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”

Rachel Nethery elected to ENAR’s RECOM

Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Biostatistics Rachel Nethery who was just elected as a member of the International Biometric Society’s Eastern North American Region (ENAR) Regional Committee (RECOM). Rachel will serve as a RECOM member … Continue reading “Rachel Nethery elected to ENAR’s RECOM”

Biostatistics Journal Club – 10/11

Biostatistics Journal Club: Modeling and Joint Prediction of Semi-Competing RisksWednesday, October 11, 20231:00 pm – 2:00 pmZoomSemi-competing risks refers to the survival analysis setting where the occurrence of a non-terminal … Continue reading “Biostatistics Journal Club – 10/11”

Rui Wang to receive the 2023 Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award

We are extremely pleased to announce that alumna Rui Wang, PhD ’08, Associate Professor of Population Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H … Continue reading “Rui Wang to receive the 2023 Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award”

Recent Biostats Graduate Jemar Bather PhD’23 Profiled in Jamaica Loop News

Check out this recent article from Jamaica Loop News featuring Biostat’s alum Jemar Bather PhD ’23.  The article follows Bather’s path from Jamaica through his undergraduate education at Pennsylvania State University, to New York University’s applied … Continue reading “Recent Biostats Graduate Jemar Bather PhD’23 Profiled in Jamaica Loop News”

Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award – Nominations due 8/11

The award will be open to all who have an earned degree through the department, regardless of length of time since graduation or type of degree. The award recipient will be … Continue reading “Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award – Nominations due 8/11”