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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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.
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National Academy of Medicine Induction Ceremony
Congratulations to Biostatistics Chair John Quackenbush and Alumnus Miguel Marino, PhD ’11 who were both inducted into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in a ceremony last week. Dr. Quackenbush…
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Rachel Nethery elected to ENAR’s RECOM
Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Biostatistics Rachel Nethery who was just elected as a member of the International Biometric Society’s Eastern North American Region (ENAR) Regional Committee (RECOM). Rachel will…
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2023 PQG Conference – Oct 17-18
2023 PQG Conference: Diversity in Genetics and GenomicsJoseph Martin Conference Center in Boston, MA Oct 17-18, 2023Diversity in genetic and genomics has been increasingly embraced not only for enabling more…