{"id":864,"date":"2012-02-06T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/sph\/biostatistics\/biostatistics\/seminars\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T16:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:09:27","slug":"seminars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/departments\/biostatistics\/seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Biostatistics Seminars, Working Groups &#038; Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the academic year in the department, faculty, students, and collaborators meet to discuss various research projects in progress. These meetings and working groups are great opportunities for students to sit in and participate in research discussions in the areas of clinical trials, statistical genetics, and observational studies. Students gain firsthand experience in developing research with faculty and master- and PhD-level students. Additionally, there are opportunities for students to present on a developing research area. Students are encouraged to attend and take advantage of these opportunities.<\/p>\n<nav id=\"anchor-list\" class=\"anchor-list\"><ul><li><a class=\"anchor-link\" href=\"#statistical-genetics-seminar-series\"><span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 11\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><\/circle><polygon points=\"3 4 5.5 8 8 4 3 4\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"none\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>Statistical Genetics Seminar Series<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a class=\"anchor-link\" href=\"#causal-inference-seminar-series\"><span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 11\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><\/circle><polygon points=\"3 4 5.5 8 8 4 3 4\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"none\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>Causal Inference Seminar Series<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a class=\"anchor-link\" href=\"#doctoral-student-presentations\"><span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 11\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><\/circle><polygon points=\"3 4 5.5 8 8 4 3 4\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"none\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>Doctoral Student Presentations<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a class=\"anchor-link\" href=\"#other-seminars-of-interest\"><span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 11\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><\/circle><polygon points=\"3 4 5.5 8 8 4 3 4\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"none\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>Other Seminars Of Interest<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a class=\"anchor-link\" href=\"#biostatistics-career-development-workshop\"><span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 11\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><\/circle><polygon points=\"3 4 5.5 8 8 4 3 4\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"none\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>Biostatistics Career Development Workshop<\/a>\n<\/li><li><a class=\"anchor-link\" href=\"#biostatistics-seminar-series\"><span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 11\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"><\/circle><polygon points=\"3 4 5.5 8 8 4 3 4\" fill=\"currentColor\" stroke=\"none\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>Biostatistics Seminar Series<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><a class=\"back-to-top\" href=\"#anchor-list\"><span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xmlns:svgjs=\"http:\/\/svgjs.com\/svgjs\" viewBox=\"0 0 140 140\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\"><g transform=\"matrix(5.833333333333333,0,0,5.833333333333333,0,0)\"><path d=\"M20.5 8.999L12 0.499 3.5 8.999\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span>Top<\/a>\n<h2 class=\"anchor-heading\" id=\"statistical-genetics-seminar-series\">Statistical Genetics Seminar Series<\/h2>\n<p>The Statistical Genetics Seminar Series is held on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month at 9:30am from September through May.\u00a0 The goal of this seminar series is to create a community of researchers doing statistical genetics research, learn cutting edge research methods, and foster collaboration and exchange of ideas. The group brainstorms together in September to lay out the yearlong topics of interest for discussion. At each session, one person, group of participants, or invited outside speaker presents (formally\/informally) the material, usually pertaining to his or her area of expertise, interest, or research, and leads the discussion. Our participants include a mix of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics students in addition to faculty members involved in genetics research. Please <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/statgen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Lead Faculty: Gina M. Peloso<\/p>\n<p><span><h2 class=\"anchor-heading\" id=\"causal-inference-seminar-series\">Causal Inference Seminar Series<\/h2><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Causal Inference Seminar Series is a collaboration between the Department of Biostatistics and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. It meets at 1:00-2:00pm on the first Monday of each month, alternating between the Charles River Campus and Medical Campus. Guest speakers will present on different topics in causal inference.\u00a0<span>Lead Faculty: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/sara-lodi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sara Lodi<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/math\/judith-lok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Judith Lok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"anchor-heading\" id=\"doctoral-student-presentations\">Doctoral Student Presentations<\/h2>\n<p>PhD student dissertation presentations are held regularly throughout the academic year. They are open to the public and all students and faculty are encouraged to attend.\u00a0All presentations will be in Crosstown 4th Floor, 801 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, 02118.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Doctoral students in coursework phase<\/strong> are required to attend at least one PhD student presentation per semester.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doctoral students\u00a0in dissertation phase<\/strong> must (a) present the status of their dissertation work in at least one seminar per year and (b) attend at least 3\u00a0other students\u2019 presentations each semester (fall and spring).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Presentation sessions last 1 hour with two students presenting at each session. <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/biostat-doctoral-presentations\/\">Here<\/a> is the schedule.<\/p>\n<p><span><h2 class=\"anchor-heading\" id=\"other-seminars-of-interest\">Other Seminars Of Interest<\/h2><\/span><\/p>\n<p>These seminars are held by other departments but may be of interest to our students. Notably they count for PhD students&#8217; required seminar attendance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/seminar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Probability &amp; Statistics Seminars<\/a> in the Mathematics and Statistics Department<\/li>\n<li>BSA\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/stat\/bu-student-chapter-of-the-asa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUSCASA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genome Science Institute Seminars<\/a>, a seminar series featuring innovative speakers in the field of statistical genetics<\/li>\n<li>Biostatistics seminars from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CTSI<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Econometrics in Public Health Group, a\u00a0methods group is co-organized with faculty in the Departments of Biostatistics; Epidemiology; Health Law, Policy &amp;\u00a0Management; and Global Health. Please contact <a href=\"mailto:yorghos@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Yorghos Tripodis<\/a> (biostatistics) or <a href=\"mailto:jbor@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob Bor<\/a> (global health) for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"anchor-heading\" id=\"biostatistics-career-development-workshop\">Biostatistics Career Development Workshop<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"\"><\/ul>\n<p><strong>Goal &amp; Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The goal of the Biostatistics Career Development Workshop is to facilitate career development conversations tailored specifically to Biostatistics students. We host monthly workshops featuring alumni, professors, and current students who share career-related experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PhD Career Development <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current committee members<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>Chunyu<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>Liu<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Co-Chair<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Howard Cabral<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Co-Chair<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kathy Lunetta<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim Dukes<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gheorghe Doros<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xiaoling Zhang<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dongyu Wang (Student)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Previous committee members<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Howard Cabral<\/li>\n<li>Joe Massaro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Future Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TBD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Past Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 24, 2024 &#8211; Topic : <a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/t\/1_ryga3mbn\">Professional Development &amp; Postdoctoral Affairs (PDPA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February 22, 2024 &#8211; Topic : <a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/t\/1_oou2j4r8\">How to avoid plagiarism\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>September 23, 2024 &#8211; Topic : <a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/t\/1_34aw65dq\">Summer Internship experience panel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"anchor-heading\" id=\"biostatistics-seminar-series\">Biostatistics Seminar Series<\/h2>\n<p><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">June 12, 2025<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Advancing the biomedical research workforce and optimizing health: a statistician\u2019s synergistic mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emma K.T. Benn, DrPH, MPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor, Center for Biostatistics and Department of Population Health Science and Policy Founding Director, Center for Scientific Workforce Excellence and Advancement,\u00a0Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/p>\n<p>Time: 12:45 pm-1:45pm<\/p>\n<p>Presentation in CT 305 or Online via Zoom (details below)<\/p>\n<p>View Presentation Live via Zoom<br \/>\nMeeting ID:\u00a0 961 3147 3264, Passcode:\u00a0 334135<\/p>\n<h4><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">May 8, 2025<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Periodontal Health: Precision Medicine Approaches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University<\/p>\n<p>Time: 12:45 pm-1:45pm<\/p>\n<p>Presentation in CT 305 or Online via Zoom (details below)<\/p>\n<p>View Presentation Live via Zoom<br \/>\nMeeting ID:\u00a0 961 3147 3264, Passcode:\u00a0 334135<\/p>\n<h4><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">April 10, 2025<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong>Two applications in brain science: Fast inference in first passage time models and fast non-Gaussian filtering<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Matthew Harrison, PhD<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics<\/p>\n<p>Brown University<\/p>\n<p>Time: 12:45 pm-1:45pm<\/p>\n<p>Presentation in CT 305 or Online via Zoom (details below)<\/p>\n<p>View Presentation Live via Zoom<br \/>\nMeeting ID:\u00a0 961 3147 3264, Passcode:\u00a0 334135<\/p>\n<h4><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">March 13, 2025<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong>Dynamic Prediction of Milestones for Survival Endpoints in Metastatic Solid Tumor Cancer Clinical Trials.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Satrajit Roychoudhury, PhD<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Executive Director and Head of Statistical Research and Innovation, Pfizer Inc<\/p>\n<p>Time: 12:45 pm-1:45pm<\/p>\n<p>Presentation in CT 305 or Online via Zoom (details below)<\/p>\n<p>View Presentation Live via Zoom<br \/>\nMeeting ID:\u00a0 961 3147 3264, Passcode:\u00a0 334135<\/p>\n<h4><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">November 13, 2024<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong>How (Over-)Confident is GPT? Employing output token probabilities to assess LLM calibration in health research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Alyssa Bilinski<span>, PhD<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson Family Assistant Professor, Brown University<\/p>\n<p>Time: 12:45 pm-1:45pm<\/p>\n<p>Presentation in CT 305 or Online via Zoom (details below)<\/p>\n<p>View Presentation Live via Zoom<br \/>\nMeeting ID:\u00a0 961 3147 3264, Passcode:\u00a0 334135<\/p>\n<h4><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">October 10, 2024<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong>Learning from Similar Linear Representations: Adaptivity, Minimaxity, and Robustness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><span>Yang Feng, PhD<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professor, New York University<\/p>\n<p>Time: 12:45 pm-1:45pm<\/p>\n<p>Presentation in CT 305 or Online via Zoom (details below)<\/p>\n<p>View Presentation Live via Zoom<br \/>\nMeeting ID:\u00a0 961 3147 3264, Passcode:\u00a0 334135<\/p>\n<h4><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Past Series<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong><u><\/u><\/strong><strong>Is your data alignable? A geometric view of single-cell data integration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><span>Rong Ma, PhD<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Professor, Harvard University<\/p>\n<p>Time: 12:45 pm-1:45pm<\/p>\n<p>Presentation in CT 305 or Online via Zoom (details below)<\/p>\n<p>View Presentation Live via Zoom<br \/>\nMeeting ID:\u00a0 961 3147 3264, Passcode:\u00a0 334135<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_2291778356904245712MsoListParagraph\"><strong>June 20, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>A Framework for Personalizing the Timing of Surveillance Testing\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Aasthaa Bansal, PhD<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Associate Professor<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Washington<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 9, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Data integration for multi-study data: adventures from epidemiology to genomics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><b><span>Roberta De Vito<\/span><\/b>, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brown University<\/p>\n<h4><strong>December 7, 2023<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Using state space models to understand rhythmic dynamics in the brain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emily P. Stephen, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Professor, Statistical Neuroscience<\/p>\n<p>Boston University<\/p>\n<h4><strong>September 14, 2023<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Characterizing immune correlates of protection in vaccine efficacy trials with stochastic-interventional causal effects.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dr. Nima Hejazi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assistant Professor of\u00a0Biostatistics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 12, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Using Observational Data to Advance Clinical Trial Design for Syndromic Diseases.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Alisa J. Stephens Shields, PhD<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of Biostatistics<\/p>\n<p>University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine<\/p>\n<h4><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the academic year in the department, faculty, students, and collaborators meet to discuss various research projects in progress. These meetings and working groups are great opportunities for students to sit in and participate in research discussions in the areas of clinical trials, statistical genetics, and observational studies. 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