News & Updates

Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Journal Club

Biostatistics Journal Club Tuesday, August 29th 1:00-2:00pm Bldg 2, Rm 426  Edie Weller, Ph.D., Director of Biostatistics and Research Design Core at Boston Children’s Hospital, will lead the August meeting … Continue reading “Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Journal Club”

The Evolution of Data Science: Success, Challenges and Opportunities for Statistics and Biostatistics

What are some of the challenges for statistics and biostatistics in the era of Data Science?  A recent NSF-Sponsored Workshop for Chairs of Departments of Biostatistics and Statistics took the … Continue reading “The Evolution of Data Science: Success, Challenges and Opportunities for Statistics and Biostatistics”

Sheila Gaynor Awarded NHLBI F31 Grant

Doctoral student Sheila Gaynor was awarded an F31 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the NIH. Her grant, titled “Integrative analysis of lung disease genotypes and … Continue reading “Sheila Gaynor Awarded NHLBI F31 Grant”

Summer Project Presentations: Schedule

Tuesday, August 22nd 1:30-5:30 pm Reception to follow Kresge 502 Please join us for the Biostatistics Summer Project Presentations and reception! Students work very hard on their projects and are … Continue reading “Summer Project Presentations: Schedule”

2017 NHLBI Systems Biology Symposium

TOPICS Single-cell Systems Biology Imaging-based Systems Biology Quantitative Proteomics Systems Biology of Metabolism Large-scale Data Integration REGISTRATION Registration is FREE but required. Please click here to visit our registration site. … Continue reading “2017 NHLBI Systems Biology Symposium”

Faculty Receive Two Prestigious Awards at JSM

Tyler VanderWeele was awarded the 2017 Presidents’ Award by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Baltimore last week. The COPSS consists of the American … Continue reading “Faculty Receive Two Prestigious Awards at JSM”

ASA Student Paper Award Winners at JSM

Congratulations to the following students and postdocs who received awards for the ASA student paper competitions at JSM: Chanmin Kim, Biometrics Section Joseph Antonelli, Biometrics Section Shelley Liu, Biometrics Section … Continue reading “ASA Student Paper Award Winners at JSM”

Sarah Peskoe Dissertation Defense – 8/16

Wednesday, August 16th 1:00 – 3:00 PM  |  Kresge Building, Room 907 Sarah Peskoe will present her dissertation on “Correcting for Biases Arising in Epidemiologic Research”. Her committee is chaired … Continue reading “Sarah Peskoe Dissertation Defense – 8/16”