2018 DFCI/FSTRK Marvin Zelen Symposium

Register now for the 2018 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Frontier Science and Research Technology Foundation’s Marvin Zelen Memorial Symposium. This year’s topic is: Data Science in Biomedical Research Featuring the … Continue reading “2018 DFCI/FSTRK Marvin Zelen Symposium”

NESS Colloquium Series with Michael Jordan, 1/31

Dr. Michael Jordan Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Department of Statistics The University of California, Berkeley On Computational Thinking, Inferential … Continue reading “NESS Colloquium Series with Michael Jordan, 1/31”

Inaugural Kolokotrones Symposium – 2/2

Inaugural Kolokotrones Symposium on Data Science Hot Topics in Cancer Epidemiology Do Statins Increase the Survival of Cancer Patients? Presentations and panel discussion hosted by Lorelei Mucci & Miguel Hernán Friday, … Continue reading “Inaugural Kolokotrones Symposium – 2/2”

Susan Murphy Receives R.A. Fisher Award

Professor of Statistics and Computer Science Susan A. Murphy will receive the prestigious R.A. Fisher Award and Lectureship from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS). She will deliver the … Continue reading “Susan Murphy Receives R.A. Fisher Award”

Lunchtime Career Chat with Peter Mueller – 1/25

A tradition began last spring in the department, linking the Colloquium Series with Career Development, and it will continue this year! Lunchtime Career Chats are specifically designed to be informal, … Continue reading “Lunchtime Career Chat with Peter Mueller – 1/25”

Catalyst Short Course on Clinical Trials – 1/15

Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical & Translational Science Center Biostatistics Program Short Course Announcement Some Key Concepts in Design and Analysis of Early Developmental Clinical Trials   January 15, 2019 | … Continue reading “Catalyst Short Course on Clinical Trials – 1/15”

HDSI Hosts Multidisciplinary Roundtables

On November 6, members from the Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI), Elsevier, and LexisNexis sat down to participate in three 90-minute multidisciplinary roundtables to identify problems of societal importance that … Continue reading “HDSI Hosts Multidisciplinary Roundtables”