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.
655 Huntington Avenue Building 2, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02115
News
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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…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Bad Bunny, Climate Change and US Imperialism – 11/3
Bad Bunny, Climate Change and US ImperialismHosted by the Decolonizing Global Health Org and Harvard Chan Humanitarian Development Student AssociationThursday Nov 3, 5-7pmBuilding 1, HSPH, 12th floor conference roomRSVP hereWe…
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The 4th Annual Health Data Science Symposium – 11/4
The 4th Annual Health Data Science Symposium at HarvardSmartphones, Wearables, and HealthNovember 4th, 2022Hosted by the Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School Dept of Neurosurgery’s Computational Neuroscience Outcomes Center &…
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Student Workshop in Health Communication – 11/8
How to use narrative to highlight disparities and catalyze changeA lunchtime workshop hosted by the Center for Health Communications and the Health Communication ConcentrationJoin Linda Villarosa, contributing writer at the…
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Chair John Quackenbush Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Congratulations to Dr. John Quackenbush, Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Computational Biology and Informatics and department chair, who has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)! Membership is…
