Chan School grad believes biostatistics can penetrate cancer’s puzzles
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Daniel Schlauch doesn’t so much love data as love making it work for him. He downloads the numbers that describe his...
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Chan School grad believes biostatistics can penetrate cancer’s puzzles
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Daniel Schlauch doesn’t so much love data as love making it work for him. He downloads the numbers that describe his...
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Digging for research gold in electronic medical records
For scientists who study rare diseases, hospitals’ vast data banks hold tantalizing potential. Access to anonymized electronic medical records allows researchers to track the progress of a larger group...
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What does a biostatistician do?
Victor De Gruttola, chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Henry Pickering Walcott Professor of Biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), recently answered three questions about...
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In biostatistics, complexity rules
When it comes to statistical analysis, “context matters,” according to Jesse Berlin. “Different people look at the same data and come to different conclusions.” This was one of the issues discussed by...
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Biostatistics prof wins ‘Champion of Change’ award for commitment to open...
John Quackenbush, professor of computational biology and bioinformatics in the Department of Biostatistics, has received a White House Open Science Champion of Change award in recognition of his...
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HSPH’s Marvin Zelen dies at 87
Professor Marvin Zelen of the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) died on Nov. 15 after a battle with cancer. He was 87. Zelen was the Lemuel Shattuck...
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Harvard Mobile expands
Harvard Mobile is getting an update. A new version of the University-wide mobile application was released this month with a number of functional, design, and content enhancements. Harvard Mobile 2.0...
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When to alter cancer screenings
Not only is it important for physicians to be fully informed about any cancer in their patients’ family histories, but a massive new study led by a Harvard researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital...
View ArticleWhat are the”Hard Problems” in the social sciences?
Just over a century ago, one of the world’s leading mathematicians posed this question to a number of his colleagues: What are the most important unsolved questions in mathematics? The answers – which...
View ArticleHSPH professor Stephen Lagakos dies at 63
Stephen Lagakos, an international leader in biostatistics and AIDS research and professor of biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), died in an auto collision on Monday, October...
View ArticleStephen Lagakos, talented biostatistician with a common touch
“His seminal contributions to the field of AIDS research helped provide crucial statistical foundations upon which we could better combat this terrible disease,’’ Julio Frenk, dean of the Harvard...
View ArticleParmigiani and Dominici named professors of biostatistics at HSPH
Giovanni Parmigiani, a noted leader in applying bioinformatics tools to cancer studies and medical decision making, has been appointed professor of biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health...
View ArticlePredicting risk of stroke from one’s genetic blueprint
A new statistical model could be used to predict an individual’s lifetime risk of stroke, according to the results of a study by Harvard researchers at the Children’s Hospital Boston Informatics...
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REQUESTS FOR HSPH DISTINGUISHED ALUM AWARD NOMINATIONS Nominations are being sought for the Distinguished Alum Award. The award is presented annually to a former graduate of the Biostatistics...
View ArticleHSPH student takes aim at AIDS with statistics
Bethany Hedt has always been in love with numbers. Her challenge has been finding a way to feed that love while fulfilling an equally strong drive to help the people around her. With biostatistics,...
View ArticleIt took a novel tack to discover an obesity gene
The racing sailboat was small, and Christoph Lange wanted to be sure he didn’t capsize and plunge into the Charles River again, as he’d done half a dozen times that spring. Using his blue sailing...
View ArticleRisk of breast cancer may be associated with red meat consumption
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that eating more red meat may be associated with a higher risk for hormone receptor–positive breast cancers in premenopausal women. This...
View ArticleJames Robins makes statistics tell the truth
The white board that covers hundreds of feet of the curved hallway at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) is not always covered with equations – but lately, it usually is. And most of...
View ArticleVitamin D critical to human TB response
Vitamin D plays a critical role in the human body’s response to tuberculosis, according to new research that explains why people of African descent are more susceptible to TB. The research also...
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