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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News
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Racial, ethnic minorities and low-income groups in U.S. exposed to higher levels of air pollution
Certain groups in the U.S.—Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, Latinos, and low-income populations—are being exposed to higher levels of dangerous fine particulate air pollution than other groups, a study found.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Rachael Piltch-Loeb, 12/13/21
You’re listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Globe Preparedness Fellow in the Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development…
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Using quantitative genomics to track and understand COVID-19
Tracking variants of SARS-CoV-2, understanding which mutations make the virus more dangerous, and figuring out where the virus originally came from were some of the topics highlighted at the 15th annual Program in Quantitative Genomics conference.
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Wildfire smoke may have contributed to thousands of extra COVID-19 cases and deaths in western U.S. in 2020
Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate air pollution from wildfire smoke.
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Tracking emotional and behavioral issues in youth born to women with HIV
Among youth born to women with HIV, those who were born without HIV had worse behavioral functioning than those born with HIV, a new study found.
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Methodology from genome-wide association studies accurately flags more deadly SARS-CoV-2 variant
Methodology from genome-wide association studies accurately flags more deadly SARS-CoV-2 variant
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To address remote learning challenges, hybrid program brings international students back to campus
A new hybrid program is helping first-year international students, who were facing challenges with taking remote classes from thousands of miles away. The program brought a group of students to Boston, where they take both online and once-a-week in-person classes.
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Getting to know … Alma Fredriksson, SM ’21
As a master’s student in biostatistics at Harvard Chan School, Alma Fredriksson has helped build prediction models for maternal health, analyzed the relationship between air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease, and co-chaired the department’s Master’s Student Committee.
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A call for greater transparency, reproducibility in use of artificial intelligence in medicine
For immediate release: October 14, 2020 Boston, MA – Scientists working at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cancer care need to be more transparent about their methods and…
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Aisha Yousafzai, Sonia Hernandez Diaz, Karen Emmons honored at Alice Hamilton Award lecture
Aisha Yousafzai, Sonia Hernandez Diaz, Karen Emmons were honored at the annual Alice Hamilton Award lecture.
