Benefitting from the Human Genome – 11/17

Benefitting from the Human Genome Tuesday, November 17, 4 p.m. EDT – Virtual Event In 2006, Anne Wojcicki cofounded 23andMe to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome, and she now … Continue reading “Benefitting from the Human Genome – 11/17”

Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics: Precision in the Age of Data Science

The 6th Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics: Precision in the Age of Data Science will be held online and offers four thematic sessions, each with a keynote lecture, a selection of diverse talks, … Continue reading “Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics: Precision in the Age of Data Science”

NSF National Symposium on Drug Repurposing for Future Pandemicsture

Two Days of Visionary Talks November 17-18, 2020 10:30am – 5:00pm EST On behalf of the National Science Foundation, the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School invites you … Continue reading “NSF National Symposium on Drug Repurposing for Future Pandemicsture”

Regulatory Science Early Career Seminar – 11/18

Wed 11.18.20 | 5:00PM-6:30PM Virtual seminar via Zoom Hosted by the Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science & the Therapeutics Graduate Program Please join us for our first RegSci Early Career Seminar … Continue reading “Regulatory Science Early Career Seminar – 11/18”

Exploring the Link Between Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality

A recent study published by the Oxford University Press underlines the role of climate change and poor air quality in contributing to the harm wrought by the COVID-29 pandemic.  The study, co-authored by Francesca … Continue reading “Exploring the Link Between Pollution and COVID-19 Mortality”

The 2020 PQG Conference: Exploring the clinical implications for research on genetic variance

The Program in Quantitative Genomics recently held its 14th annual conference, “From Variants and Genes to Clinical Actions”, via Zoom on November 5-6, 2020. The conference brought together a number … Continue reading “The 2020 PQG Conference: Exploring the clinical implications for research on genetic variance”

DFCI Department of Data Science – Upcoming Zoominars

Tuesday November 10, 2020  |  1:00PM ET RSVP at https://bit.ly/DSNov10 Election Forecasting: How We Succeeded Brilliantly, Failed Miserably, or Landed Somewhere in Between A conversation with Andrew Gelman, Ph.D. Professor of … Continue reading “DFCI Department of Data Science – Upcoming Zoominars”

Innovations in Bayesian Clinical Trials: Virtual Symposium and Interactive Workshop

Cytel and Novartis are excited to present a complimentary Bayesian Virtual Symposium and Interactive Workshop. that will expose attendees to cutting edge topics from industry renowned leaders in Bayesian statistics. This dynamic program … Continue reading “Innovations in Bayesian Clinical Trials: Virtual Symposium and Interactive Workshop”

Epidemiology Seminar with Alumnus Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen

MR GENIUS: A Principled Approach to Robust Mendelian Randomization Inference Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, PhD Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professor Professor of Statistics Wharton University of Pennsylvania Wednesday, October 21, 2020 … Continue reading “Epidemiology Seminar with Alumnus Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen”