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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

  • November 7, 2022

    Commemorating Native American Heritage Month

    Join us as we commemorate Native American Heritage Month during the month of November. Harvard, like so many American institutions, is addressing its uneven history with Native American people while…

  • November 7, 2022

    Xihong Lin Named NCI Outstanding Investigator Award Recipient

    Congratulations to Professor Xihong Lin who was named a National Cancer Institute (NCI) Outstanding Investigator Award Recipient!NCI’s Outstanding Investigator Award supports accomplished leaders in cancer research who are providing significant…

  • November 7, 2022

    Heather Mattie’s Recent HDSR Article Data Science in Public Health: Building Next Generation Capacity

    Data Science in Public Health: Building Next Generation Capacityby Nicholas Mirin, Heather Mattie, Latifa Jackson, Zainab Samad, and Rumi ChunaraAbstract:Rapidly evolving technology, data, and analytic landscapes are permeating many fields…

  • November 7, 2022

    Career Development Series

    If you are interested in joining us as a guest speaker, or have ideas regarding this series, please contact Dr. Erin Lake and/or enter your ideas via this sheet.Part 2:…

  • November 7, 2022

    Harvard Catalyst Journal Club – 11/9

    Harvard Catalyst Biostatistics Journal Club: Directional Testing in Mediation Analysis Wednesday, November 9, 2022 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Register Here This discussion, led by Jonathan Dreyfuss, PhD, Joslin Diabetes…

  • November 7, 2022

    HDSI Annual Conference – 11/15 – 11/16

    The Harvard Data Science Initiative will be hosting its two-day, in-person Annual Conference on Tuesday, November 15 and Wednesday, November 16. The Conference will showcase data science in research and…

  • November 1, 2022

    Scarlett Bellamy Named New Chair of BU Biostats

    Congratulations to alumna and department adjunct professor, Scarlett Bellamy, ScD ’01, who has just been named the new Chair of the Department of Biostatistics at Boston University!Per BU press release:Dr….

  • November 1, 2022

    Xihao Li Receives Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine Fellowship

    Postdoc and alumna Xihao Li, PhD ’21, has recently been awarded a Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Fellowship from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), which is a…

  • November 1, 2022

    Spinning Up a Data Science Initiative at Harvard A Reflection on the HDSI ‘s 5th Anniversary

    On the occasion of its fifth anniversary, the Harvard Data Science Initiative leadership – Francesca Dominici, Elizabeth Langdon-Gray, and David C. Parkes– look back to embrace and celebrate their foundational…

  • November 1, 2022

    Derek Shyr Dissertation Defense – 11/2

    Derek Shyr Dissertation Defense“Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Assessing Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium in Large-Scale Multi-Ethnic Whole Genome Sequencing Studies”Dissertation Committee: Xihong Lin, Alkes Price, Benjamin Neale, and Sasha GusevWednesday, November…