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CTE
Possible Biomarker for Diagnosing CTE During Life Identified
Ability to diagnose CTE in living individuals will allow for research into prevention and treatment of disease.
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Youth Football
Link Found Between Youth Football and Later-Life Impairments
Participation in youth football before age 12 increased risk of problems with behavioral regulation, apathy, executive functioning, and depression.
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Awards
Professor Honored for Work in Genetic Epidemiology
L. Adrienne Cupples received International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) Leadership Award at University of Cambridge on September 10.
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HIV/AIDS
Use of Sedating Medications Contributes to Overdose Risk in People with HIV and Substance Dependence
People living with HIV are at increased risk of multiple drug prescribing to treat HIV and other health conditions.
Data lead to answers.
Fundamental to public health research and policy, biostatistics is also one of the most interdisciplinary departments at Boston University School of Public Health. By designing studies, developing new methodologies, and extracting and analyzing information from data, we help inform decisions to promote better health.
Biostatistics faculty members are internationally recognized for methodological innovations in clinical trials and observational studies, statistical genetics analysis, and Bayesian methods. They have a long history of collaborating to address some of the world’s most pressing public health concerns, as well as training the next generation of students to tackle emerging public health and medical issues with cutting-edge methods and technological skills.
Areas in which we are active include genetic studies of risk factors for breast cancer; safety and efficacy assessments of a new Alzheimer’s disease drug; comparisons of patient outcomes with different behavioral interventions; and studies to identify genetic and non-genetic factors of healthy aging and extreme human longevity.
Affiliated Academic Programs:
MA in Biostatistics MS in Applied Biostatistics
Graduate Certificate in Modern Biostatistics in Clinical Trials
Biostatistics News
Biostatistics Events
1:00 pm- 2:00 pm
BSA Student-Faculty Seminar
CT-46010:00 am- 12:00 pm
Biostat Thesis Defense: Pranab Ghosh
704 Comm Ave, 5th floor conference room4:00 pm- 5:00 pm
Clinical Trials Working Group
CT33212:45 pm- 1:45 pm
Lunchtime Seminar Series
CT-3051:00 pm- 2:00 pm
Doctoral Student Presentations
CT4629:30 am- 11:00 am
Statistical Genetics Seminar Series
CT305
Publications
- Published On 10/1/2017Evidence on the Validity of a Comprehensive Health Risk Index and Implications for Ambulatory Care and Population Health Management.The Journal of ambulatory care managementread at PubMed
- Published On 10/1/2017Genome-wide Association Study of Parental Life Span.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciencesread at PubMed
- Published On 9/19/2017Age of first exposure to American football and long-term neuropsychiatric and cognitive outcomes.Translational psychiatryread at PubMed
- Published On 9/12/2017Regulation of autophagy, NF-?B signaling, and cell viability by miR-124 in KRAS mutant mesenchymal-like NSCLC cells.Science signalingread at PubMed
- Published On 9/12/2017Guideline Recommendations for Statin Therapy-Reply.JAMAread at PubMed
- Published On 9/12/2017Genetic Interactions with Age, Sex, Body Mass Index, and Hypertension in Relation to Atrial Fibrillation: The AFGen Consortium.Scientific reportsread at PubMed
- Published On 9/12/2017Impact of common genetic determinants of Hemoglobin A1c on type 2 diabetes risk and diagnosis in ancestrally diverse populations: A transethnic genome-wide meta-analysis.PLoS medicineread at PubMed
- Published On 9/2/2017Relationship Between Laryngeal Sensory Deficits, Aspiration, and Pneumonia in Patients with Dysphagia.Dysphagiaread at PubMed
- Published On 9/1/2017Academic Achievement Deficits and Their Neuropsychological Correlates in Children Born Extremely Preterm.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPread at PubMed
- Published On 9/1/2017The global burden of tuberculosis mortality in children: a mathematical modelling study.The Lancet. Global healthread at PubMed