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.
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Latest Publications
- Published On 8/5/2026External Validation of the PREVENT Equations in a National Sample of US Adults.Circulation. Population health and outcomesread at PubMed
- Published On 8/3/2026Validation of a Colorectal Cancer Risk Prediction Model in US Black Women.Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.)read at PubMed
- Published On 8/1/2026Subphenotypes of pneumonia defined by pulmonary histopathological features.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicineread at PubMed
- Published On 8/1/2026Cost-effectiveness of community tuberculosis screening in South Africa.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicineread at PubMed
- Published On 8/1/2026A Social Care Intervention in Pediatric Practices: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Trial.Pediatricsread at PubMed