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Thomas Fleming
Thomas Fleming
How Biostatistics Expertise Led to a Career of Propelling Ethical Clinical Trial Design
How This Is Building Me Podcast,

In this episode, world-renowned oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD sat down with Tom Fleming, PhD, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington School of Public Health in Seattle to discuss how Fleming's interest in biostatistics led to a multifaceted career in clinical trial design and analysis.

Street level photo outside Hans Rosling Center (15th street)
Street level photo outside Hans Rosling Center (15th street)
Biostatistics receives top ranking by U.S. News and World Report
The Daily - University of Washington,

UW recently ranked No. 3 in the world for biostatistics graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) in their annual report published April 7. Faculty members Ken Rice and Marco Carone were interviewed as well as current PhD student Bumjun Park.

Photo FDA sign outside FDA building
Photo FDA sign outside FDA building
Are Bayesian Statistics Coming to a Clinical Trial Near You?
MEDPAGE TODAY,

The FDA's move to incorporate Bayesian statistical methods into clinical trials of drugs and biologics garnered special treatment in JAMA this week. UW Professor of Biostatistics Thomas Fleming weighs in with his thoughts.

Patrick Heagerty
Patrick Heagerty
New Podcast Calls Attention to Underrecognized IRGT Trial Design
NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory,

In a new episode of the NIH Collaboratory Podcast, Drs. Jonathan Moyer and David Murray discussed their recent publication, “Evaluating Analytic Models for Individually Randomized Group Treatment Trials With Complex Clustering in Nested and Crossed Designs.” The episode was moderated by Patrick Heagerty, co-chair of the Biostatistics and Study Design core working group and professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington.

Thomas Fleming
Thomas Fleming
Reflections on FDA Draft Guidance on Bayesian Methods in Trials—Protecting Scientific Integrity and Evidentiary Standards
JAMA Perspective,

University of Washington Professor of Biostatistics Thomas Fleming and Affiliate Professor Holly Hanes reflect on the FDA's recently released draft guidance regarding the use of bayesian methods in clinical trials. 

Lianne Sheppard
Lianne Sheppard
The weed-killer wars
The Week,

Trump wants the U.S. to ramp up production of glyphosate. The MAHA movement is furious. Lianne Sheppard, Professor of Biostatistics and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences weighs in on the herbicide’s safety.

Photo of Daniela Witten
Photo of Daniela Witten
The Math That Explains Why Bell Curves Are Everywhere
Quanta Magazine,

The central limit theorem started as a bar trick for 18th-century gamblers. Now scientists rely on it every day. Daniela Witten, Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics at the University of Washington, is quoted. 

Elizabeth Halloran
Elizabeth Halloran
Dr. Elizabeth Halloran, expert in vaccine trial design and quantitative methods for infectious diseases, transitions to emerita
Fred Hutch News,

Infectious disease modeling pioneer helped outline modern precepts for design and analysis of vaccine trials, causal inference with interference; shaped a generation of infectious disease scientists. M. Elizabeth Halloran was a professor with the University of Washington Department of Biostatistics and founder of the Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling for Infectious Diseases (SISMID).