Department of Biostatistics

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Meet Our New PhD Students!

We’ll be featuring mini-profiles of our new PhD students over the next few weeks. We look forward to welcoming them into our community! Kevin KapnerHi! My name is Kevin Kapner and while I grew up in West … Continue reading “Meet Our New PhD Students!”

Marvin Zelen Leadership Award – 4/26

We are extremely pleased to announce Dr. David Harrington will be the recipient of the 2023 Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science! We will host Dave for a lecture on “The special relationship … Continue reading “Marvin Zelen Leadership Award – 4/26”

Jeff Miller Promoted to Associate Professor

We are extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Jeff Miller has been promoted to Associate Professor of Biostatistics! The goal of Dr. Miller’s research is to develop statistical methods to help understand diseases of aging … Continue reading “Jeff Miller Promoted to Associate Professor”

DF/HCC Celebration of Early Career Investigators in Cancer Research – 2/10

DF/HCC Celebration of Early Career Investigators in Cancer ResearchThis symposium will showcase the talent of early career investigators at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) who work in several areas of … Continue reading “DF/HCC Celebration of Early Career Investigators in Cancer Research – 2/10”

Xihong Lin Named NCI Outstanding Investigator Award Recipient

Congratulations to Professor Xihong Lin who was named a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Outstanding Investigator Award Recipient!NCI’s Outstanding Investigator Award supports accomplished leaders in cancer research who are providing significant contributions toward understanding cancer and developing … Continue reading “Xihong Lin Named NCI Outstanding Investigator Award Recipient”

Chair John Quackenbush Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Congratulations to Dr. John Quackenbush, Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Computational Biology and Informatics and department chair, who has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)! Membership is considered one of … Continue reading “Chair John Quackenbush Elected to the National Academy of Medicine”

DF/HCC Brief Updates on Obesity, Metabolism, and Cancer – 9/21

DF/HCC Brief Updates in Population Sciences:Obesity, Metabolism, and CancerOn an annual basis, the DF/HCC Population Science Programs invite members to give an overview of the exciting scientific innovations and progress … Continue reading “DF/HCC Brief Updates on Obesity, Metabolism, and Cancer – 9/21”