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Harvard Chan’s Nan Laird wins 2021 International Prize in Statistics
Nan Laird, Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of Public Health, Emerita, in Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics, was awarded the 2021 International Prize in Statistics in recognition of her groundbreaking work on methods of…
Study sheds light on sex-based differences in gene regulation
New research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital has uncovered sex-based differences in networks that regulate gene expression in a large number of human tissues. The finding is important because it…
Getting to know… Dongzhengyang "Ray" An, SM ’20
May 15, 2020—Data scientist. Minor celebrity. Self-styled crooner. Ahead of his May graduation, biostatistics student Dongzhengyang "Ray" An, discussed his path from China to Harvard Chan School, the draw of causal inference and machine learning, and how the…
Air pollution linked with higher COVID-19 death rates
People with COVID-19 who live in U.S. regions with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die from the disease than people who live in less polluted areas, according to a new nationwide study from Harvard…
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…
Op-ed: 'Patriarchy' influences authorship of prestigious medical journal commentaries
Women are about 20% less likely to author invited commentaries in medical journals than men with similar levels of expertise and achievement in their fields, according to a December 10, 2019 op-ed in STAT by Emma Thomas, a…
Conference explores intersection of cancer, immunology, and data science
November 20, 2019—In recent years, researchers have been making progress on developing treatments that leverage the human immune system to overcome various forms of cancer. The relatively nascent pursuit of cancer immunotherapies holds great promise, but before that…
Women scientists author fewer invited commentaries in medical journals than men with comparable credentials
For immediate release: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Boston, MA – Women scientists were 21% less likely to author invited commentaries in medical journals during a five-year period than men with similar scientific expertise, seniority, and publication metrics, according…
Fong Wang Clow receives 2019 Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award
October 8, 2019 – A biostatistician who has helped bring numerous lifesaving drugs to market is the recipient of the 2019 Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award. The award, given to Fong Wang Clow, senior vice president and head of…
Q&A: Why Sex Matters (in Disease Susceptibility)
John Quackenbush and colleagues have been turning over a boulder of faulty assumptions about how sex differences affect disease risk and progression.
