Samhita Pal
Samhita
Pal
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Asiaee Lab
samhita.pal@vumc.org
PhD, Statistics, North Carolina State University
Hsin-Chou Yang, PhD
Hsin-Chou
Yang
PhD
Adjoint Professor of Biostatistics
PhD, Statistics, National Tsing Hua University
Primary appointment: Director and Research Fellow, Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica
Chun-houh Chen, PhD
Chun-houh
Chen
PhD
Adjoint Professor of Biostatistics
PhD, Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles
Primary appointments:
- Secretary-General, Academia Sinica
- Research Fellow, Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica
Gina Yu
Gina
Yu
Research Intern, SyBBURE Searle Program (2024–2025)
Class of 2025, Neuroscience and Medicine, Health, and Society (minor in Data Science), Vanderbilt University
Mentor: Simon Vandekar
Hybrid Seminar: Computational Pathology and Integrative Genomics for Precision Medicine Research
Dr. Kun Huang, professor and chair of biostatistics and health data science at Indiana University School of Medicine, is presenting "Computational Pathology and Integrative Genomics for Precision Medicine Research" online and in person at 2525 West End Avenue, Room 11105 (11th floor large classroom), at 1:30 pm Central Time, on Wednesday, February 19.
Bill Dupont is first author of JCO Precision Oncology paper
Congratulations to professor of biostatistics and health policy William D. Dupont, PhD, FASA, on the publication of Coding Variants of the Genitourinary Development Gene WNT9B Carry High Risk for Prostate Cancer, published January 28 in JCO Precision Oncology in collaboration with Angela Jones (VANTAGE), Jeffrey R. Smith (Department of Medicine), and the VA Million Veteran Program. Dr. Dupont and Dr.
Bryan Blette honored with 2024 Art Wheeler Studio Award
Congratulations to assistant professor Bryan Blette, winner of the 2024 Art Wheeler Studio Award. Named after the late Arthur P.
Jeremy Warner, MD, FAMIA, FASCO
Jeremy
Lyle
Warner
MD, FAMIA, FASCO
Adjoint Professor of Biostatistics
MD, Boston University
Primary appointments:
- Professor of Biostatistics and Medicine, Brown University
- Associate director of data science, Legorreta Cancer Center
- Founding director, Center for Clinical Cancer Informatics and Data Science
Huiding "Eric" Chen wins ASA Student Paper Award
Congratulations to PhD candidate Huiding “Eric” Chen on the selection of “Synthetic Sampling Weights for Volunteer-Based National Biobanks: A Case Study with the All of Us Research Program” as one of five winning papers in the 2025 Student Paper Competition sponsored by American Statistical Association’s Consortium of Sections. The consortium consists of the ASA’s Government Statistics Section, Survey Research Methods Section, and Social Statistics Section.