Department of Biostatistics

Category: Faculty News

“Into Practice” with Giovanni Parmigiani

Republished from Into Practice, a biweekly communication of Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, intended to provide timely, evidence-based advice to enhance learning at Harvard. Giovanni Parmigiani, Professor of Biostatistics, selects new … Continue reading ““Into Practice” with Giovanni Parmigiani”

DBMI Open Insights Seminar – 10/5

*First Open Insights Seminar of Fall 2017 Thursday, October 5 12:30pm in the Minot Room (5th Floor) Countway Library Jessica Polka, Ph.D. Director, ASAPbio Visiting Scholar, Whitehead Institute Preprints in the … Continue reading “DBMI Open Insights Seminar – 10/5”

JP Onnela to Give Keynote Speech at #DSC017

Associate Professor JP Onnela will give a keynote speech on Smartphone-based Digital Phenotyping at the upcoming Data Institute Annual Conference on October 15-17 in San Francisco. The conference will draw leaders of industry … Continue reading “JP Onnela to Give Keynote Speech at #DSC017”

Siyuan Ma & Boyu Ren Win Boston Datathon!

We are thrilled to announce that PhD student Siyuan Ma and Postdoc Boyu Ren were part of the winning team at the Boston Datathon! Along with Harvard Statistics PhD student Ryan Lee, and Eric Alt, … Continue reading “Siyuan Ma & Boyu Ren Win Boston Datathon!”

Harvard Data Science Initiative Launch Event

Professor of Biostatistics and co-director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative Francesca Dominici helped launch the initiative last week with the first of a planned series of seminars focusing on … Continue reading “Harvard Data Science Initiative Launch Event”

New Course in Reproducible Research

The Department would like to announce a new course in reproducible research that addresses the increasing need for scientific rigor and transparency in studies of biomedical data. Course content has … Continue reading “New Course in Reproducible Research”

Resume Working Session for Masters Students

Resume Working Session Thursday September 28 | 1:00-2:30pm | Bldg 2, Rm 426 Join David Wypij and Erin Lake for an informal session offered specifically for Masters students who already have relatively well established resumes and would like … Continue reading “Resume Working Session for Masters Students”