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Kang wins Best Data Blitz at VU AD Research Day
Apr. 5, 2023—Congratulations to fourth-year PhD student Kaidi Kang for taking top honors at Vanderbilt’s 4th annual Alzheimer’s Disease Research Day. Out of more than fifty data blitz submissions, “Double Anchoring Events Based Sigmoidal Mixed Model for Alzheimer’s Disease Progression Modeling” was chosen as the best.
Valerie Welty dissertation defense – March 8
Mar. 1, 2023—PhD candidate Valerie F. Welty will defend her dissertation on Wednesday, March 8, at 3 p.m. Central Time, on-site and online. Her advisor is Jeffrey D. Blume. All are invited. The in-person event will be held in Room 11105 (11th floor) at 2525 West End Avenue. For access to the event stream, please contact the...
Elizabeth Sigworth Westerberg dissertation defense – November 2
Oct. 20, 2022—PhD candidate Elizabeth Anne Sigworth Westerberg will be defending her dissertation on Wednesday, November 2, at 10 a.m. Central Time, on-site and online. Her advisor is Qingxia (Cindy) Chen. All are invited. The in-person event will be held in Room 1402 (14th floor) at 2525 West End Avenue. For access to the event stream, please...
Jacquelyn Neal dissertation defense – October 31
Oct. 18, 2022—PhD candidate Jacquelyn Neal will be defending her dissertation on Monday, October 31, at 1 p.m. Central Time, on Zoom. Her advisor is Dandan Liu. All are invited. For access to the event stream, please contact the department at biostatistics[at]vumc[dot]org.
Michael L. Williams dissertation defense – September 30
Sep. 20, 2022—***Updated 9.29. The on-site location is now Room 1502.*** PhD candidate Michael L. Williams will be defending his dissertation on Friday, September 30, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, on campus (2525 West End Avenue, 15th Floor, Room 1502) and online (contact biostatistics[at]vumc[dot]org for access via Zoom). His advisor is Leena Choi. Using Electronic Health Record...
Megan Hollister Murray dissertation defense
Jun. 27, 2022—PhD candidate Megan Hollister Murray will be defending her dissertation on Wednesday, July 6, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on Zoom. All are invited. For an invitation to the event, please contact the department at biostatistics[at]vumc[dot]org. On second-generation p-values for equivalence testing and study planning, and flexible false discovery rate computation for classical p-values...
Coleman Harris dissertation defense – May 9
Apr. 19, 2022—PhD candidate Coleman Harris will be defending his dissertation on Monday, May 9, at 9:30 a.m. Central Time. All are invited. To attend the defense, which will take place online, please register in advance.
Nathan T. James dissertation defense – April 11
Mar. 31, 2022—PhD candidate Nathan T. James will be defending his dissertation on Monday, April 11, at noon Central Time. All are invited. To attend the defense, which will take place online, contact our department at biostatistics[at]vumc[dot]org for the link.
Summer Internship for Underrepresented Undergraduates
Mar. 29, 2022—Are you an undergraduate from an underrepresented group who would like to learn more about becoming a biostatistician or data scientist? Our six-week summer program provides qualified students with paid opportunities to learn about both scientific and professional topics from award-winning researchers in our department. Visit the internship page for more details.
Student presenters at ENAR 2022
Mar. 25, 2022—The hybrid ENAR 2022 Spring Meeting begins this Sunday, March 27. It’s one of the major conferences in our field, and we’re delighted to be represented not only by faculty and alumni participants (including professors Jonathan Schildcrout, Bryan Shepherd, Tom Stewart, and Simon Vandekar in invited sessions, graduates Lucy D’Agostino McGowan and Sarah Lotspeich on the Regional Advisory Board,...