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HSPH’s Curtis Huttenhower honored by President Obama
Curtis Huttenhower, assistant professor of computational biology and bioinformatics in the Department of Biostatistics at HSPH, was one of 96 researchers named by President Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the…
The promise of big data
[ Spring/Summer 2012 ] Petabytes of raw information could provide clues for everything from preventing TB to shrinking health care costs—if we can figure out how to use them. Harvard School of Public Health microbiologist Sarah Fortune went…
New standard helps bioscience researchers overcome data-sharing obstacles
Collaborators from 30 scientific organizations worldwide, led by researchers at the University of Oxford and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), have agreed on a common standard designed to enable life scientists from widely disparate fields to…
Harvard School of Public Health awarded $20 million CDC grant to study HIV prevention in Botswana
For immediate release: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Boston, MA — A new four-year, $20 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will enable Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers to evaluate the…
Saving lives by the numbers
In the mid-1980s, HSPH biostatistician Stephen Lagakos enthusiastically chatted up colleagues about a new mode of communicating called email. “He wondered if it would be feasible to set up email among all of us who wanted to exchange ideas about…
Symposium honors memory, accomplishments of former HSPH Professor Stephen Lagakos
November 3, 2010 -- HSPH faculty, staff, students, former colleagues and guests gathered for a day-long symposium on October 22, 2010, at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center to honor the memory of Stephen Lagakos. Lagakos, a beloved…
Environmental health biostatistician whose work has impacted air pollution regulation joins Harvard School of Public Health
For immediate release: July 9, 2009 Boston, MA -- Francesca Dominici, PhD, a biostatistican whose work has affected air pollution regulation, has joined the faculty of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) as professor of biostatistics. Dominici…
Prominent bioinformatics expert to join Harvard School of Public Health faculty and become chair of Dana-Farber Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology
For immediate release: July 9, 2009 Boston, MA -- Giovanni Parmigiani, PhD, a noted leader in applying bioinformatics tools to cancer studies and medical decision-making, has been appointed professor of biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)…
Predicting survival for brain cancer patients
Is it possible to predict survival for patients with oligodendroglioma from aberrations in their DNA? According to a 2006 study by Rebecca Betensky and colleagues, the answer is yes. An analysis of DNA in 93 patients was completed…
Projecting MS progression
To help physicians predict the likelihood that a patient’s multiple sclerosis will advance significantly in the near term, Rebecca Betensky and her collaborators have developed a formula, which they continue to refine. Using data from a small…