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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HBC ‘Upcoming Current Topics in Bioinformatics’ Workshop – 8/21
The Harvard Bioinformatics Core is pleased to announce the next session of the Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core’s (HBC) Current Topics in Bioinformatics 2024 series – Publication Perfect II. This free,…
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Digging deep into data, Briana Stephenson studies the relationship between diet and disparities
Briana Stephenson, assistant professor of biostatistics, develops biostatistical models to better understand population health disparities. In this Q&A, she shares what motivates her work and the broad applications of her research.
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Dr. Alisa Stephens-Shields receives the 2024 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship!
Dr. Stephens-Shields has demonstrated her great capacity as both a methodologic and collaborative biostatistician and as a leader impacting health, statistical education, and inclusion in the field. Dr. Stephens-Shields is…
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Meet Our New PhD Students!
We’ll be featuring mini-profiles of our new PhD students over the next few weeks. We look forward to welcoming them into our community! Ahmad Abdel-Azim Hello! My name is Ahmad…
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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…