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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How so-called ‘junk DNA’ affects cancer risk
John Quackenbush, Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics and chair of the Department of Biostatistics, is trying to understand how our genes influence cancer risk. In a recent research paper, he and his colleagues explored an often-overlooked segment of the human genome that may have a profound impact on cancer formation and prevention.
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At 170th Cutter Lecture, James Robins discusses the ‘causal revolution’
At 170th Cutter Lecture, James Robins, Mitchell L. and Robin LaFoley Dong Professor of Epidemiology, discusses the “causal revolution.”
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Program explores molecular underpinnings of chronic diseases
The Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics explores molecular underpinnings of chronic diseases.
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Conference explores intersection of cancer, immunology, and data science
The Program in Quantitative Genomics conference explored the intersection of cancer, immunology, and data science.
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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Apple formally launch Women’s Health Study
Groundbreaking study will collect and analyze data on menstrual and gynecological health to improve overall understanding of women’s health needs. Study has potential to be largest study of its scope…
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As wildfires rage in California, what are the health impacts?
Francesca Dominici, professor of biostatistics at Harvard Chan School and co-director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative, and colleagues have studied the growing threat posed by wildfires in the western U.S., estimating both their future prevalence and their potential health impacts.
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Women scientists author fewer invited commentaries in medical journals than men with comparable credentials
Women scientists 21% less likely to author invited commentaries in medical journals than men with similar scientific expertise, publication metrics.
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Fong Wang Clow receives 2019 Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award
Biostatistician Fong Wang Clow, who helped bring numerous lifesaving drugs to market, is the recipient of the 2019 Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award.
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Q&A: Why Sex Matters (in Disease Susceptibility)
John Quackenbush and colleagues have been turning over a boulder of faulty assumptions about how sex differences affect disease risk and progression.
