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Congratulations to PhD candidate Xinyu Zhang, alumnus Kenneth Liao (MS 2024), and associate professor Simon Vandekar on the publication of “Semiparametric confidence sets for cross-sectional and longitudinal neuroimaging” in Imaging Neuroscience last month. The peer-reviewed paper was co-authored by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Colorado Anschutz,… Read More

Congratulations to alumna Cara Lwin (MS 2024) on the publication of “Leveraging a Bayesian Approach in a Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events” in Clinical Epidemiology on November 7. The peer-reviewed paper was co-authored by professor Robert Alan Greevy Jr., principal application developer Cole Beck,… Read More

Associate professor of biostatistics Dandan Liu, who was named Outstanding Faculty Mentor by the biostatistics student body in 2022, recently chaired the Applied Biostatistics track at REDCapCon 2025, which convened in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, from September 14 to 17. The annual conference brings together REDCap administrators from around… Read More

Congratulations to professor Bryan Shepherd and PhD candidate Zhuohui “Jeffrey” Liang on the publication of “Temporal trends in tuberculosis and time from enrolment in care to antiretroviral therapy initiation: A multicountry cohort study from Latin America,” published in the October print issue of the International Journal of Infectious… Read More

Congratulations to PhD student Ashley Mullan on capturing the WSDS (Women in Statistics and Data Science) Conference Travel Award, sponsored by the Biopharmaceutical Section (BIOP) of the American Statistical Association. Her outstanding achievements and leadership in the field of biostatistics truly impressed the Travel Award Committee. In addition… Read More

Congratulations to alumnus Nathaniel “Nate Dowd (MS 2024) on the publication of “An overview of methods for receiver operating character characteristic analysis, with an application to SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced humoral responses in solid organ transplant recipients” in Observational Studies 11(2):91-126. The peer-reviewed paper was co-authored by assistant professor of… Read More

The Caucus for Women in Statistics and Data Science is hosting a free virtual conference this week, from 7:00 pm Central Time (00:00 UTC) on Monday, October 13, to 7:00 pm Central Time on October 14, in observance of International Day of Women in… Read More

PhD candidate Jiangmei (Ruby) Xiong will present her dissertation on Monday, October 27, 2025, at 9 a.m. Central Time, in the 10th floor conference room and online. Her advisors are Simon Vandekar and Siyuan Ma. All are invited and encouraged to attend. For virtual access, contact the department. Statistically… Read More

On September 17, the Vanderbilt Biostatistics 2025 student award winners were announced by director of graduate studies Andrew Spieker, who noted that these honors reflect “a years-long tradition of recognizing students who go above and beyond the call of duty in particular areas.” They are: Joshua Slone The Commodore Award,… Read More

Congratulations to PhD candidate Jiangmei (Ruby) Xiong, alumna Sarah Lotspeich (PhD 2021; now assistant professor at Wake Forest), former intern Joey B. Sherrill (now a software engineer at Lucid), assistant professor Gustavo Amorim, professor Bryan Shepherd, and associate professor Ran Tao on the publication of sleev: An R Package… Read More