2016 Workshop

Pipelines into Biostatistics Visiting Faculty Workshop

Harvard School of Public Health – Building 2, Room 426
July 20 – July 22, 2016

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
11:15 – 11:30am Arrival

Session I – Opening Remarks and Introductions
11:30 – 12:30pm Welcome

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

Visiting Faculty Introductions
Joseph Bak, Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Mathematics, City College of New York
Mohammed Karim, Professor of Mathematics, Alabama A&M University
Rajan Lamichhane, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Texas A&M University – Kingsville
Mario Nakazawa, Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Berea College
Ann Podleski, Professor of Mathematics, Harris-Stowe State University
Amanda Price, Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise Physiology and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Translational Science Institute, Winston-Salem State University

12:30 – 1:00pm Lunch and Discussion

Session II – Admissions Overview and Course Requirements
1:00 – 2:35pm

Admission to the Biostatistics Doctoral and Master’s Programs
Department of Biostatistics: Master’s Programs
David Wypij, Director of Master of Science Programs, Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Biostatistics PhD Program: Admissions Requirements and Application Process
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

2:35 – 2:50pm Break and Refreshments

Session III – What is Biostatistics, and Why Should Math and Quantitative Majors Consider It?
2:50 – 4:05pm

Digital Phenotyping
JP Onnela, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Machine Learning in Biostatistics & Health Policy
Sherri Rose, Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
Sarah Anoke, PhD Candidate in Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Statistical Methods for Alzheimer’s Disease Studies
Rebecca Betensky, Professor of Biostatistics and Principal Investigator, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Session IV – Wrap Up
4:05 – 4:30pm Discussion

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

Attendees
Sarah Anoke, PhD Candidate in Biostatistics, 
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Joseph Bak, Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of Mathematics, City College of New York
Rebecca Betensky, Professor of Biostatistics and Principal Investigator, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Jessica Boyle, Senior Diversity Coordinator for Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Mohammed Karim, Professor of Mathematics, Alabama A&M University
Rajan Lamichhane, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Texas A&M University – Kingsville
Mario Nakazawa, Associate Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Berea College
Ann Podleski, Professor of Mathematics, Harris-Stowe State University
Amanda Price, Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise Physiology and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Translational Science Institute, Winston-Salem State University
Sherri Rose, Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
Sheila Thomas, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Minority Affairs, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Kim Truong, Director of Inclusion Programs, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Adjunct Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Michelle Williams, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
David Wypij, Senior Lecturer on Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Speaker: “Three Sides of the Same Coin: Teaching, Research, and Learning“*
Xiao-Li Meng, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Whipple V. N. Jones Professor of Statistics, Harvard University
*Slides posted for individual educational use only

THURSDAY, JULY 21
2016 Pipelines Into Biostatistics Annual Symposium
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Yawkey Conference Center, Room 306/307

FRIDAY, JULY 22
Harvard School of Public Health – Kresge 204

Session I – HSPH Student Presentations and Discussion
9:15 – 10:45am Graduate Students’ Journeys to and Experiences in Biostatistics at HSPH

Esther Fevrier, Master’s Student
Gino Lerebours, PhD Candidate
Heather Mattie, PhD Candidate
Kamrine Poels, PhD Candidate
Octavious Talbot, PhD Candidate
Christine Ulysse, Master’s Student

Session II – Wrap Up
10:45 – 10:55am Closing Remarks
11:00 – 11:40am Program Evaluations
11:45-1:00pm Lunch (Building 2, Room 426 — optional)

2016 Visiting Faculty Participants