Biostatistics

Administration

  • Howard Cabral Co-Director
  • Serkalem Demissie Co-Director
  • Gheorghe Doros Co-Director
  • L. Adrienne Cupples Executive Director
  • Ralph B. D’Agostino Executive Director

The Graduate Program

Students may pursue graduate study in biostatistics through the Biostatistics Program, jointly administered by the Department of Biostatistics of the School of Public Health and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. As a joint effort, the program offers students the opportunity not only to gain expertise in mathematical statistics but also to specialize in the epidemiologic, medical, and bioscience applications of statistics. Students are required to take courses in both the Department of Mathematics & Statistics and the Department of Biostatistics.

The program offers a Master of Arts (MA) in Biostatistics and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biostatistics. The requirements for these programs are described below. Students may pursue these programs on a part- or full-time basis, although they must complete their programs within a specified period of time as required by the Graduate School. The program offers students the opportunity to specialize in one of three areas: 1) clinical trials, 2) statistical genetics, and 3) observational studies.

Students who complete these programs gain knowledge in probability, statistical inference and hypothesis testing, the design and conduct of experimental and epidemiological studies, statistical computation, and data analysis. Research interests of the faculty include multivariate analysis, survival analysis, medical statistics, clinical trials methodology, statistical genetics, robust statistics, longitudinal data analysis, time series, regression, estimation theory, and the design of experiments. Research assistantship and training grant positions are available on a competitive basis. Further information can be obtained on our website, and from Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02118; 617-638-5207; email: biostat@bu.edu.