The Biostatistics Program hosts a monthly seminar to discuss topics related to biostatistics and computational biology as well as topics from related departments, such as population science and cancer biology. Speakers come from both inside and outside the DF/HCC community.

2009 Schedule

The seminars are held at 3 Blackfan Circle, Eleventh Floor, Rm 11081 at 12:00pm.

Light refreshments will be available.

The Biostatistics Program hosts an annual dinner to discuss topics related to biostatistics and computational biology as well as topics from related departments, such as population science and cancer biology. The purpose of the workshop is to bring program members together to learn about emerging areas in cancer research with substantial statistical content and encourage new collaborations. Speakers come from both inside and outside the DF/HCC community.

2008 Dinner Workshop: Challenges in Understanding and Coping with Health Disparities

March 12, 2008
6:00-8:30pm
Smith Family Room, Dana 1620, 44 Binney Street, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dinner and dessert will be served.

Speakers:

• Glorian Sorensen, MPH, Ph.D.
  Professor of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Director, Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Yi Li, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard School of Public Health
• Scarlett Bellamy, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Click here for further details on titles and abstracts.

RSVP required. Email events@jimmy.harvard.edu to reserve your space.

2008 Lecture:

Monday, January 14, 2008, 2:00pm

Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, "Network Medicine: From the Human Diseasome to Comorbodity Patterns".

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Smith Family Room (Dana 1620).

Speakers:

2005 - Albert-Lazslo Barabasi, "Network Biology: From Metabolic to Protein Interaction networks."

2004 - Allan Coates, "p is for Politics: The Link Between Statistical Evidence and Public Policy."

2003 - Steven Goodman, "The Mammography Controversy: A Crisis for Evidence-Based Medicine?"

2002 - Giovanni Parmigiani, "Statistical Issues in Expression Based Molecular Classification of Cancer."

2001 - Sir Richard Peto, "Simple Methods for Meta-Analyses Can Be Statistically Optimal: EBCTCG and PSC."