Data Science Zoominar: Data-Driven Policy in Puerto Rico

Tuesday December 15, 2020 1:00PM ET Data-Driven Policy in Puerto Rico A conversation with Arnaldo Cruz Director of Research and Policy of the Financial Oversight and Management Board of Puerto Rico Co-founder of ABRE Puerto Rico Moderator: Rafael Irizarry RSVP at https://bit.ly/DSDec15

Frontiers in Biostatistics: Statistical Modeling and Adjustment for Sampling Biases

Frontiers in Biostatistics Seminar January 12, 2021 1:00PM Jing Ning, PhD Associate Professor. Department of Biostatistics Division of Quantitative Sciences The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Register at: https://bit.ly/FIBJan12 Abstract: Bias sampling mechanisms are commonly encountered in applications where the subjects in a target population are not given an equal chance to be selected, […]

Data Science Zoominar: Vaccine Prioritization Strategies

Tuesday January 26, 2021 1:00PM ET A conversation with Daniel Larremore Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science at University of Colorado-Boulder and BioFrontiers Institute and Kate Bubar Student, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado-Boulder Moderator: Rafael Irizarry RSVP at https://bit.ly/DSJan26 YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuHNNP8TLg

Frontiers in Biostatistics: Group Sequential Design Assuming Delayed Benefit

February 9, 2021 1:00PM ET Keaven Anderson, PhD Scientific AVP, Methodology Research, Biostatistics at Merck Group Sequential Design Assuming Delayed Benefit Abstract: We consider an asymptotic approach to design of group sequential trials with a potentially delayed effects. Logrank, weighted logrank tests and combination tests are of primary interest, but we also consider restricted mean […]

Data Science Zoominar: Diversity and Ethics in Genomics

Tuesday February 23, 2021 1:00PM Eastern Time A conversation with Keolu Fox, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego Moderator: Aedin Culhane YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VANlStOnFPY

Frontiers in Biostatistics: Distributed Statistical Learning and Inference in EHR and Other Healthcare Datasets

Frontiers in Biostatistics Seminar March 9, 2021 1:00PM Rui Duan, PhD Assistant Professor of Biostatistics Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Distributed Statistical Learning and Inference in EHR and Other Healthcare Datasets Abstract: The growth of availability and variety of healthcare data sources has provided unique opportunities for data integration and evidence synthesis, which […]

Data Science Zoominar: The Importance of Representative Samples in Clinical Trials

Tuesday March 23, 2021 1:00PM Eastern Time A conversation with Timothy Rebbeck Vincent L. Gregory, Jr. Professor of Cancer Prevention, Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health Professor, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Moderator: Rafael Irizarry YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4uBibxGf20

Frontiers in Biostatistics: Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data Analysis Via a Regularized Zero-Inflated Mixture Model Framework

Frontiers in Biostatistics Seminar May 11, 2021 1:00PM Jianhua Hu, PhD Professor, Biostatistics (in Medicine and in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center) Director, Cancer Biostatistics Program Columbia University Register at: http://bit.ly/FIBMay21 Abstract: Applications of single-cell RNA sequencing in various biomedical research areas have been blooming. This new technology provides unprecedented opportunities to study disease […]

Training Session: Efficient Phase I Clinical Trial Design

May 19, 2021 10:00am-12:00PM Eastern Time Fangxin Hong, PhD Senior Research Scientist Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health