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What does a biostatistician do?
June 17, 2014 — Victor De Gruttola, chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), recently answered three questions about the role of biostatistics in public…
Researchers help Boston Marathon organizers plan for 2014 race
For immediate release: April 14, 2014 Chapel Hill, NC – After experiencing a tragic and truncated end to the 2013 Boston Marathon, race organizers were faced not only with grief but with hundreds of administrative decisions, including plans…
Upcoming edX courses cover U.S. health policy, big data analysis
March 27, 2014 -- Ever wonder why Medicare has parts A, B, C and D—and did you even know it had four parts? Or how researchers deal with the massive amounts of genetic data now available that could…
First comprehensive atlas of human gene activity released
For immediate release: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Boston, MA — A large international consortium of researchers has produced the first comprehensive, detailed map of the way genes work across the major cells and tissues of the human body.…
‘Big data’ driving scientific revolution
Raw data on everything from genes to purchasing behaviors can now be collected, stored, and crunched at rates unimaginable just a few years ago. But mining this potential goldmine for scientific research can be a daunting task. Researchers…
The role of microbes in health and disease
A new phase of the Human Microbiome Project (HMP)—which over the past five years identified the millions of microorganisms living on, and in, the human body—will focus on the roles played by these microbes both in health and…
In biostatistics, complexity rules
November 12, 2013 -- When it comes to statistical analysis, “context matters,” according to Jesse Berlin. “Different people look at the same data and come to different conclusions.” This was one of the issues discussed by Berlin, ScD…
Expanding access to clinical trial data responsibly
For immediate release: October 21, 2013 Boston, MA – A new report by researchers from Harvard University and others in a working group convened by the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center (MRCT) at Harvard proposes recommendations for addressing a…
HIV-infected children may be protected against puberty delays by newer drugs
October 15, 2013 — In a new study, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that newer combination antiretroviral (ARV) drug therapies for HIV appear to protect against puberty delays among children born with HIV. “We…
JP Onnela wins NIH Director's New Innovator Award
October 1, 2013 -- Jukka-Pekka “JP” Onnela, assistant professor of biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health, has won a prestigious Director’s New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a proposal to collect and…
