Biostats Faculty Publish Study Helping Define Long COVID

A recent study proposes a preliminary symptom-based rule that can be used to identify cases of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), also known as long COVID.  The study was led by … Continue reading “Biostats Faculty Publish Study Helping Define Long COVID”

PhD Student Jerry Chang to Receive ASA Scholarship Award at JSM

Congratulations to PhD student Jerry Chang, who will be a recipient of the ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Scholarship Award! The award was established in 2018 by the Biopharmaceutical Section of the American Statistical Association to … Continue reading “PhD Student Jerry Chang to Receive ASA Scholarship Award at JSM”

First day of the 2023 Summer Program!

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the Department gave an in-person welcome to the 2023 cohort of the Summer Program in Biostatistics and Computational Biology! Dr. John Quackenbush along … Continue reading “First day of the 2023 Summer Program!”

Briana Stephenson Awarded a K01 Grant

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Briana Stephenson who’s K01 proposal received 5 years of funding from the NHLBI. The research, titled: “Statistical methods to understand changes in dietary patterns over time and cardiovascular disease risk … Continue reading “Briana Stephenson Awarded a K01 Grant”

NIH funds first climate and health research coordinating center

In early May, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Boston University School of Public Health and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health a three-year grant to serve as … Continue reading “NIH funds first climate and health research coordinating center”

Liming Liang appointed as Professor of Statistical Genetics

Congratulations to Liming Liang who was promoted to Professor of Statistical Genetics in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.Dr. Liang joined the Harvard Chan School as … Continue reading “Liming Liang appointed as Professor of Statistical Genetics”

Student/Faculty Award Ceremony – 5/23

Each year several awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  Congratulations to  the following Biostats students/faculty recipients who will be recognized at a … Continue reading “Student/Faculty Award Ceremony – 5/23”

Victor De Gruttola’s storied career celebrated at biostatistics symposium

A recent featured news story shared highlights from a Symposium in honor of the career of Victor De Gruttola, held on Friday, May 12. The format  consisted of two panel discussions which focused … Continue reading “Victor De Gruttola’s storied career celebrated at biostatistics symposium”

HDSI Funding Opportunities

Faculty Competitive Research FundThe 2023 HDSI Faculty Competitive Research Fund is designed to coalesce and accelerate methodologically-focused research across disciplines. For the first time this year, the Fund also will … Continue reading “HDSI Funding Opportunities”