Holiday Message from Associate Chair Brent Coull

The department has developed several new educational initiatives this past year. As Xihong mentioned, the School has approved a new Masters program in Health Data Science. This program affords several … Continue reading “Holiday Message from Associate Chair Brent Coull”

Appointments 2015

Scott L. Carter joined the department as Assistant Professor of Computational Biology. Dr. Carter is based at the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at DFCI. HMS Assistant Professor of … Continue reading “Appointments 2015”

Faculty Awards in 2015

 Professor Franziska Michor won a 2015 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. Michor was chosen for her research that fuses evolutionary biology, mathematics, and clinical research toward a … Continue reading “Faculty Awards in 2015”

Alumni News: Race, Law & Health

Melody Goodman, PhD ‘06, collaborates with colleagues, including Cassandra Arroyo-Johnson, PhD ’03, on an important new study, called “Race, Law, and Health: Examination of ‘Stand Your Ground’ and defendant convictions in Florida.”  After … Continue reading “Alumni News: Race, Law & Health”

Faculty News

Congratulations to our faculty who received high course evaluation ratings (4.3 or higher) for their teaching during the 2015 Spring Semester and Summer Session! Paige Williams – BIO223, Applied Survival Analysis … Continue reading “Faculty News”

Awards & Honors

Former Chair and Adjunct Professor Louise Ryan (PhD ’83) received the Centennial Medal in May, presented by the Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) to its alumni honoring their “contributions to society … Continue reading “Awards & Honors”