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.

Associate professor Ran Tao co-authored this study.

The Statistical Computing Series hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Biostatistics features presentations on the implementation of statistical models and methods, statistical computation, and graphics. These informal meetings allow experienced statisticians and developers to share their expertise on computing topics with practitioners across Vanderbilt.

Professor Qingxia "Cindy" Chen co-authored this study.

Co-authors of the featured paper include professor Qingxia "Cindy" Chen and senior biostatistician Xiangyu Ji.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Xiangyu Ji to senior biostatistician, effective January 3. Ji earned her Bachelor of Science degree in public health from California State University Los Angeles, with a data management internship at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine prior to graduation.

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Lauren "Laurie" Samuels to research associate professor, effective January 1. Dr. Samuels earned her bachelor's degree in religious studies at Yale University, enrolling at Vanderbilt after seven years in the workforce for an MEd in secondary education.

This paper's co-authors include senior statistical genetic analyst Joey Stolze, assistant professor Shilin Zhao, and research assistant professor Shi Huang.