2015 Workshop

Pipelines into Biostatistics Visiting Faculty Workshop

Harvard School of Public Health – Building 2, Room 426
July 22 – July 24, 2015

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
12:30 – 1:00pm Registration

Session I – Opening Remarks and Introductions
1:00 – 2:00pm Welcome

Rebecca Betensky, Professor of Biostatistics and Principal Investigator, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Visiting Faculty Introductions
Dennis Davenport, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Howard University
Donald King, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Northeastern University
Osvaldo Mendez, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Texas El Paso
Sally Thurston, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology, University of Rochester
Arun Verma, Professor of Mathematics, Hampton University

Session II – Admissions Overview and Course Requirements
2:00 – 3:20pm

Admission to the Biostatistics Doctoral and Master’s Programs
David Wypij, Director of Master of Science Programs, Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Overview of the Harvard Biostatistics Department and Academic Programs
Paige Williams, Director of Graduate Studies, Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Required Courses and Qualifying Exams
Brent Coull, Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Rebecca Betensky, Professor of Biostatistics and Principal Investigator, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

3:20 – 3:30pm Break & Refreshments

Session III – What is Biostatistics, and Why Should Math and Quantitative Majors Consider It?
3:30 – 5:00pm

Corwin Zigler, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Sally Thurston, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology, University of Rochester
Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiologic Methods, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Ina Jazic, PhD Candidate in Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Session IV – Visiting Faculty Dinner (Kresge 110)
6:00pm

Attendees
Rebecca Betensky, Professor of Biostatistics and Principal Investigator, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Jessica Boyle, Diversity Coordinator for Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Minerva Cordero, Associate Dean and Professor of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington
Dennis Davenport, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Howard University
Venus Israni, Assistant Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Donald King, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Northeastern University
Xihong Lin, Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Biostatistics and Chair, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Osvaldo Mendez, Associate Professor of Mathematics, University of Texas El Paso
Tonia Smith, Student Services Manager, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Sheila Thomas, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Minority Affairs, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Sally Thurston, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology, University of Rochester
Arun Verma, Professor of Mathematics, Hampton University
David Wypij, Senior Lecturer on Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Speaker: Not Just Statistics
Dr. Marcello Pagano, Professor of Statistical Computing, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

THURSDAY, JULY 23
2015 Pipelines into Biostatistics Annual Symposium
Dana Farber Cancer Insitute – Smith Building, Room 308/309

FRIDAY, JULY 24
Harvard School of Public Health – Building 2, Room 426

Session I – HSPH Student Presentations and Discussion
9:30 – 11:00am Graduate Students’ Journeys to and Experiences in Biostatistics at HSPH

Heather Mattie
Alex Ocampo
Octavious Talbot
Kamrine Poels

Session II – Wrap Up
11:00 – 11:10 Closing Remarks
11:20 – 12:00 Program Evaluations (FXB Building, Room G03)
12:00-1:00pm Lunch (Building 2, Room 426 — optional)