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Biostatistics

Lectures and Seminars

Biostatistics & Computational Biology Morning Seminar Series

The Biostatistics Program hosts a monthly breakfast 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.

2008 Schedule

Starting in May 2008, the seminars will be held at 3 Blackfan Circle, Eleventh Floor, Rm 11081A at 9:00am.

Coffee, tea, and breakfast items will be available.

Biostatistics & Computational Biology Dinner Workshop

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.

 

Annual Biostatistics and Computational Biology Lecture

2004 Speaker Allan Coates waits as Dr. Richard Gelber introduces him.

This lecture highlights important new developments in cancer or closely related research that involve substantial statistical or computational work.  The talk is less technical in nature than a specialized seminar, and it is intended for the general research community at DFCI and the Harvard Medical Campus.

2008 Lecture:

Our next lecture is taking place on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 2:00pm. Albert-Laszlo Barabasi will be speaking on "Network Medicine: From the Human Diseasome to Comorbodity Patterns".

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

Refreshments will be served.

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."

Links to Seminars and Lectures

Schering-Plough Workshop, June 2005

Harvard School of Public Health: Biostatistics Seminars

Biostatistics & Computational Biology Morning Seminar Series