Announcements
Announcements
Kevin Johnson, MD, MS, FAAP, FAMIA, FACMI, has been named as Penn's 27th Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) University Professor. A pioneer of medical information technologies to improve patient safety, Dr. Johnson will hold joint appointments in the DBEI and the Department of Computer and Information Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Read more.
Alisa Stephens-Shields, PhD, has been selected as an inaugural member of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Leadership Academy! Membership in the Academy is one of the highest honors given to early-career statistical scientists.
We are pleased to announce that Enrique Fabian Schisterman, PhD, is the new Chair of the DBEI, effective February 1. Learn more about his vision for the Department. Read about Dr. Schisterman's appointment.
Arielle Anglin, pictured, was the first of three biostatistics PhD students whose papers won 2021 American Statistical Association prizes. Congrats to her, to Jian Hu and to Sarah Weinstein! Read more.
Registration is now open for our March 24 virtual Research Day! We will feature trainee flash talks and high-impact faculty research, plus a keynote by Sue Curry, PhD, recognized internationally for her expertise in behavioral science and in translation of research findings into health policy. Join us for this informative, interactive event!
Qi Long, PhD, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read more about this news. Read more about Dr. Long.
The DBEI, Abramson Cancer Center and Institute for Biomedical Informatics are pleased to jointly announce the establishment of the Center for Cancer Data Science, under the leadership of Qi Long, PhD. Read more.
We invite all those interested in biostatistics doctoral training to join us on Oct. 15 at 7 pm. for a virtual panel hosted by the Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics! To attend "Doctoral Training in Biostatistics: Harnessing Math and Data to Create Knowledge in Medicine and Public Health," register here You will then receive the BlueJeans link for the event.
Graciela Gonzalez Hernandez, MS, PhD, has been invited to join the National Library of Medicine board that reviews the work of Intramural Research Scientist principal investigators and research programs. Her first meeting will be in the spring of 2021. Read more about the NLM advisory committees.
Robert T. Krafty, PhD, an alumnas of our biostatistics program, will assume the role of Chair and Rollins Professor of the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Dr. Krafty is a nationally recognized biostatistician and was selected following a large national search. Read more.
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