University of Washington Biostatistics

Founded in 1970, the Department of Biostatistics is a recognized leader in the statistical sciences. Its 78 faculty include a Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, two Members of the Institute of Medicine and 20 Fellows of the American Statistical Association. Our postdoctoral and graduate students are among the most talented in the country, and 488 alumni hold leadership roles in academia, government and industry worldwide. The Department is a center of excellence for development and application of statistical methodology across the health sciences, and has collaborative partnerships with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Group Health Cooperative, and the Veteran’s Administration. To complement our research, we recently established the Center for Biomedical Statistics to provide consulting and collaborative services. For additional information, please explore our website or contact us.

Visit Days for Admitted Applicants to the Graduate Program will be on Thursday and Friday, February 11-12, 2010, at the Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington (Seattle campus).
Diana Miglioretti, Affiliate Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Scientific Investigator for the Group Health Research Institute, was featured in The Seattle Times (11/18/2009 edition).
Upcoming Events:
June 14-30, 2010 University of Washington Seattle, Washington	Summer Institutes
June 20-23, 2010 University of Washington Seattle, Washington	2010 WNAR/IMS Annual Meeting, sponsored by UW Biostatistics
November, 2010 Seattle, Washington	4th Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics: Clinical Trials, hosted by UW Biostatistics