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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Biostatistics Journal Club – 11/15
Biostatistics Journal Club: Machine Learning for Imputation of Missing-not-at-Random DataWednesday, November 15, 20231:00 pm – 2:00 pmZoomMissing-not-at-random (MNAR) data frequently appears in real world scenarios, especially when the missing data…
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Professor Xihong Lin Reflects on NAS Election and Career Highlights
Professor Xihong Lin was elected as one of 120 new members of the National Academy of Sciences this year in recognition of her continuing achievements in original research focusing on…
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2023 PQG Conference Tackles Diversity in the Genomics Field
The 2023 PQG Conference: Diversity in Genetics and Genomics was held at the Joseph Martin Conference Center this past Oct 17-18. It marked an exciting return to in-person meeting for…
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HDSI Causal Seminar: Mike Baiocchi, Stanford University – 11/2
HDSI Causal SeminarThursday, Nov 2 | 4:00-5:30pmRegister hereMike BaiocchiAssociate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Population HealthStanford UniversityHow to tell the difference between machine learning and (bio)statistics This talk will discuss…
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Improving diversity in the genomics field
The field of genomics has the exciting potential to improve human health by using an individual’s DNA to predict disease risk, tailor treatments, and more—but because genomics studies to date have overwhelmingly included people with European ancestries, they could also exacerbate health inequities, according to experts at the 17th annual conference of the Program in Quantitative Genomics at Harvard Chan School.
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2023 Mosteller Statistician of the Year Award Event – 10/30
Nicholas J. Horton, Beitzel Professor in Technology and Society (Statistics and Data Science) at Amherst College and Harvard Biostatistics alumnus, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Mosteller…
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Proposed ban on chemical linked to Woburn leukemia cluster research chronicled in ‘A Civil Action’
A recent article in the Boston Globe announced the EPA’s proposal for a full ban on chemical linked to Woburn leukemia cluster. Trichloroethylene, also known as TCE, has been tied…
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Harvard Biostats Colloquium with David Benkeser – 10/26
Harvard Biostatistics Colloquium SeriesThursday, October 264:00-5:00pmFXB 301David Benkeser, PhDEmory UniversityAssociate Professor in the department of Biostatistics and BioinformaticsExposure-Induced Confounding of Missingness in Cause of Failure with Applications in Estimating Strain-Specific…
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Frontiers in Biostatistics w. William Lotter – 10/24
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Fighting misinformation one tweet at a time
Biostatistics PhD candidate Kareem Carr turned into a Twitter star by debunking deceptive charts. He tells Harvard Public Health why he addresses misinformation on social media—and how scientists and academics can do it well.
