Please join us for our kick-off event of the semester! Chair John Quackenbush will deliver a welcome message to the Department and Associate Chair Brent Coull will MC our first virtual Lightning Talks of … Continue reading “Department Kick-off Event: Lightning Talks – 9/10”
PhD student Kareem Carr’s productive Twitter dialogue about the abstract nature of mathematics was recently profiled by Popular Mechanics in an article entitled “Why Some People Think 2+2=5…and why they’re right.” After … Continue reading “Kareem Carr Explains Why 2+2=5”
Rather than a traditional seminar format, Rafael Irizarry will moderate a Q&A with invited speakers on various topics in data science. September 2, 2020 Data Visualización Literacy: Avoiding common mistakes … Continue reading “DFCI Zoominar for Data Science – 9/2”
Please join us for our kick-off event of the semester! Chair John Quackenbush will deliver a welcome message to the Department and Associate Chair Brent Coull will MC our first virtual Lightning Talks of … Continue reading “Department Kick-Off Event: Lightning Talks on 9/10”
Our 2nd year PhD students will be presenting their summer projects on Monday, 8/24 starting at 4pm, with a second group of presentations on Tuesday, 8/25, starting at 2:30pm. Please email Jelena Follweiler for Zoom … Continue reading “Summer Project Presentations – 8/24 & 8/25”
Congratulations to Dr. Dustin Rabideau who successfully defended his dissertation on Robust Statistical Methods for Cluster Randomized Trials! Advisor: Dr. Rui Wang Dissertation Committee: Dr. Michael Hughes & Dr. Judith Lok to Dr. Dustin Rabideau who … Continue reading “Dustin Rabideau’s Successful Defense!”
Congratulations to PhD student Gabriel Loewinger who recently received a F31 – Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from The National Institute on Drug Abuse. Gabe’s F31 focuses on developing … Continue reading “Gabe Loewinger Receives F31 Award”
We are pleased to announce a new weekly Zoominar for Data Science. Rather than a traditional seminar format, Rafael Irizarry will moderate a Q&A with invited speakers on various topics in data … Continue reading “DFCI Zoominars for Data Science Lineup”
Dustin Rabideau will present his dissertation entitled “Robust Statistical Methods for Cluster Randomized Trials” Advisor: Dr. Rui Wang Dissertation Committee: Dr. Michael Hughes & Dr. Judith Lok Friday, Aug 21 | 9:00 AM Contact Jelena … Continue reading “Dustin Rabideau Dissertation Defense – 8/21”
Biostatistics PhD Candidate Xihao Li was selected as a semifinalist for the 2020 Charles J. Epstein Trainee Awards for Excellence in Human Genetics Research for the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society … Continue reading “Xihao Li Named Semifinalist for ASHG Trainee Award”
