About the SIBS Program.

Topics covered in the SIBS Program:

Biostatistics Analysis
Data Science
Epidemiology
Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials
Statistical Genetics
Infectious Disease Modeling
Programming in SAS and R

Program Expectations:

June 12^th through July 14^th, 2023, participants will be in residence at Boston University.
After the in-residence portion, participants will continue to work on their group research project at least 10 hours per week in concert with their group members and faculty mentors through mid-Aug.
Participants will attend a virtual group research project presentation in August. Date and time to be determined.

Daily Schedule (in-residence portion)

Mornings

Interactive classroom presentations with the award-winning faculty of Boston University.
Hands-on computer training in SAS and R.

Afternoons

Short assignments providing students the opportunity to apply what they learned that day.
Working together with professors and graduate students using real data from NHLBI and NIAID.
Introduction to group research project topics and data sets.
Initiation of group project research.

Extras

Guest speakers from academia, industry, and government.
Career panel of former SIBS participants.

Social Events

Red Sox Game
Duck Tour
Freedom Trail tour of Boston
Museum of Science
Boston’s historic North End
And more…