Join us Feb. 19 for the 2026 Ross L. Prentice Lecture with Michael LeBlanc, PhD presenting "Evolving Designs and Analyses of Publicly Funded Cancer Clinical Trials." Co-sponsored by @uwbiostat.bsky.social and @fredhutch.org. Read the abstract and full details at: bit.ly/4a8qfyG

Today at 3:30 p.m. “Inference on Local Variable Importance Measures for Heterogeneous Treatment Effects,” presented by Pawel Morzywolek, PhD, assistant professor of biostatistics, University of Copenhagen. This is a virtual session. Read the abstract and more event details: bit.ly/4aasGiY

A recent analysis by UW researchers supports longtime concerns surrounding the acquisition and use of information collected through the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP). Read about the analysis findings published in Nature Genetics Comment. Details at: bit.ly/4kdat8V

Check out 2026 Summer Institutes courses and dates. New offerings including modules in Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Multi-state models for time-to-event data, with applications to clinical research, and Design & Analysis of Two-Phase Studies. bit.ly/4qPvOrN

Our @uwbiostat.bsky.social department seminar this week welcomes Dr. Yu Shen from @mdanderson.bsky.social who will present, "Integrating Machine Learning into Survival Analysis through Distribution-Free Conformal Predication." Thursday, Jan. 22 at 3:30 p.m. bit.ly/4jN6orP | @uwsph.bsky.social

Congrats to @uwbiostat.bsky.social PhD student Zhaoheng Li for her win in the 2026 @amstatnews.bsky.social Student Paper Competitions in the Genomics and Genetics Section. Read more about her work at: bit.ly/3YF7MDk

Congrats to @uwbiostat.bsky.social PhD student Ana Gabriela Vasconcelos for her win in the 2026 @amstatnews.bsky.social Student Paper Competitions in the Genomics and Genetics Section. Read more about her work at: bit.ly/3YF7MDk

Today's seminar: Statistics in the Age of AI: Theory, Methods, and Data, presented by Didong Li at 3:30 p.m. This is a virtual session. Check our calendar for the session abstract and more details. bit.ly/4pC0nQ3

Interested in earning a Master of Science in Biostatistics at UW? Program applications are still open for our 18-month, accelerated Master of Science Capstone program. Apply by January 15, 2026 | www.biostat.washington.edu/academics/ms...

Check out @uwbiostat.bsky.social department contributions highlighted in the @uwsph.bsky.social 2025 impact report. sph.washington.edu/impact

Congrats to Ethan Ashby @uwsph.bsky.social @uwbiostat.bsky.social PhD student who is a recipient of the International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region (ENAR) Distinguished Student Paper Award. Read about his work at: bit.ly/48J2v3v

The deadline to apply for our accelerated 18-month Master of Science Capstone program is coming up January 15. Learn more about the program and requirements: www.biostat.washington.edu/academics/ms...

Read our post capturing highlights from the Seventh Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics which took place November 22-25. Biostatistical leaders from around the world came together to explore the evolving role of causal inference in biomedical research. bit.ly/4a81naJ

Awan Afiaz is a UW biostatistics PhD student in public health @uwsph.bsky.social who is part of a research team at @fredhutch.org developing software to help clinicians in cancer research implement artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to accelerate diagnosis. bit.ly/3MAHoHH

Important work from @uwsph.bsky.social researcher @blueyedgenes.bsky.social that focuses on ethical and social implications of using legacy datasets.

Join us Friday, Nov. 21 for our MS Capstone Admissions Info Session from 1 -2 p.m. PST. Attend to learn more about the program, application process, and research opportunities available to you as a UW Biostatistics student. Information and RSVP form: bit.ly/4o9OgKa

Final day to register is Nov. 20 at 5 p.m PST. Join us for the Seventh Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics exploring the role of causal inference in biomedical research. Dates: Nov 22-25, online sessions daily from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. PST. www.biostat.washington.edu/seattlesympo...

Saori Sakaue, MD, PhD from @uwgenome.bsky.social is our seminar guest this week. Sakaue will present "Integrating genetics and single-cell genomics to define non-coding mechanisms of common and rare diseases." Thursday, Nov. 20 at 3:30 p.m. Details and session abstract at: lnkd.in/gsFHvevq

"I knew this program’s strong research partnerships would give me an opportunity to contribute to impactful research and gain valuable experience. The support you feel from your peers, staff, and faculty here is unmatched."— Breanna Brown, UW Biostatistics MS Capstone Student bit.ly/3Xuzhi8

Albert Osom is a UW Biostatistics PhD student who worked at Amazon as a research scientist intern with the OpsLab - Modeling and Optimization team. Read more about Osom's internship and most valuable takeaway: www.biostat.washington.edu/news/stories...

Join us Thursday, Nov. 13 at 3:30 p.m. for: Statistical Frameworks for Dissecting Genetic Regulation in the Human Transcriptome presented by Pejman Mohammadi @uwmedicine.bsky.social and @seattlechildrens.org Research Institute. Details and abstract: bit.ly/498bfAJ

Reminder! Join us this Wednesday for our MS Thesis Admissions Information Session from 1 -2 p.m. PST. Attend to learn more about the program, application process, and research opportunities available to you as a UW Biostatistics student. Information and RSVP form: bit.ly/4o9OgKa

Register soon! Explore the role of causal inference in biomedical research. The Seventh Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics (Nov 22-25) also offers short courses (Nov 15-16). All sessions are online. Early rate discounts end Nov 9. www.biostat.washington.edu/seattlesympo...

Interested in applying to a UW Biostatistics graduate program? Attend one or more of our upcoming information sessions for a review of each program’s focus, format, curriculum, and admissions requirements. RSVP or get more info at: bit.ly/4o9OgKa

Today: "Leveraging Statistical Machine Learning Models to Characterize the Progression of Neurodegenerative Diseases," presented by Mariano Gabbito, PhD, Allen Institute for Brain Sciences, Affiliate Professor of Statistics, UW Statistics | More information: bit.ly/4oALKwp

My work with colleagues in @uwbioethics.bsky.social and @uwbiostat.bsky.social (Malia Fullerton, Stephanie Gogarten, Jacky Dahlquist) to examine the use of a controversial legacy dataset in genomics, the Human Genome Diversity Project. Stay tuned for more!! www.washington.edu/populationhe...

MS Capstone student Breanna Brown interned with Public Health - Seattle & King County on a direct study with County public health department's Overdose Surveillance team to develop a supervised learning model that classifies textual responses into predetermined categories.⁠ bit.ly/4nfBOHq

Alex Gibberd, PhD, Senior Lecturer, Statistics at @lancasteruni.bsky.social will present l1-Regularized Generalized Least Squares tomorrow, Oct. 16 at our department seminar. 3:30 p.m. | UW Health Sciences Education Building, Room 235. More at: bit.ly/3KQvMQa

Registration is now open! The Seventh Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics is online Nov 22-25 from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. PST daily. Topics explore the role causal inference in biomedical research. Check out keynote speakers, daily session topics, and more: www.biostat.washington.edu/seattlesympo...

Join us on Nov. 22-25 for the Seventh Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics, an online event during which contemporary issues in causal inference for biomedical data will be explored. Registration opens soon! Check out speakers, session themes, and more at: www.biostat.washington.edu/seattlesympo...

This Thursday's @uwbiostat.bsky.social seminar welcomes Xinwei Shen, PhD from UW Statistics presenting, "Generalization Beyond Data: A Distributional Perspective." Details at: bit.ly/48amMiA

The UW Genetic Analysis Center (GAC), part of @uwbiostat.bsky.social and @uwsph.bsky.social, has been awarded $1.34 million to serve as the coordinating center for the National Institute on Aging's (NIA) Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP). More details at: bit.ly/4nOzM1L

Welcome to our new MS Capstone, MS Thesis, and PhD students in the UW Biostatistics Department @uwbiostat.bsky.social! Wishing all our incoming and returning students a great first quarter!

Announcing new department leadership for UW Biostatistics @uwbiostat.bsky.social. Ali Shojaie has been named interim department chair, and Marco Carone, interim associate chair. Read more: bit.ly/4mkPMaw

UW Emeritus Professor of Biostatistics Bruce Weir will give a special lecture on Sept. 16 on, "GRM estimation: recommendations and implications for quantitative genetic analyses." The session will be held at the UW Hans Rosling Center at 12:00 p.m. in Room 145. ⁠https://bit.ly/488V3i0

Convened every five years, the Seattle Symposium brings together experts and thought leaders in biostatistics, data science, clinical medicine and public health to discuss pressing scientific issues. bit.ly/7thSeattleSy...

Congratulations to Biostat alum Jeff Leek (MS ’05, PhD ’07) and his Cancer AI Alliance team on being named to #TIME100AI! Leek is chief data officer at Fred Hutch @fredhutch.bsky.social. Read more at: time.com/collections/...

@uwbiostat.bsky.social was well-represented at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by the American Statistical Association @asa-scipol.bsky.social View photo highlights from the reception for Biostatistics and Statistics departments at UW: bit.ly/3JE8nAG

PhD student Taek Son's research on "Dimension reduction and covariate balancing for learning individualized treatment regimes" receives WNAR student paper honor and travel award from ICSA. Read more: bit.ly/3JaRAFf

Congrats to @uwsph.bsky.social professor Marco Carone on this prestigious award! “His work stands as a model for how cutting-edge methodology can be harnessed to address pressing health questions, making him a truly outstanding figure in the field.” bit.ly/47eOdHg

Join us for this symposium on innovative early detection technologies and how these advancements are shaping the future of #cancerscreening for both patients and clinicians. 📅 September 12, 2025 📍 Seattle, WA Register: bit.ly/44fmowz

Join us August 4 in Nashville, TN for a UW alumni reception sponsored by @uwbiostat.bsky.social and UW Statistics. The event will take place during the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM). Reception details and presenter list: bit.ly/3IyLnTi

Congrats to PhD student Angela Dahl, @uwbiostat.bsky.social @uwsph.bsky.social who received the 2025 Outstanding Written Student Paper Award by the Western North American Region (WNAR) of The International Biometric Society. Read more about her work: bit.ly/3TukZMM

Extended early discount rates end tomorrow (Friday, June 20) for @uwsph.bsky.social @uwbiostat.bsky.social 2025 Summer Institutes which are completely online. Browse courses at: si.biostat.washington.edu/courses%E2%8... ⁠

Congrats to the UW Department of Biostatistics Class of 2025! Here are highlights from our department graduation celebration held this weekend. Read about student work and future plans, and see more photo highlights: bit.ly/3STFOkr

Early discount rates for 2025 Summer Institutes now extended to June 20. Browse course offerings at:⁠ si.biostat.washington.edu/courses

Register by June 10 to take advantage of early bird rates for our 2025 Summer Institutes! Browse course offerings at: si.biostat.washington.edu/courses

Congrats to Matt Conomos and Thomas Nelson, recipients of the @uwsph.bsky.social UW School of Public Health 2025 Outstanding Staff Award. Read about their department contributions at: bit.ly/43Zna0x

Congrats to Tengfei Cui, recipient of the @uwsph.bsky.social UW School of Public Health 2025 Outstanding Master's Student Award. Read about Tengfei's academic achievements and contributions at: bit.ly/43Zna0x

Congrats to Yunhan Wu, recipient of the @uwsph.bsky.social UW School of Public Health 2025 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award. Read about Yunhan's dissertation, academic achievements, and other contributions at: bit.ly/43Zna0x