Congratulations to Assistant Professor Briana Stephenson who’s K01 proposal received 5 years of funding from the NHLBI. The research, titled: “Statistical methods to understand changes in dietary patterns over time and cardiovascular disease risk … Continue reading “Briana Stephenson Awarded a K01 Grant”
Decades of research and advances in HIV treatment have drastically reduced AIDS-related complications and deaths. As people with HIV live longer, premature heart disease and other chronic conditions have emerged … Continue reading “NIH finds that daily statin reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV”
A recent article from NIH profiles alumnus Roland A. Matsouaka, a recipient of Master’s and doctoral degrees in Biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health, who studied with Professor Rebecca Betensky (currently … Continue reading “Using Abstract Math to Solve Real-World Crises”
A recent article in the Harvard Gazette outlines the findings of study co-authored by Professor Curtis Huttenhower examining the relationship between diet, the microbiome, and biomarkers of cardiometabolic health. The success of the Personalised … Continue reading “You are what you eat: Large-scale study finds gut microbes associated with lower risks for diabetes, heart disease, obesity”
We are extremely pleased to announce that Department alumna Dr. Andrea Foulkes, ScD ’00, has been named the incoming Director of the Biostatistics Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) with a faculty appointment … Continue reading “Alumna Andrea Foulkes, SCD ’00, Joins MGH & HMS”
While the occurrence, severity, and geographic extent of droughts are anticipated to increase under climate change, the health consequences of drought conditions are unknown. Professor Francesca Dominici recently took part … Continue reading “Drought and the Risk of Hospital Admissions”
The Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Program held another successful annual Symposium on Wednesday, February 10th. More than 120 investigators participated in the event, which focused on statistical issues in the design … Continue reading “Catalyst Biostatistics Symposium”
Statistical Issues in the Study & Design of Cardiovascular Disease February 10, 2016 11:00am-5pm, Yawkey Conference Center, DFCI RSVP to mplante@hsph.harvard.edu This half-day symposium, sponsored by the Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Program, … Continue reading “Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Symposium”
