Brahmar Mukherjee Celebrated at the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science

On Thursday, May 9th,  around 60 members of the Biostatistics community gathered to celebrate the presentation of the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award to Bhramar Mukherjee. Currently the John D. Kalbfleisch Distinguished University Professor … Continue reading “Brahmar Mukherjee Celebrated at the Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science”

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Xihong Lin Inducted to National Academy of Sciences

Congratulations to Xihong Lin, who on Friday, April 26, was inducted to the National Academy of Sciences (ceremony pictured above). Dr. Lin was elected in recognition of her continuing achievements in original research focusing on … Continue reading “Xihong Lin Inducted to National Academy of Sciences”

Research.Com’s Top Mathematic Research Scientists

The Biostatistics Department is proud to be home to a number of  faculty rated by Reaserch.com as  among the top mathematics research scientists, on both a national and global level.  A … Continue reading “Research.Com’s Top Mathematic Research Scientists”

Genomics Training Grant Annual Retreat

This past week, students on the Genomics Training Grant attended their annual retreat in the far-off land of conference room 426, where 12 students from all years of the program … Continue reading “Genomics Training Grant Annual Retreat”

Kan Chen Receives Institute of Mathematical Statistics New Researcher Travel Award to attend JSM

Kan Chen  was recently selected to receive an Institute of Mathematical Statistics New Researcher Travel Award to attend the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Portland, Oregon.  Kan is a current … Continue reading “Kan Chen Receives Institute of Mathematical Statistics New Researcher Travel Award to attend JSM”

Xihong Lin Attends White House Roundtable Meeting with the OSTP Director on the Role of Diversity in US Leadership in Science and Technology

On Friday, March 2nd, 2024, at the invitation of the White House, Xihong Lin attended a roundtable meeting hosted at the White House. The meeting brought together the Asian American Scholar Forum … Continue reading “Xihong Lin Attends White House Roundtable Meeting with the OSTP Director on the Role of Diversity in US Leadership in Science and Technology”

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”

Professor Xihong Lin Reflects on NAS Election and Career Highlights

Professor Xihong Lin was elected as one of 120 new members of the National Academy of Sciences this year in recognition of her continuing achievements in original research focusing on developing and … Continue reading “Professor Xihong Lin Reflects on NAS Election and Career Highlights”