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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 28, 2022

    Career Development Series

    If you are interested in joining us as a guest speaker, please share your ideas regarding this series or contact Dr. Erin Lake. Part 3: What Color is Your ‘Biostatistics’…

  • November 28, 2022

    MGH Applied Biostatistics Seminar w. Nima Hejazi – 12/1

    MGH Applied Biostatistics Seminar Series Using stochastic-interventional causal effects to evaluate treatment efficacy in clinical trials Nima Hejazi, PhDAssistant ProfessorDepartment of BiostatisticsHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Thursday December…

  • November 28, 2022

    Last Round of Lightning Talks of the Semester! – 12/1

    Thursday, December 1, 2022Building 2, Room 426 | 4PMView more event info hereEach event features 5-minute talks by department faculty & postdocs. This is a great opportunity to get a…

  • November 28, 2022

    Harvard Catalyst Short Course – 12/2

    Biostatistics short course: Incorporating Functional Data into Statistical ModelsFriday, December 2, 20229:00 am – 1:00 pmRegister here – Registration Deadline: November 30, 2022 In this short course, Todd Ogden, PhD,…

  • November 22, 2022

    Inaugural Harvard Florence Nightingale Day

    The Biostatistics Department recently sponsored the inaugural Harvard Florence Nightingale Day– a one-day event meant to expose local female middle and high school students to statistics and data science. The…

  • November 15, 2022

    DFCI Bayes-Mendel Lab Develops New Cancer Screening Tool

    The Bayes-Mendel Lab at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, co-led by Professor Giovanni Parmigiani and alumna and Senior Research Scientist Danielle Braun, has developed MyLynch, a cancer risk screening tool for…

  • November 15, 2022

    HDSI & Amazon Web Services New Collaboration

    The Harvard University Data Science Initiative (HDSI) announced the AWS Impact Computing Project, a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) aimed at reimagining data science to identify potential solutions for…

  • November 15, 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 [Harvard%20Business%20School%20Spangler%20Auditorium.]via this form.Part 2:…

  • November 15, 2022

    Trans Day of Remembrance – 11/14

    The Office of Diversity & Inclusion honors Trans Day of Remembrance with a special performance from Chrysanthemum Tran, Vietnamese American poet, writer & performer. A reception and vigil will follow…

  • Infectious Diseases November 10, 2022

    Symposium explores drivers of suicide, and how to prevent it

    Suicide is a preventable tragedy—but there’s much work yet to be done in figuring out the best strategies for doing so, according to experts who spoke at a symposium on the topic at Harvard Chan School.