual retreat on Friday, October 23rd at the Arboretum’s Weld Hill Research Building where they had engaging discussions on several topics and even enjoyed a … Continue reading “Faculty Retreat 2015”
As part of our Department Colloquium Series, Brian J. Reich from the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University will be our speaker on November 12, 2015. Dr. Reich … Continue reading “Colloquium Speaker: Brian Reich”