Department of Biostatistics
The Department of Biostatistics tackles pressing public health challenges by conducting cutting-edge research and translation and by offering top-quality education and training.
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News
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DFCI Data Science Seminar – 8/13
Please email Erica Feick to RSVP and for further information. Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news
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Help Planning 2024 Data Adventure Day
Biostats and Statistics are organizing a one-day Data Adventure Day event in late October or early November (date will be a Friday and will be decided by the beginning of…
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Du Bois Scholars Program Summer Research Presentations – 8/6
Come out to support the participants of the DuBois Scholars Program, including Tomisin (Tomi) Adebari who worked in John Quackenbush’s group this summer. For more information on the program and…
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Lagakos Award nominations due 8/9
The award will be open to all who have an earned degree through the department, regardless of length of time since graduation or type of degree. The award recipient will…
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Spotlight on the Du Bois Scholars Program
The Du Bois Scholars Program, launched by Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative (H&LS) in 2024, provides opportunities for students from R2 and research- focused Historically Black Colleges and…
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NCI Features PHOENIX application
The National Cancer Institute news recently featured PHOENIX (“Prior-informed Hill-like ODEs to Enhance Neuralnet Integrals with eXplainability”), a new ML application that uses neural ordinary differential equations (ODEs), a type…
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StatStart Program Successfully Concludes
The StatStart program concluded last week with 8 high school students presenting the research they worked on during the last week of the summer program. The following topics were included…
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At climate summit, students from around the world focus on action
Students from the U.S. and beyond took a deep dive into issues of climate change, equity, and public health at an annual weeklong summit at Harvard Chan School.
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Celebrating 30 Years of the Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology!
The 2024 Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology concluded last week, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the program and hosting its annual “Pipelines into Public Health Symposium”. The summer…
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Stephanie Wu Receives BAYSM Poster Award
Congratulations to Stephanie Wu who won a poster award at the Bayesian Young Statisticians Meeting that took place from June 29 – 30, 2024 in Venice, Italy. Stephanie presented a…