Professor Dave Harrington traveled to Birmingham, Alabama this past weekend to attend the annual Field of Dreams conference hosted by The National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences. The … Continue reading “Field of Dreams 2015”
Now in its 9th year, the PQG held another successful conference last week on Single Cell Genomics in the New Research Building at HMS. Approximately 130 people gathered for scientific presentations by … Continue reading “Program in Quantitative Genomics Conference”
The annual Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science, supported by colleagues, friends and family, was established to honor Dr. Marvin Zelen’s long and distinguished career as a statistician and his … Continue reading “Marvin Zelen Leadership Award – Nominations”
What program are you in? Biostatistics Ph.D. Tell us about the path that brought you to Boston and our Department, including how you became interested in Biostatistics and Computational Biology. … Continue reading “Student Stories – Will Townes”
Associate Professor Curtis Huttenhower recently received two research grants. A two-year NIH R21 entitled “Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage and the Nasal Microbiome” will characterize the associations between S. Aureas and the … Continue reading “New Grants – Curtis Huttenhower”
The faculty met for their annual retreat on Friday, October 23rd at the Arboretum’s Weld Hill Research Building where they had engaging discussions on several topics and even enjoyed a … Continue reading “Faculty Retreat 2015”
As part of our Department Colloquium Series, Brian J. Reich from the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University will be our speaker on November 12, 2015. Dr. Reich … Continue reading “Colloquium Speaker: Brian Reich”
The Annual P01 Environmental Statistics Retreat was held on October 16 at the Wellesley College Club. The P01 funded by NCI is entitled Statistical Informatics for Cancer Research, and aims … Continue reading “Annual Fall P01 Retreat”
Professor Rafael Irizarry will be traveling to Washington DC this week to attend SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science), a conference aimed at encouraging undergraduate … Continue reading “SACNAS 2015”
Professor and Chair, Xihong Lin has been announced as the recipient of a prestigious National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA). Globally recognized for her leadership and expertise in statistical … Continue reading “Xihong Lin Receives Prestigious NCI Award”
