Xihong Lin elected to National Academy of Sciences
Xihong Lin, professor of biostatistics and coordinating director of the Program in Quantitative Genomics at Harvard Chan School, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Using gene editing to fight deadly genetic diseases
Cutting-edge gene editing techniques hold enormous promise for tackling devastating diseases such as sickle cell disease, Huntington’s disease, and heart disease, according to experts who spoke at Harvard Chan School's annual PQG conference.
Using quantitative genomics to track and understand COVID-19
Tracking variants of SARS-CoV-2, understanding which mutations make the virus more dangerous, and figuring out where the virus originally came from were some of the topics highlighted at the 15th annual Program in Quantitative Genomics conference.
Heavy smokers with non-small cell lung cancer could benefit from certain immunotherapies
Knowing the current and previous smoking habits of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) could allow clinicians to make better informed treatment decisions, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.…
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Three Harvard Chan School faculty named ‘changemakers of public health’
Mary Bassett, Bizu Gelaye, and Xihong Lin are among 50 alumni of the University of Washington School of Public Health who have been recognized as “changemakers” in the field of public health.
Biostats professor testifies before UK Parliament on COVID-19 response
Xihong Lin, professor of biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, testified before the UK Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee in April. Lin’s testimony focused on lessons learned so far in the fight against COVID-19. Following…
New study sheds light on the spread and control of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
A newly published analysis of 32,583 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, China sheds light on the epidemiological characteristics of the disease and shows that numerous non-pharmaceutical interventions, including social distancing, centralized isolation and quarantine, and a door-to-door universal…
New 'How We Feel' app aims to improve COVID-19 response
April 3, 2020—A new app called “How We Feel” developed by an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional team of researchers, including Xihong Lin, Jukka-Pekka Onnela, Christine Tedijanto, and Yonatan Grad of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, could help researchers…
Evaluating the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19
March 20, 2020 – New research co-authored by Xihong Lin, professor of biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, sheds light on the epidemiological features of COVID-19 and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as a…
