Leading biostatisticians and scholars are featured in our weekly department seminar series which covers a wide range of topics, issues and methods relevant to the field of biostatistics. 

Upcoming for Fall 2020

Check our Calendar for the latest updates.

October 29

Presentation: At Warp Speed: Statistics and COVID-19 Vaccine Development. Speaker: David Benkeser, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

November 12

Norman Breslow Endowed Lecture. Presentation: Descriptive Statistics Meets Machine Learning? Speaker: Jon Wellner, PhD is a professor of statistics and biostatistics at the University of Washington. View the calendar listing for abstract and more details.  

December 3

Presentation: TBD  Speaker: Jean Morrison, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health

December 10

Ross L. Prentice Endowed Lecture. Presentation: TBD. Speaker: Ken Rice, PhD is a professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington and the Ross L. Prentice Endowed Professor for 2020-21.  View the event listing  for more details.

More sessions and speaker information for autumn quarter 2020 will be posted soon.

Recent Sessions on Video

• October 1, 2020. Presentation: Seeking COVID-19 Vaccines having Worthwhile Efficacy, and the Role of Platform Trials. Speaker: Thomas R. Fleming, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics and Statistics, University of Washington. Watch video
  This session was presented and recorded on October 1 as part of a joint seminar with the UW Department of Statistics. Related Article for Background: COVID-19 vaccine trials should seek worthwhile efficacy, Krause P, Fleming T, Longini I, Lancet, 396, 10253, 741-3.

• October 15, 2020. Harmonizing Electronic Health Records from Heterogeneous Systems via Automated Translation of Medical Concepts. Speaker: Xu Shi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health. Watch Video