Biostats Alumna Irina Degtiar Recives 2024 ASA Oustanding Statistical Application Award

Biostats alumna Irina Degtiar, (PhD ’21), currently a Statistician at Mathematica Research,  received the 2024 ASA Outstanding Statistical Application Award for her dissertation paper, Conditional cross-design synthesis estimators for generalizability in Medicaid, along with … Continue reading “Biostats Alumna Irina Degtiar Recives 2024 ASA Oustanding Statistical Application Award”

Save the Date! 2024 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship – 9/26

We are extremely pleased to announce that alumna Dr. Alisa Stephens-Shields (AM ’09, PhD ’12), Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, will be the recipient of the 2024 Myrto … Continue reading “Save the Date! 2024 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship – 9/26”

Career Development Series / BDIG Alumni Panel – 4/26

You are invited to a virtual Alumni Panel jointly hosted by the Career Development Series and BDIG (Biostatistics Diversity and Inclusion Group)! The panel will take place virtually on Friday, … Continue reading “Career Development Series / BDIG Alumni Panel – 4/26”

Jemar R. Bather receives Penn State Alumni Association’s 2024 Alumni Achievement Award

Biostats alumnus Jemar R. Bather was selected as one of 11 recipients of the Penn State Alumni Association’s 2024 Alumni Achievement Award. The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes alumni 35 years of age and … Continue reading “Jemar R. Bather receives Penn State Alumni Association’s 2024 Alumni Achievement Award”

Biostats Alumni reunite at ENAR

Several Harvard Biostats alumni  (highlighted below) recently took part in an informal gathering at ENAR’s Spring Meeting in support of current president, Dr. Reneé H. Moore.Front row (left to right): Dr. Scarlett Bellamy, Chair … Continue reading “Biostats Alumni reunite at ENAR”

ASA hosts workshop for high school students interested in Statistics

On Saturday, February 10th an alumni of the StatStart program, Jaya Kolluri hosted a workshop for high school students interested in Statistics. The event was cohosted by the American Statistical Association and … Continue reading “ASA hosts workshop for high school students interested in Statistics”

Alumna Miao Xu Authors Paper in Cell Genomics

A recent paper led by alumna Miao Xu and supervised by Xihong Lin appeared on the cover of the 2/14 issue of Cell Genomics. Xu is a former member in Lin’s lab and currently Associate Professor … Continue reading “Alumna Miao Xu Authors Paper in Cell Genomics”

National Academy of Medicine Induction Ceremony

Congratulations to Biostatistics Chair John Quackenbush and Alumnus Miguel Marino, PhD ’11  who were both inducted into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in a ceremony last week.  Dr. Quackenbush was named to NAM for being … Continue reading “National Academy of Medicine Induction Ceremony”