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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.
Renewal of NIEHS grant paves way for new research on how complex environmental exposures affect health
August 8, 2019 – With the renewal of a major federal grant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s NIEHS Center for Environmental Health will focus on a broad new objective—the exploration of how a wide variety of…
Program boosts undergrads’ interest in biostatistics
August 6, 2019 – A summer crash course at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health helped a dozen undergraduates from across the U.S. learn how to use quantitative skills to improve health on a wide scale. During…
Harvard and MIT team up to launch peer-reviewed data science journal
The Harvard Data Science Initiative and MIT Press have launched the Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR), an open-access peer-reviewed journal that serves as a centralized and authoritative outlet for the burgeoning field of data science. The journal will…
Searching for strong signals in big data’s noise
Zack McCaw, PhD ’19, is developing statistical tools to advance research into the genetic basis of complex diseases.
Researchers explore the link between the microbiome and public health
May 24, 2019 – The microbiome—the collection of trillions of microorganisms throughout the body that plays an important role in numerous diseases—represents a promising frontier in the world of public health. Although it’s a relatively new field of…
Biostatistician Colin Begg receives Marvin Zelen Leadership Award
May 7, 2019 – At one point during his May 2, 2019 talk about the challenges facing leaders of biostatistics departments, Colin Begg showed an image of the comedian Rodney Dangerfield with Dangerfield’s famous line: “I don’t get…
