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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.

Phone 617-432-1056
Location

655 Huntington Avenue Building 2, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02115

News

  • May 15, 2023

    New center CAFÉ aims to spur research on climate change and health

    The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston University School of Public Health were awarded a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), to create…

  • May 15, 2023

    Shaina Andelman named new Director of Administration for Biostatistics Department

    Shaina Andelman was recently named the new Director of Administration of the Biostatistics Department. Shaina has been an essential member of the Biostatistics department staff for the past 15 years,…

  • May 15, 2023

    Biostatistics Department Seminar – 5/17

    Harvard Biostatistics Department SeminarDr. Manuel RivasAssistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford UniversityWednesday, May 17 | 1:00-1:50pm | FXB G11Genomic prediction and inference from population scale datasets Related Topics…

  • May 9, 2023

    Xihong Lin elected to National Academy of Sciences

    A huge congratulations to Professor Xihong Lin who was elected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences. Considered one of the highest honors in science, members are…

  • May 9, 2023

    Dave Harrington Receives Faculty Emeritus Award

    Congratulations to Professor Dave Harrington who was selected as a recipient of this year’s Faculty Emeritus Award. This award is given annually to a distinguished emeritus faculty member whose influence…

  • May 9, 2023

    Jemar Bather Receives Albert Schweitzer Award

    Our sincere congratulations to Jemar Bather, who was selected winner of this year’s Albert Schweitzer Award, given to an outstanding graduating Harvard Chan student whose work demonstrates a “reverence for…

  • May 9, 2023

    RSVP now for the De Gruttola Symposium – 5/12

    Please join us for a celebration of Dr. Victor De Gruttola’s 50-year career at HarvardFriday, May 12 | 3:00 -5:30 pm | Snyder Auditorium Kresge G1Feception to followA Special Symposium:…

  • May 9, 2023

    Upcoming Dissertation Defenses

    Contact Jelena Follweiler for Zoom information. j Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news

  • May 9, 2023

    Upcoming Thesis Defenses

    Marius Weidmann Thesis Defense“ssCTPR: summary statistic based cross trait penalized regression”Dissertation Committee: Liming Liang, Alkes Price, Peter KraftWednesday, May 10, 20232:30 PM FXB G03 and ZoomContact David Cruikshank for Zoom…

  • May 9, 2023

    Apply Now for CELEHS Data Science Summer Program!

    Does a high school student that you know have interest in machine learning and AI? Encourage them to check out the Data Science in Action : Machine Learning for Self-Driving…