Professor Franziska Michor won a 2015 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. Michor was chosen for her research that fuses evolutionary biology, mathematics, and clinical research toward a … Continue reading “Faculty Awards in 2015”
Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Biostatistics and Chair, Xihong Lin, was recently asked, “What can biostatisticians do today that they couldn’t do 10 years ago?” Thanks to whole-genome sequencing, Xihong … Continue reading “Off the Cuff with Xihong Lin”
Paige Williams, Senior Lecturer on Biostatistics, was recently interviewed for the School’s “The Big 3” series to discuss her upcoming article on the health and development of children whose HIV-infected … Continue reading “An Interview with Paige Williams”
Victor De Gruttola will be leading the next Career Development Series session tomorrow from 12-1:30 PM in the Biostatistics Conference Room. During this interactive session, Victor will reflect on his involvement … Continue reading “Career Development Series”
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”
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”
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”
The Annual P01 Environmental Statistics Retreat was held on October 16 at the Wellesley College Club. The P01 funded by NCI is entitled Statistical Informatics for Cancer Research, and aims … Continue reading “Annual Fall P01 Retreat”
Professor Rafael Irizarry will be traveling to Washington DC this week to attend SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science), a conference aimed at encouraging undergraduate … Continue reading “SACNAS 2015”
