Blog RSS https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/ en Vanderbilt Biostatistics at SMI 2023 https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/vanderbilt-biostatistics-smi-2023 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Vanderbilt Biostatistics at SMI 2023</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/cullumm" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">cullumm</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 05/23/2023 - 16:21</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/446" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Vanderbilt Biostatistics at SMI 2023"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Margaret Cullum, associate program manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The 2023 <a href="https://www.sph.umn.edu/events-calendar/statistical-methods-in-imaging-2023/">Statistical Methods in Imaging Conference</a> took place this week in Minneapolis. Investigators and students from around the country gathered to discuss and share their work in the field of imaging science. We are proud of our department members who presented at the conference. They include the following:</p> <p><strong>Monday, May 22</strong></p> <p>PhD student <a href="https://www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistics-graduate/cpt/people/jiangmei-xiong/">Jiangmei “Ruby” Xiong</a> presented a poster for “Application of Closed-Form Gamma Mixture Model in mxIF Cell Gating.” Assistant professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/simon-vandekar">Simon Vandekar</a> co-authored the poster.</p> <p><strong>Tuesday, May 23</strong></p> <p>Simon Vandekar was an organizer for the invited session “New Statistical Methods to Improve the Spatial-Omics Analysis Pipeline.”</p> <p>Simon was also a session organizer for “Collaborative Case Study: Statistical Methods and Findings from Large Consortia Studies.” PhD student <a href="https://www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistics-graduate/cpt/people/kaidi-kang/">Kaidi Kang</a> was an invited speaker in the session and presented “Study Features Impacting Replicability of Brain-wide Association Studies.”</p> <p>Assistant professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/panpan-zhang">Panpan Zhang</a> was an invited speaker in the session “Recent Advances in Neuroimaging Statistics for Investigating Human Brain Function.” He presented “A Bayesian Model for Link Prediction in Functional Brain Networks.”</p> <p><strong>Wednesday, May 24</strong></p> <p>Ruby Xiong was a session organizer for “Recent Advances in Spatial Analysis of Single-Cell Imaging.” Assistant professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/siyuan-ma">Siyuan Ma</a> was an invited speaker during this session and presented “A Flexible Generalized Linear Mixed Effects Model for Testing Cell-Cell Colocalization in Spatial Immunofluorescent Data.”</p> <p>Congratulations to everyone!</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Tue, 23 May 2023 21:21:28 +0000 cullumm 446 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Registration is open for the 2023 Summer Institute https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/registration-open-2023-summer-institute <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Registration is open for the 2023 Summer Institute </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 05/05/2023 - 18:27</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/444" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Registration is open for the 2023 Summer Institute "> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, senior program manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For the first time since 2019, the Center for Quantitative Sciences will host its annual <a href="https://www.vumc.org/cqs/cqs-summer-institute">Summer Institute</a> in person, with four weeklong courses held on the Vanderbilt University campus, at 2525 West End Avenue. This year’s offerings include a brand-new course on the National Institutes of Health’s <em><a href="https://allofus.nih.gov">All of Us</a> </em>Research Program, a large-scale initiative with the mission of building “one of the most diverse health databases in history.” Vanderbilt graduate and <em>All of Us</em> CEO <a href="https://news.vumc.org/2019/12/11/vumcs-denny-selected-to-lead-national-all-of-us-program/">Josh Denny</a>, MD, was a founding director of Vanderbilt’s <a href="https://www.vumc.org/cpm/welcome">Center for Precision Medicine</a> and a longtime collaborator with course directors <a href="https://dbmi.vmcweb.org/person/paul-harris-phd-facmi-fiahsi">Paul Harris</a>, PhD, and <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/qingxia-cindy-chen-phd">Qingxia “Cindy” Chen</a>, PhD. Harris, professor of biomedical informatics, biomedical engineering, and biostatistics, is the creator of <a href="https://projectredcap.org">REDCap</a> and <a href="https://www.researchmatch.org">ResearchMatch</a> and principal investigator of <em>All of Us</em>’s <a href="https://news.vumc.org/2020/06/18/all-of-us-program-launches-cloud-based-research-platform/">Data and Research Center</a> (DRC). Chen, whose roles include vice chair of education for the Department of Biostatistics, is an <em>All of Us</em> investigator and an executive leader on the Summer Institute team.</p> <p><br /> “Introduction to the <em>All of Us</em> Research Program” will take place July 17–21 from 1 to 4 p.m., with <a href="https://www.vumc.org/cqs/AOUplan">7 hours of lectures and 4 two-hour labs</a> where participants will be guided through hands-on exercises with survey, electronic health record (EHR), genetic, and mobile health (Fitbit) data. DRC members will join Harris and Chen to provide practical tips and insights on using <em>All of Us</em> Workbench tools.</p> <p><br /> The morning course (9 a.m.–noon) the week of July 17–21 will be “Regression and Modeling in R,” taught by research assistant professor of biostatistics <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/gustavo-amorim">Gustavo Amorim</a>, PhD. Amorim has previously led three- and four-day bootcamps and workshops in R in Mozambique and online. He is also first author of a <a href="https://academic.oup.com/jrsssa/article/184/4/1368/7068831"><em>Journal of the Royal Statistical Society</em></a> paper that made use of <a href="https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/service-line/comprehensive-care-clinic">Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care Clinic</a> data and won the 2022 Methods Publication Award in the Department of Biostatistics.</p> <p><br /> The second week of the Summer Institute (July 24–28) will feature two core offerings: “Big Data in Biomedical Research,” taught by <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/qi-liu">Qi Liu</a>, PhD, associate professor of biostatistics and biomedical informatics, and <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/yu-shyr">Yu Shyr</a>, PhD, professor of biostatistics, biomedical informatics, and health policy, and “Introduction to Causal Inference,” taught by <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/andrew-spieker">Andrew Spieker</a>, PhD, assistant professor of biostatistics. Led by award-winning instructors, these well-reviewed short courses provide participants with an abundance of materials to assist them with real-world data analysis beyond the classroom. “Big Data in Biomedical Research” has been an Institute course since 2015, and “Introduction to Causal Inference” since 2019, with the 2021 and 2022 editions delivered online.</p> <p><br /> Tuition for each course is $700 for VU/VUMC faculty and staff, and $450 for VU/VUMC students, trainees, and postdocs, with a 20% discount on registrations received before June 1. Parking and food are included, with continental breakfast for morning course participants and boxed lunches for all. Space in the <em>All of Us</em> course is limited to 30 participants. To learn more about each course and to enroll, visit the <a href="https://www.vumc.org/cqs/cqs-summer-institute">Summer Institute webpage</a>.<br />  </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Fri, 05 May 2023 23:27:09 +0000 duthiep 444 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics International Women's Day 2023 https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/international-womens-day-2023 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">International Women&#039;s Day 2023</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 03/08/2023 - 16:18</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/380" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to International Women&#039;s Day 2023"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, senior program manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In observation of International Women's Day 2023, here's a view of our department:</p> <p><img alt="National Women's History Month poster 2023" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/posts/NWHM%2003.08.23.png" /></p> <p>Visit the <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/people">Our People</a> section of this site to learn more about our department members.</p> <p><br /> TOP ROW: senior associate Yuwei Zhu, PhD student Siwei Zhang, quality assurance analyst Vinni Yenukonda, professor Fei Ye, PhD student Elisa Yazdani, MS student Lydia Yao, postdoc Jing Yang, PhD student Yan Yan, PhD student Bailu Lucy Yan, lead biostatistician Meng Xu<br /> ROW 2: biostatistician Ke Xu, PhD student Jiangmei Ruby Xiong, research professor Pingsheng Wu, application developer Hui Wu, PhD student Julia Whitman, PhD student Valerie Welty, PhD student Hannah Weeks, lead biostatistician Li Wang, research assistant professor Jing Wang, chief business officer Janey Wang<br /> ROW 3:  PhD student Shengxin Tu, PhD student Julia Thome, health services research analyst Afan Swan, PhD student Tianyi Sun, senior biostatistician Lili Sun, associate program manager Kayla Sullivan, program manager Cierra Streeter, biostatistician Tess Stopczynski, biostatistician Ine Sohn, adjunct instructor Ayumi Shintani<br /> ROW 4: lead biostatistician Yaping Shi, PhD student Lan Shi, research assistant professor Laurie Samuels, biostatistician Paridhi Ranadive, statistical genetic analyst III Marisol Ramirez-Solano, associate professor Rameela Raman, senior biostatistician Heather Prigmore, associate Sharon Phillips, lead biostatistician Amy Perkins, research associate professor Jackie Pennings, biostatistician Rebecca Owens, application developer Savannah Obregon<br /> ROW 5: assistant in biostatistics Hui Nian, educational programs manager Chazlie Miller<br /> ROW 6: senior biostatistician Elizabeth McNeer, associate biostatistician Cara Lwin, associate professor Qi Liu, assistant professor Jinyuan Liu, associate professor Dandan Liu, adjoint assistant professor Pei-Ying Emily Lin, biostatistician Yajing Li, postdoc Jia Li, PhD student Lisa Levoir, senior program manager Jess Lai<br /> ROW 7:  MS student Yeji Ko, PhD student Jamie Joseph, MS student Megan Taylor Jones, biostatistician Cassie Johnson, biostatistician Xiangyu Ji, lead biostatistician Cathy Jenkins, research assistant professor Li-Ching Huang, senior financial analyst Sandra Hewston, biostatistician Cassie Hennessy, assistant in biostatistics Kim Hart<br /> ROW 8: MS student Megan Hall, assistant professor Amber Hackstadt, business process manager Nicole Gunnison, senior associate Tebeb Gebretsadik, VICTR associate director Cheryl L. Gatto, biostatistician Yue Gao, PhD student Alexis Fleming, research professor Irene Feurer, senior biostatistician Xiaoke Sarah Feng, principal biostatistician Run Fan, health services research analyst Andrea Elhajj<br /> ROW 9: research assistant professor Svetlana Eden, senior program manager Peg Duthie, research assistant professor Liping Du, PhD student Chiara Di Gravio, professor Mary Dietrich, associate program manager Margaret Cullum, grants manager Pattie Council, vice chair of diversity and inclusion Leena Choi, research assistant professor Sheau-Chiann Chen, vice chair of education Qingxia Cindy Chen<br /> ROW 10: research associate professor Heidi Chen, PhD student Marisa Blackman, biostatistician Caroline Birdrow, project manager Heather Bickham, principal biostatistician Aihua Bian, vice chair of informatics and collaborative programs Lynne Berry, adjunct instructor Mary Banach, assistant to the chair Jena Altstatt, health services research analyst Onika Abrams<br />  </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:18:04 +0000 duthiep 380 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Bill Dupont: 25 years with Vanderbilt MPH https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/bill-dupont-25-years-vanderbilt-mph <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Bill Dupont: 25 years with Vanderbilt MPH</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 11/18/2022 - 13:55</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/367" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Bill Dupont: 25 years with Vanderbilt MPH"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, senior program manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>During Reunion Weekend, on October 7, 2022, Vanderbilt's <a href="https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mph/">Master of Public Health</a> program celebrated <a href="https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mph/2022-reunion/">its 25th anniversary</a>. Professor William Dupont was recognized for his 25 years of outstanding teaching in the program. (Earlier this year, Dr. Dupont's <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/service-milestones">45 years at the university</a> were also highlighted.) Department members Yu Shyr and Yuwei Zhu were recipients of 10-Year Teaching Awards.</p> <p> </p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanderbilt-mph/52451869020/in/album-72177720303133910/" title="MPH Reunion and 25th Anniversary Reception"><img alt="MPH Reunion and 25th Anniversary Reception" height="333" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52451869020_f510848cf8.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>       <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanderbilt-mph/52451868410/in/album-72177720303133910/" title="MPH Reunion and 25th Anniversary Reception"><img alt="MPH Reunion and 25th Anniversary Reception" height="333" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52451868410_fe65db867b.jpg" width="500" /></a><script async="" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanderbilt-mph/52451696514/in/album-72177720303133910/" title="MPH Reunion and 25th Anniversary Reception"><img alt="MPH Reunion and 25th Anniversary Reception" height="1365" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52451696514_ea70712ee3_k.jpg" width="2048" /></a><script async="" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:55:26 +0000 duthiep 367 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics WSDS 2022 https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/wsds-2022 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">WSDS 2022 </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 10/13/2022 - 12:46</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/363" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to WSDS 2022 "> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The <a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/wsds/2022/">2022 Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference</a> was hosted by the <a href="https://www.amstat.org">American Statistical Association</a> in St. Louis from October 6 through October 8. Participants associated with our department included the following:</p> <p><a href="https://www.sarahlotspeich.com">Sarah Lotspeich</a> (a graduate of our PhD program), presenting author of "<a href="https://ww3.aievolution.com/AMSTATevents/index.cfm?do=ev.viewEv&amp;ev=1030">One size fits all: A generalized algorithm to fitting GLMs with censored predictors in R</a>" and chair of "<a href="https://ww3.aievolution.com/AMSTATevents/index.cfm?do=ev.viewEv&amp;ev=1042">Celebrating our Knowledge</a>"</p> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/tess-stopczynski">Tess Stopczynski</a> (biostatistician), presenting author of "<a href="https://ww3.aievolution.com/AMSTATevents/index.cfm?do=ev.viewEv&amp;ev=1244" title="05 - Handling Limit of Detection Values for Sepsis Biomarkers in Neonates">Handling limit of detection values for sepsis biomarkers in neonates</a>," co-authored by senior associate (Gregory) Dan Ayers, with Jörn-Hendrik Weitkamp from the Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology and Inflammation</p> <p><a href="https://www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistics-graduate/cpt/people/tianyi-sun/">Tianyi Sun</a> (PhD student), presenting author of "<a href="https://ww3.aievolution.com/AMSTATevents/index.cfm?do=ev.viewEv&amp;ev=1098" title="Submodel Approximation under Preconditioning Outcome Approach">Submodel approximation under preconditioning outcome approach</a>." Co-authored by associate professor Dandan Liu.</p> <p>Congratulations to all!</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:46:11 +0000 duthiep 363 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Vanderbilt Biostatistics Bulletin - October 2022 issue https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/vanderbilt-biostatistics-bulletin-october-2022-issue <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Vanderbilt Biostatistics Bulletin - October 2022 issue</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 10/05/2022 - 14:15</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/360" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Vanderbilt Biostatistics Bulletin - October 2022 issue"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The October 2022 issue of our department newsletter is now <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/newsletters/VUMCBiostatisticsBulletinOct2022.pdf">available</a>. We have so much to celebrate, and we're looking forward to sharing more good news in the weeks to come!  </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biostatistics/sites/default/files/styles/barista_posts_full_image/public/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-05%20at%202.16.15%20PM.png?itok=0b1jzexj" width="428" height="576" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-barista-posts-full-image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Front page of the October 2022 Biostatistics Bulletin.<br /> Click &quot;available&quot; to view or download the full issue.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Wed, 05 Oct 2022 19:15:23 +0000 duthiep 360 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Service Milestones https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/service-milestones <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Service Milestones</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 09/28/2022 - 02:04</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/357" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Service Milestones"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>We are so pleased to recognize the following milestones for members of our faculty and staff:</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 694.666666px;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 378px;"> </td> <td style="width: 301px;">Years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/william-d-dupont">William D. Dupont</a>, professor</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">45</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/fei-ye">Fei Ye</a>, professor</td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;"> <p>15</p> </td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/li-wang">Li Wang</a>, lead biostatistician</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">15</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/james-christopher-chris-slaughter">Chris Slaughter</a>, associate professor</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">15</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/sharon-e-phillips">Sharon E. Phillips</a>, associate in biostatistics</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">15</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/samuel-nwosu">Samuel Nwosu</a>, lead biostatistician</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">15</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/mario-davidson">Mario Davidson</a>, assistant professor</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">15</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/robert-bob-e-johnson">Bob Johnson</a>, associate professor</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">10</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/derek-k-smith">Derek K. Smith</a>, assistant professor</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">5</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/quanhu-tiger-sheng">Quanhu "Tiger" Sheng</a>, assistant professor</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">5</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/lauren-r-samuels">Laurie Samuels</a>, research assistant professor</td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;"> <p>5</p> </td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/christopher-john-lindsell">Chris Lindsell</a>, professor</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">5</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"> <p><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/omair-khan">Omair A. Khan</a>, senior biostatistician</p> </td> <td class="text-align-center" style="width: 301px;">5</td> </tr><tr><td class="text-align-center" style="width: 378px;"><a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/jenny-jones-bs">Jenny Jones</a>, assistant to the chair</td> <td style="width: 301px;"> <p class="text-align-center">5</p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biostatistics/sites/default/files/styles/barista_posts_full_image/public/WDD%20Health%20policy%20for%20facebook.jpg?itok=qTLvmsUl" width="382" height="379" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-barista-posts-full-image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Bill Dupont</div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:04:41 +0000 duthiep 357 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Vanderbilt Biostatistics at JSM 2022 https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/vanderbilt-biostatistics-jsm-2022 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Vanderbilt Biostatistics at JSM 2022</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 08/03/2022 - 13:08</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/339" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Vanderbilt Biostatistics at JSM 2022"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The <a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/">2022 Joint Statistical Meetings</a>, which begin this Saturday, August 6, are expected to bring together more than six thousand attendees from over fifty countries. We are proud of the department members and alumni who will be sharing their work in Washington, DC, next week. They include the following:</p> <p><strong>Sunday, August 7</strong></p> <p>At 2:00 p.m., in session 9, assistant professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/simon-vandekar">Simon Vandekar</a> will present an invited paper, "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=319313">Cell Normalization and Phenotyping for Multiplexed Single-Cell Imaging</a>," that he co-authored with recent PhD graduate <a href="https://colemanrharris.me/">Coleman Harris</a> (now at Nashville Biosciences) and current PhD student <a href="https://www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistics-graduate/cpt/people/jiangmei-xiong/">Jiangmei Ruby Xiong</a>.</p> <p>Also at 2:00 p.m., in session 23, associate professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/benjamin-french">Benjamin French</a> will present his topic contributed paper, "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=322666">Statistical Analysis of Atomic Bomb Survivor Data: Challenges and Opportunities</a>." This session will also feature "<a contenteditable="false" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fww2.amstat.org%2Fmeetings%2Fjsm%2F2022%2Fonlineprogram%2FAbstractDetails.cfm%3Fabstractid%3D323395&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpeg.duthie%40vumc.org%7C253f5491cca74c9c3ad608da6b79e46a%7Cef57503014244ed8b83c12c533d879ab%7C0%7C0%7C637940468506845582%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=W4aLO4J5xUQDA9f89YtzckuarUspvJ%2FBV8JD12aQ%2Bcg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fww2.amstat.org%2Fmeetings%2Fjsm%2F2022%2Fonlineprogram%2FAbstractDetails.cfm%3Fabstractid%3D323395&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpeg.duthie%40vumc.org%7C253f5491cca74c9c3ad608da6b79e46a%7Cef57503014244ed8b83c12c533d879ab%7C0%7C0%7C637940468506845582%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=W4aLO4J5xUQDA9f89YtzckuarUspvJ%2FBV8JD12aQ%2Bcg%3D&amp;reserved=0">Evaluation of Sources of Bias in Time-Dependent Radiation Dose Response Models for Individual Cohorts and Challenges Associated with Pooling in the Million Worker Study</a>," which French co-authored with colleagues in Oak Ridge and <a href="https://www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistics-graduate/cpt/people/yeji-ko/">Yeji Ko</a>, a student in our MS program.</p> <p>At 4:00 p.m., in session 37, assistant professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/andrew-spieker">Andrew Spieker</a> will present an invited paper, "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=319243">A Semiparametric G-Computation Approach Based on Cumulative Probability Models</a>," that he co-authored with biostatistician <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/caroline-birdrow">Caroline Birdrow</a> (a graduate of our MS program) and professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/bryan-e-shepherd">Bryan Shepherd</a>. Shepherd co-authored two papers in the session: </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Monday, August 8</strong></p> <p>At 8:30 a.m., session 90 will feature invited papers on "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/ActivityDetails.cfm?SessionID=221989">Dealing with Error-Prone Electronic Health Record Data via Validation Sampling</a>," with Bryan Shepherd as organizer and chair. He co-authored "<a contenteditable="false" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fww2.amstat.org%2Fmeetings%2Fjsm%2F2022%2Fonlineprogram%2FAbstractDetails.cfm%3Fabstractid%3D320421&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpeg.duthie%40vumc.org%7C253f5491cca74c9c3ad608da6b79e46a%7Cef57503014244ed8b83c12c533d879ab%7C0%7C0%7C637940468506845582%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ue1mtPEI9Ow4YxbZfPLizQtjJ4uAuNMkYbEu0KXNFFc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fww2.amstat.org%2Fmeetings%2Fjsm%2F2022%2Fonlineprogram%2FAbstractDetails.cfm%3Fabstractid%3D320421&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpeg.duthie%40vumc.org%7C253f5491cca74c9c3ad608da6b79e46a%7Cef57503014244ed8b83c12c533d879ab%7C0%7C0%7C637940468506845582%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ue1mtPEI9Ow4YxbZfPLizQtjJ4uAuNMkYbEu0KXNFFc%3D&amp;reserved=0">Advantages of Multi-Wave, Multi-Frame Sampling Designs for Analysis of Error-Prone Data from Electronic Health Records</a>," which will be presented by Pamela Shaw from Kaiser Permanente, and "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=320543">Implementing an Optimal Multi-Wave Validation Design in a Multi-National HIV Research Cohort</a>," which will be presented by research assistant professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/gustavo-amorim">Gustavo Amorim</a>.</p> <p>Also at 8:30 a.m., assistant professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/jinyuan-liu">Jinyuan Liu</a> will be chairing session 109, which will feature six contributed papers on "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/ActivityDetails.cfm?SessionID=223260">Innovative Approaches in Biomarkers Discovery and Subgroup Analyses</a>."   </p> <p>At 10:30 a.m., in the Mental Health Statistics Section's poster session, PhD candidate <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaidi-kang-62478115b/">Kaidi Kang</a> will present a poster, "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=323514">Accurate Confidence Interval Estimation for Non-Centrality Parameters and Effect Size Indices</a>," co-authored with five other Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers: Kristan Armstrong, Suzanne Avery, Maureen McHugo, Stephan Heckers, and Simon Vandekar.</p> <p>At 2:00 p.m., the Statistics in Imaging Section showcases its student paper winners, in a session organized and chaired by Simon Vandekar.</p> <p>The Biometrics Section is likewise featuring early-career paper winners at 2:00 p.m., in a session chaired by Andrew Spieker.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Tuesday, August 9</strong></p> <p>At 8:30 a.m., a paper co-authored by professor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/qingxia-cindy-chen-phd">Qingxia (Cindy) Chen</a>, "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=322126">Estimation of Treatment Effects and Model Diagnostics with Two-Way, Time-Varying Treatment Switching</a>," will be presented in the topic contributed session on "Statistical Considerations for Adjusting Overall Survival in Randomized Trials with Treatment Switching." </p> <p>At 10:30 a.m., another topic contributed session sponsored by the Biopharmaceutical Section will include "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=323480">Testing and Estimating Treatment Effect in the Presence of Delayed Onset of the Effect for Cancer Immunotherapies</a>," a paper co-authored by <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/hui-nian-phd">Hui Nian</a>, assistant in biostatistics and orthopedic surgery.</p> <p>At 2:00 p.m., session 312, "What We Know About What We Don't Know: Overcoming Incomplete Data in Practice," will be chaired by <a href="https://www.sarahlotspeich.com">Sarah C. Lotspeich</a>, a graduate of our doctoral program who's now an assistant professor in the new Department of Statistical Sciences at Wake Forest University. The invited papers in this session include "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=320468">Missing Data in the Baseline Health Surveys of the All of Us Research Program and the Opportunity from Multiple Information Sources</a>," which will be presented by Cindy Chen; her collaborators include biostatistician <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/xiaoke-sarah-feng">Xiaoke (Sarah) Feng</a> and assistant <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/shawn-garbett-ms">Shawn Garbett</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Wednesday, August 9</strong></p> <p>At 2:00 p.m., in session 488, Jiangmei Ruby Xiong will present a contributed paper titled "<a href="https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2022/onlineprogram/AbstractDetails.cfm?abstractid=322434">Faster Estimation for Constrained Gamma Mixture Models Using Closed-Forms Estimators</a>." The paper was co-authored by Simon Vandekar and an array of prominent School of Medicine scientists.</p> <p>Congratulations and safe travels to all!</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:08:08 +0000 duthiep 339 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Founding chair appointed to FDA https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/founding-chair-appointed-fda <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Founding chair appointed to FDA </span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 07/12/2022 - 11:35</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/338" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Founding chair appointed to FDA "> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="x" style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font color="#000000">The FDA’s </font><a contenteditable="false" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.gov%2Fabout-fda%2Ffda-organization%2Fcenter-drug-evaluation-and-research-cder&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpeg.duthie%40vumc.org%7C7a9df51f11b844627c3508da32019fd0%7Cef57503014244ed8b83c12c533d879ab%7C0%7C0%7C637877279792864446%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LaKvb1dPxu9ILaHzeVjwHe4BbOaaVN8N6tkwBl8Bww8%3D&amp;reserved=0" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fda.gov%2Fabout-fda%2Ffda-organization%2Fcenter-drug-evaluation-and-research-cder&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpeg.duthie%40vumc.org%7C7a9df51f11b844627c3508da32019fd0%7Cef57503014244ed8b83c12c533d879ab%7C0%7C0%7C637877279792864446%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LaKvb1dPxu9ILaHzeVjwHe4BbOaaVN8N6tkwBl8Bww8%3D&amp;reserved=0"><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">Center for Drug Evaluation and Research</span></a><font color="#000000"> (CDER) has appointed Dr. <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/frank-e-harrell-jr">Frank Harrell</a>, p</font><font color="#000000">rofessor of biostatistics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, as a senior biostatistics advisor to the Office of the Center Director under the </font><span style="color: rgb(23, 23, 23);"><span style="background-color:white">Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Mobility Program. CDER’s mission is to protect and promote public health by helping to ensure that human drugs are safe and effective for their intended use, meet established quality standards, and available to patients.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="x" style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="x" style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">Under this appointment, </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Harrell </font></span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">will serve as a senior advisor to CDER on innovative and novel models for biostatistical analysis to facilitate the regulatory drug review in therapeutic areas with underserved populations or unmet medical needs. </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Harrell </font></span><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">will advise the center on advanced approaches to drug regulatory pathways, optimization of regulatory science models, and complex statistical analysis methodologies and clinical trial designs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="x" style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="x" style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:12pt">The IPA Mobility Program provides for the temporary assignment of personnel between the federal government and state and local governments, colleges and universities, Indian tribal governments, federally funded research and development centers, and other eligible organizations. The program is a critical tool that allows federal agencies to access academicians or clinical experts on a part-time basis to bolster existing or new initiatives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="x" style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:black">Harrell previously served as an advisor to the FDA CDER Office of Biostatistics from 2016 to 2020 and has been a long-time consultant to the FDA. "I am excited to serve in this important role at the request of the CDER director as part of my VUMC appointment, and look forward to contributing to making clinical trials more efficient and flexible, as well as to fostering development of statistical methods to analyze new types of patient outcomes in therapeutic clinical trials. My last two years of working with my Vanderbilt biostatistics and <a href="https://victr.vumc.org">VICTR</a> colleagues on the design and analysis of many high-profile Vanderbilt-led COVID-19 clinical trials has given me experience and ideas that I plan to put into use at FDA."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biostatistics/sites/default/files/styles/barista_posts_full_image/public/433A9ECD-F279-4F96-BD6F-E668C9AF098D.png?itok=8rkhLVJq" width="470" height="576" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-barista-posts-full-image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:35:27 +0000 duthiep 338 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Celebrating our first VBSIUU cohort https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/celebrating-our-first-vbsiuu-cohort <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Celebrating our first VBSIUU cohort</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 07/07/2022 - 18:22</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/337" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Celebrating our first VBSIUU cohort"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><img alt="Leena Choi and interns stand in front of the scientific posters that reflect their work this summer " data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/posts/VBSIUU_finale_2_YS.jpg" /></p> <p>Left to right: Leena Choi, Akshat Vasisht, Mary Guirguis, Rajala Bean</p> <p>On Friday, July 1, the Vanderbilt Biostatistics Summer Internship for Underrepresented Undergraduates program celebrated the conclusion of its inaugural season with presentations by its participants. The above photograph (by department chair Yu Shyr) shows them in front of scientific posters about the research they performed. Mary Guirguis and Akshat Vasisht investigated "Reproducibility and Quality Control for Combination Drug Screening" in collaboration with PhD student <a href="https://www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistics-graduate/cpt/people/elisa-yazdani/">Elisa Yazdani</a> and faculty mentor <a href="https://www.amirasiaee.com">Amir Asiaee</a>. Raja Bean focused on "SEPSIGN: early identification of SEPsis SIGNs in emergency department" in collaboration with faculty mentor <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/christopher-john-lindsell">Chris Lindsell</a> and biostatistician <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/cassandra-cassie-hennessy">Cassie Hennessy</a>.</p> <p>In addition to conducting research and attending classes on statistics and computing, the interns received professional development training from staff and faculty on topics such as writing CVs, resumes, and personal statements; creating statistical reports, posters, and oral presentations; and preparing for interviews. The program also featured lunches with department members. It was headed by <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/person/leena-choi-phd">Leena Choi</a>, professor of biostatistics and vice chair of <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/DI">diversity and inclusion</a>.</p> <p>Bean expects to receive her bachelor's degree in health sciences in Spring 2023; in addition to her school and work commitments, she is active with Love You Like a Sister, Alpha Kappa Alpha, ThriftSmart (a Nashville store whose proceeds benefit African Leadership, the Belize Project, Mercy Community Healthcare, and New Hope Academy), and Nashville General Hospital's Food Tote Delivery program. Guirguis is a computer science student at Middle Tennessee State University; her experiences include working as a pharmacy technician at Polaris, programming a virtual reality horror project during MTSU's hackathon, and volunteering for Second Harvest. Vasisht, from Brentwood High School, is an aspiring software engineer, an American Red Cross ambassador, and a teen board member and volunteer with the John P. Holt Brentwood Library.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/vbsiuu">internship information</a> page will be updated when the application period for the 2023 program is about to open. </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:22:19 +0000 duthiep 337 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Vanderbilt Biostatistics Bulletin - May 2022 issue https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/vanderbilt-biostatistics-bulletin-may-2022-issue <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Vanderbilt Biostatistics Bulletin - May 2022 issue</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 05/03/2022 - 08:41</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/332" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Vanderbilt Biostatistics Bulletin - May 2022 issue"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The May 2022 issue of our department newsletter is now <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/newsletters/VUMCBiostatisticsBulletinMay2022.pdf">available</a>. We have upcoming events, incoming faculty, and recent honors to celebrate! </p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biostatistics/sites/default/files/styles/barista_posts_full_image/public/May%202022%20VBB%20thumbnail.png?itok=65vofsCx" width="446" height="576" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-barista-posts-full-image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Front page of the May 2022 Biostatistics Bulletin. Click &quot;available&quot; to view or download the full issue.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Tue, 03 May 2022 13:41:45 +0000 duthiep 332 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics May 16 Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/may-16-symposium-implementation-research-learning-health-system <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">May 16 Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 04/19/2022 - 10:57</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/329" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to May 16 Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie - communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Here are new and updated details about the upcoming <a href="https://www.vumc.org/implementation/symposium-2022">Vanderbilt Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System</a>. </p> <p><img alt="VSIRLHS flyer" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/posts/image002.png" /></p> <p>The planning committee includes professor Chris Lindsell and research assistant professor Cheryl L. Gatto.</p> <p>Symposium registration: <a contenteditable="false" href="https://redcap.link/IRLHSregistration2022" title="https://redcap.link/IRLHSregistration2022">https://redcap.link/IRLHSregistration2022</a></p> <p>Abstract submission for poster reception: <a contenteditable="false" href="https://redcap.link/IRLHSpostersubmission2022" title="https://redcap.link/IRLHSpostersubmission2022">https://redcap.link/IRLHSpostersubmission2022</a></p> <p>Project proposal submission for workshop: <a contenteditable="false" href="https://redcap.link/IRLHSworkshopsubmission2022" title="https://redcap.link/IRLHSworkshopsubmission2022">https://redcap.link/IRLHSworkshopsubmission2022</a><b> </b></p> <p> </p> <div style="text-align:start"> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biostatistics/sites/default/files/styles/barista_posts_full_image/public/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-19%20at%2011.02.23%20AM.png?itok=qfUkv4Tq" width="508" height="498" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-barista-posts-full-image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Cash prizes will be awarded to the best poster submissions (due April 29).</div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:57:22 +0000 duthiep 329 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Yu Shyr inducted into AACR Academy https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/yu-shyr-inducted-aacr-academy <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Yu Shyr inducted into AACR Academy</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 04/04/2022 - 02:58</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/326" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Yu Shyr inducted into AACR Academy"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-external-url field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://news.vumc.org/2022/03/22/vumcs-pietenpol-shyr-named-aacr-fellows/" target="_blank">https://news.vumc.org/2022/03/22/vumcs-pietenpol-shyr-named-aacr-fellows/</a></div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><img alt="AACR Fellows group portrait" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/posts/AACR%20induction%202022%20IMG_2581.jpg" /></p> <p>AACR Fellows, class of 2022. Yu Shyr is third from left in the front row.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:58:42 +0000 duthiep 326 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics In celebration of Women's History Month https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/celebration-womens-history-month <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">In celebration of Women&#039;s History Month</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 03/24/2022 - 21:07</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/325" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to In celebration of Women&#039;s History Month"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><img alt="Gallery of Vanderbilt Biostatistics women" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" height="814" src="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/posts/whm%2003232022.jpg" width="687" /></p> <p>Visit the <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/people">Our People</a> section of this site to learn more about our department members.</p> <p>TOP ROW: senior associate Yuwei Zhu, PhD student Siwei Zhang, associate quality assurance analyst Vinni Yenukonda, associate professor Fei Ye, PhD student Elisa Yazdani, MS student Lydia Yao, postdoc Jing Yang, PhD student Yan Yan, PhD student Bailu (Lucy) Yan, principal biostatistician Meng Xu</p> <p>ROW 2: PhD student Jiangmei Xiong, research professor Pingsheng Wu, application developer Hui Wu, PhD student Julia Whitman, PhD student Valerie Welty, adjunct professor Liping Wei, PhD student Hannah Weeks, lead biostatistician Li Wang, research assistant professor Jing Wang, chief business officer Janey Wang</p> <p>ROW 3: biostatistician Guanchao Wang, PhD student Shengxin Tu, PhD student Yuqi Tian, PhD student Julia Thome, MS student Megan Taylor, health services research analyst Afan Swan, PhD student Tianyi Sun, biostatistician Lili Sun, associate program manager Cierra Streeter</p> <p>ROW 4: biostatistician Tess Stopczynski, biostatistician Ine Sohn, PhD student Elizabeth Sigworth, adjunct instructor Ayumi Shintani, lead biostatistician Yaping Shi, PhD student Lan Shi, research assistant professor Laurie Samuels, biostatistician Paridhi Ranadive, associate professor Rameela Raman, statistical genetic analyst III Marisol Ramirez-Solano, senior biostatistician Heather Prigmore</p> <p>ROW 5: associate Sharon Phillips, principal biostatistician Amy Perkins, application developer Savannah Obregon, associate Huin Nian, PhD student Jacquelyn Neal, PhD student Megan Hollister Murray, educational programs manager Chazlie Miller, senior biostatistician Elizabeth McNeer, PhD student Cara Lwin, associate professor Qi Liu</p> <p>ROW 6: associate professor Dandan Liu, adjoint assistant professor Pei Ying (Emily) Lin, biostatistician Yaping Li, postdoc Jia Li, MS student Yeji Ko, senior biostatistician Ahra Kim, PhD student Jamie Joseph, assistant to the chair Jenny Jones, biostatistician Xiangyu Ji, lead biostatistician Cathy Jenkins</p> <p>ROW 7: biostatistician Rebecca Irlmeier, research assistant professor Li-Ching Huang, senior financial analyst Sandra Hewston, biostatistician Cassie Hennessy, principal biostatistician Kim Hart, biostatistician Alese Halvorson, assistant professor Amber Hackstadt, budget/accounting analyst Nicole Gunnison, senior associate Tebeb Gebretsadik, VICTR associate director Cheryl L. Gatto, biostatistician Yue Gao</p> <p>ROW 8: research professor Irene Feurer, biostatistician Xiaoke (Sarah) Feng, principal biostatistician Run Fan, research assistant professor Svetlana Eden, communications manager Peg Duthie, assistant Liping Du, PhD student Chiara Di Gravio, professor Mary Dietrich, grants manager Pattie Council, MS student Kirsten Cottingham, vice chair of diversity and inclusion Leena Choi</p> <p>ROW 9: research assistant professor Sheau-Chiann Chen, director of post-graduate studies and distance learning Qingxia (Cindy) Chen, research assistant professor Heidi Chen, administrative manager Audrey Carvajal, PhD student Marisa Blackman, biostatistician Caroline Birdrow, principal biostatistician Aihua Bian, vice chair of informatics and collaborative programs Lynne Berry, adjunct instructor Mary Banach, associate program manager Jena Altstatt</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Fri, 25 Mar 2022 02:07:14 +0000 duthiep 325 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics May 16 Implementation Research Symposium https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/may-16-implementation-research-symposium <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">May 16 Implementation Research Symposium</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 03/23/2022 - 00:27</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/324" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to May 16 Implementation Research Symposium"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Note: this blog post has been superseded by the <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/may-16-symposium-implementation-research-learning-health-system">April 19 update</a> about symposium opportunities.</em></p> <p>***</p> <p>Vanderbilt Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research and the Vanderbilt CTSA/<a href="https://victr.vumc.org">VICTR</a> Learning Healthcare System are co-sponsoring an <a href="https://www.vumc.org/implementation/symposium-2022">in-person symposium</a> on May 16. More details are forthcoming. The planning committee includes professor Chris Lindsell and research assistant professor Cheryl L. Gatto, and there will be a poster session (submissions welcome through April 25; see the <a href="https://www.vumc.org/implementation/symposium-2022">symposium webpage</a> for guidelines).</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="Save the date: Vanderbilt Symposium on Implementation Research in the Learning Health System" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/events/symposium%202022%20STD%20flyer.png" /></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Wed, 23 Mar 2022 05:27:06 +0000 duthiep 324 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Health & Wellness https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/health-wellness <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Health &amp; Wellness</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 03/21/2022 - 23:05</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/323" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Health &amp; Wellness"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Spring has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. To quote the poet <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45362/locksley-hall">Tennyson</a>, "In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove." (The state flower of Tennessee is the iris.)</p> <p>Spring is also a great time to set new self-care goals. The Department of Biostatistics has a long-standing relationship with Vanderbilt's Health &amp; Wellness initiative. Senior associate Dan Byrne helped create the award-winning <a href="https://www.vumc.org/health-wellness/go-gold">Go for the Gold</a> program in 2003, and with biostatistician Ryan Moore provides support for "The Healthy Pulse," a feature that appears on the back page of each issue of <em>Connection</em>, which is mailed to all Vanderbilt employees. </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biostatistics/sites/default/files/styles/barista_posts_full_image/public/Vacc_VUMC_rasp.png?itok=afMi5zJo" width="576" height="504" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-barista-posts-full-image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Healthy Pulse graphic from the February issue, created by Daniel Byrne and Ryan Moore. Republished here with permission from Health &amp; Wellness. </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 04:05:53 +0000 duthiep 323 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Spotlight on Samuel Nwosu and Jubilee Tan https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/spotlight-samuel-nwosu-and-jubilee-tan <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Spotlight on Samuel Nwosu and Jubilee Tan</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 03/18/2022 - 16:40</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/322" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Spotlight on Samuel Nwosu and Jubilee Tan"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Lead biostatistician Samuel Nwosu was featured in the March 17 issue of the <em>ACTIV-6 Site Newsletter</em>, and application developer Jubilee Tan in the March 4 edition. The interviews are republished here with permission of the Duke Clinical Research Institute.</p> <h2><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b><span style="font-size:15pt"><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:#004890">Data Coordinating Center Spotlights</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <h3>Samuel Nwosu</h3> <p style="text-align:start"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">What is your role on ACTIV-6?<span> </span></span></b></p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">Provide assistance with data management, create trial summary reports, perform data validations, and help with implementing the trial's interim analyses.</span></p> <p style="text-align:start"> </p> <p style="text-align:start"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">What activities or hobbies do you enjoy outside of work? </span></b></p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">I enjoy spending time with my family, a good jog, and the occasional adventurous/extreme activity.</span></p> <p style="text-align:start"> </p> <p style="text-align:start"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">Why do you think ACTIV-6 is important?</span></b><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);"> </span></p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">This trial is at the forefront to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and provide a pathway to ending this global pandemic.</span></p> <p style="text-align:start"> </p> <p style="text-align:start"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">What drives and motivates you about working on the ACTIV-6 study? </span></b></p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">Knowing that the work I do is part of a bigger community to assist in the fight against COVID-19. Hopefully my effort within the ACTIV-6 study will help everyone get back to some sense of normalcy</span></p> <h3 style="text-align: start;"> </h3> <h3 style="text-align: start;">Jubilee Tan</h3> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#201f1e">What is your role on ACTIV-6?</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#201f1e">I maintain and upgrade automated information systems among four roles: participants, pharmacy, the call center, and biometric analysts. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start"> </p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#201f1e">What activities or hobbies do you enjoy outside of work?</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#201f1e">When I get off work, I usually spend time with family, watch movies, and fix some issues in open source community.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start"> </p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#201f1e">Why do you think ACTIV-6 is important?</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#201f1e">Since COVID changed our lives two years ago, many families may have faced a very big change, not only the loss of life, but also social distancing and economic shock. This project is an opportunity to turn things around so that people can go back to life before the pandemic</span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#201f1e">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start"> </p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#201f1e">What drives and motivates you about working on the ACTIV-6 study?</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:#201f1e">This project is about helping people fight COVID, and I feel very motivated every time I think about this work that could lead to an earlier end to the pandemic.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biostatistics/sites/default/files/styles/barista_posts_full_image/public/ACTIV6.jpeg?itok=3rJfphA7" width="200" height="284" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-barista-posts-full-image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The ACTIV-6 study is reaching out to prospective participants in Spanish as well as English.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Fri, 18 Mar 2022 21:40:05 +0000 duthiep 322 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Vanderbilt Biostatistics Bulletin - February 2022 issue https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/vanderbilt-biostatistics-bulletin-february-2022-issue <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Vanderbilt Biostatistics Bulletin - February 2022 issue</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 02/22/2022 - 15:31</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/294" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Vanderbilt Biostatistics Bulletin - February 2022 issue"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The February 2022 issue of our department newsletter is now <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/newsletters/VUMCBiostatisticsBulletinFeb2022.pdf">available</a>. We are excited about our recent accomplishments and upcoming events. </p> <p> </p> <p><i>Note: the application deadline for the <a href="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/vbsiuu">Vanderbilt Biostatistics Summer Internship for Underrepresented Undergraduates</a> has been extended to March 14, and the due date for <a href="https://user2022.r-project.org/participate/call-for-abstracts/">useR! abstracts </a>is now March 15. </i></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biostatistics/sites/default/files/styles/barista_posts_full_image/public/VBB%20thumbnail%202022-02-22.png?itok=_W3WZHcX" width="442" height="576" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-barista-posts-full-image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Front page of the February 2022 issue. Click &quot;available&quot; to view or download the full issue.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:31:39 +0000 duthiep 294 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Spotlight on Chris Lindsell https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/spotlight-chris-lindsell <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Spotlight on Chris Lindsell</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sun, 02/13/2022 - 22:44</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/292" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Spotlight on Chris Lindsell"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><meta charset="UTF-8" />Professor Chris Lindsell, who leads the ACTIV-6 Data Coordinating Center, was featured in the February 11 issue of the <em>ACTIV-6 Site Newsletter</em>, which is published twice a month by Duke Clinical Research Institute. The interview is republished here with permission.</p> <hr /><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">What is your role on ACTIV-6?<span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">I am privileged to lead the Data Coordinating Center. Our team has developed an innovative way of running studies by using the research record like the medical record. The data we collect includes a mix of the information we need to find out what medicines help patients feel better faster, and all of the data needed for real time study information sharing and communications. The partnership with DCRI has allowed us to create a fully integrated system that will continue to get better as we learn from this new way of doing studies.<b> </b><p></p></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);"><p> </p></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">What activities or hobbies do you enjoy outside of work?</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);"><span> </span>I used to play rugby, but then I blew out my knees. Then I used to sail, but there isn’t much water in Nashville. I took up gardening but my brown thumb left me with little hope. For a while, I was a craft beer brewer and home vintner, which also had bad side effects. Pandemic isolation gave me a whole new lease on life and I got to teach myself the guitar while smoking bacon, chicken, salmon, turkey, brisket, cheese, bread, and even vegetables. This year I plan to master the art of pastry (or patience, or both).<p></p></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);"><p> </p></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">Why do you think ACTIV-6 is important?<span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">If there is a safe medicine already available that could help people feel better faster from Covid-19, I want to know that, I think that’s important.<p></p></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);"><p> </p></span></p> <p style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);">What drives and motivates you about working on the ACTIV-6 study?</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 62, 62);"><span> </span>The challenge of finding a way to do research in totally different ways and solving the problem of what medicines help people feel better faster drives me. The passion, dedication, and excellence of the teams that are leading this research motivate me. </span></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/biostatistics/sites/default/files/styles/barista_posts_full_image/public/Lindsell%20Activ%2002.11.22.jpg?itok=eT98m7wp" width="576" height="324" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-barista-posts-full-image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-full-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Christopher Lindsell on ACTIV-6</div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Mon, 14 Feb 2022 04:44:22 +0000 duthiep 292 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics Spotlight on Savannah Obregon https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/blog/spotlight-savannah-obregon <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Spotlight on Savannah Obregon</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/biostatistics/users/duthiep" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">duthiep</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 01/28/2022 - 17:45</span> <a href="/biostatistics/blog-post-rss/279" class="feed-icon" title="Subscribe to Spotlight on Savannah Obregon"> RSS: <i class="fa fa-rss-square"></i> </a> <div class="field field--name-field-barista-posts-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Peg Duthie, communications manager</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Application developer Savannah Obregon was featured in the January 28 issue of the <em>ACTIV-6 Site Newsletter</em>, which is published twice a month by Duke Clinical Research Institute. Her contributions to the study range from front-end presentations to back-end programming, including displays of study data on the Support Site landing page, the site's <a href="https://activ6study.org/faq/">FAQ</a>, the creation of a back-up server for emergency randomization, and auto-generating alerts. As stated in the issue, "her work is invaluable to site enrollment and the smooth operation of the study as a whole."</p> <p><img alt="Clipping from newsletter about Savannah Obregon" data-entity-type="" data-entity-uuid="" src="https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/sites/default/files/posts/ACTIV6spotlightSO.png" /></p> <p> </p> <p>To date, the ACTIV-6 research study has enrolled <a href="https://twitter.com/ACTIV6study/status/1487148906517610497">more than three thousand participants</a>. To learn more about the quest to help people with COVID-19 feel better faster, visit <a href="https://activ6study.org">activ6study.org</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>(<i>Spotlight republished here with permission.</i>)</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-lockdown-auth field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Lockdown Auth</div> <div class="field__item">1</div> </div> Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:45:07 +0000 duthiep 279 at https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics