Statistical Issues in the Study & Design of Cardiovascular Disease February 10, 2016 11:00am-5pm, Yawkey Conference Center, DFCI RSVP to mplante@hsph.harvard.edu This half-day symposium, sponsored by the Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Program, … Continue reading “Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Symposium”
Three new courses are being introduced this year, plus Professor Rafa Irizarry continued to roll out new modules in his HarvardX course, PHX525, Data Analysis for Genomics, over the spring … Continue reading “New Courses”
This year’s recipient of the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science was Nan Laird, Professor of Biostatistics and Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of Public Health. Nan received this prestigious award in May for her … Continue reading “Marvin Zelen Leadership Award”
Professor of Biostatistics Victor DeGruttola (ScD ’86) was this year’s recipient of the Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award. During a very special day with friends and colleagues, he presented a lecture on “Responding … Continue reading “Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award”
Christoph Lange received a grant from the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Foundation to develop analytical and statistical tools for sequence analysis for Alzheimer’s disease. Brent Coull received an NIH Conference Grant “Workshop for Junior Biostatisticians … Continue reading “New Faculty Grants”
Associate Professor Curtis Huttenhower recently received two new research grants. A two-year NIH R21 entitled “Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage and the Nasal Microbiome” will characterize the associations between S. Aureas and the predominant members … Continue reading “New Microbiome Initiative Data Center”
Professor Francesca Dominici, Professor Brent Coull, and Assistant Professor Cory Zigler play key roles within a new EPA-funded research center, “Regional Air Pollution Mixtures: The Past and Future Impact of Emission Controls and Climate … Continue reading “New EPA-Funded Research Center”
Xihong Lin is the recipient of a prestigious National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA). Globally recognized for her leadership and expertise in statistical genetics and genomics, Xihong received a $6.6 million … Continue reading “NCI Outstanding Investigator Award”
Working with Frontier Science and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, the Department organized a special Memorial Service for Marvin Zelen on May 22. As part of the … Continue reading “Marvin Zelen’s Memorial Event”
The department has developed several new educational initiatives this past year. As Xihong mentioned, the School has approved a new Masters program in Health Data Science. This program affords several … Continue reading “Holiday Message from Associate Chair Brent Coull”
