Our Wednesday seminar series continues on October 4 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time with a virtual presentation by Yi Zhao, assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science at Indiana University School of Medicine, on regression models of covariance matrices.
Contact Cierra Streeter for access to our seminars.
Also on October 4: Michael Matheny, professor of biomedical informatics, medicine and biostatistics, and director of the Center for Improving the Public's Health through Informatics, will present "Opportunities and Challenges in the Use of AI and ML in Population Health Informatics" in DBMI's Grand Rounds at noon. This will be a hybrid presentation, with lunch provided in Room 8110 at 2525 West End Avenue on a first-come first-served basis. See the DBMI events page for details.
The Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Statistical Association (whose officers include members of our department) is hosting a one-day course taught by Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel on applying R Markdown skills and expertise to Quarto. It will be held in person in Nashville on Friday, October 20. Visit the course page for more information.
Also on October 20: In our statistical computing series, Savannah Obregon will present an update on the {redcapAPI} R package on Microsoft Teams at 1:30 p.m. Central Time For access, contact Ryan Moore.
Our department members and alumni organize and present lectures and workshops around the world. Upcoming presentations include Bryan Shepherd in New York; Siwei Zhang in New Brunswick and Groton; Bradley Malin in DC; Jinyuan Liu and Andrew Spieker in Berlin; Yu Shyr in Singapore; and Gustavo Amorim, Bryan Blette, Jeffrey Blume, Megan Taylor Jones, Jinyuan Liu, Sarah Lotspeich, Lucy D'Agostino McGowan, Andrew Spieker, Thomas Stewart, Simon Vandekar, and Panpan Zhang in Baltimore.
Welcome to our website! We hope you’ll find it informative and inspiring, and we encourage you to contact us if we can be of further assistance.
As our department celebrates its 20th anniversary, we remain dedicated to developing cutting-edge statistical methods and tools, providing collaborative support and educational resources for biomedical researchers, and training new biostatisticians to join us in addressing the questions and issues raised by the explosive growth in information technology.
We are at the forefront of an amazing era for statisticians and biomedical researchers. Our innovative and enthusiastic faculty, staff, and students are deeply engaged with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s vision of advancing personalized health in the era of smart data. Our efforts are reflected in the hundreds of peer-reviewed papers we co-author each year, our leadership in data management and coordination, and the many workshops and seminars we design, deliver, and facilitate around the world.
We very much look forward to connecting with you as we work toward a healthier and more inclusive society for all.
Yu Shyr, PhD, Dr(hc), FASA, FAAAS, FAACR
Professor and Chair
Photo: Yu Shyr and Dale Plummer at the 2022 all-department retreat
