Department of Biostatistics

Kidney stone prevention study published in JAMA Network

December 5, 2023

https://news.vumc.org/2023/12/04/new-study-uses-genetic-data-to-support-use-of-thiazide-diuretics-for-kidney-stone-prevention/

Co-authors include biostatistician Guanchao Wang, data scientist Hua-Chang Chen, and assistant professor Ran Tao.

Type 2 diabetes study published in Nature

December 5, 2023

https://news.vumc.org/2023/12/04/study-links-gene-network-and-pancreatic-beta-cell-defects-to-type-2-diabetes/

Co-authors include associate Sharon Phillips and associate professor Hakmook Kang.

Vanderbilt Biostatistics Supporting Landmark Genomics Partnership

Peg Duthie, senior program manager

November 29, 2023

In the global research community, anticipation is building for thousands of samples that will become available via BioVU in 2024.

Asiaee Approved for $1 Million for Study to Estimate Treatment Effects

November 28, 2023

Amir Asiaee, assistant professor of biostatistics, has been approved for a $1,059,943 funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a methodology study on estimating treatment effects for specific patient subgroups.

Dandan Liu leadership webinar on November 28

November 22, 2023

On Tuesday, November 28, at 11 a.m.

Grant to advance prevention of hospital-acquired blood clots

November 13, 2023

https://news.vumc.org/2023/11/10/grant-to-advance-prevention-of-hospital-acquired-blood-clots/

AU predicts blood clot risk in hospitalized children: VUMC study

November 13, 2023

https://news.vumc.org/2023/10/17/ai-predicts-blood-clot-risk-in-hospitalized-children-vumc-study/

Introducing our 2023-2024 VN-BioStat fellows: Rukayya Alkassim

Margaret Cullum, associate program manager

November 10, 2023

We are pleased to welcome Rukayya Alkassim to our department as one of the 2023-2024 fellows in our Vanderbilt-Nigeria Biostatistics Training Program (VN-BioStat).

Dandan Liu to lead ACTStat

November 9, 2023

https://news.vumc.org/2023/11/08/dandan-liu-to-lead-the-association-of-clinical-and-translational-statisticians/

Introducing our 2023-2024 VN-BioStat fellows: Safiya Sada Sani

Margaret Cullum, associate program manager

November 7, 2023

We are pleased to welcome Safiya Sada Sani to our department as one of the 2023-2024 fellows in our Vanderbilt-Nigeria Biostatistics Training Program (VN-BioStat). The program, which began last year, is a collaboration between the Department of Biostatistics, the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Nigeria.

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