University of Washington Department of Biostatistics member accomplishments during 2025.
Research
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Could certain brain cells have a ‘superpower’ that shields them from the effects of Alzheimer’s?
Kevin Lin, assistant professor of biostatistics in the University of Washington School of Public Health, is working on new statistical methods to better understand whether certain brain cells have a "superpower" that shields them from the effects of Alzheimer’s. Read story.
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- Using causal inference to advance public health and medicine (Insights from the Seventh Seattle Symposium in Biostatistics)
- UW center awarded $1.34M to coordinate genetics studies on Alzheimer's and related dementias (Ken Rice, Genetic Analysis Center)
- Chasing genetic variants (Guanghao Qi)
- An initiative-funded team examines the ethics of a key genomic dataset (Sarah C. Nelson)
- Cataloguing genes at the molecular level, MorPhiC Consortium (Ali Shojaie, Wei Sun, Li Hsu)
- Ali Shojaie shares how biostatistics is key to protecting human health,(Ali Shojaie)
- Alumni, student, and faculty highlights from JSM
- Highlights from the 2025 Biostatistics Colloquium at UW (Alumni sharing research with current students)
- CDC funds UW Medicine pandemic-preparedness study (Marco Carone)
- Crunching the numbers for next-gen COVID-19 vaccines (Peter Gilbert)
Faculty Leadership, Awards, and Recognition
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New leadership for UW Biostatistics
September 15, 2025 - The University of Washington Department of Biostatistics begins the 2025-26 academic year under new leadership, welcoming Professor Ali Shojaie as interim department chair and Professor Marco Carone as interim associate chair. Both assumed their duties on July 1, 2025. Read announcement
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- Marco Carone awarded 2025 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship (Marco Carone)
- Rotnitzky named IMS Fellow (Andrea Rotnitzky)
- Peter Gilbert receives Marvin Zelen Award (Peter Gilbert)
- UW faculty & alum Jeff Leek named to TIME's 100 AI 2025 (Jeff Leek)
- Two Thousand of America's Top Scientists Warn Congress: Don't Gut Research Funding, (Elizabeth Halloran)
- Biostatistics members receive 2025 School of Public Health Excellence Awards
Student Achievement
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Biostatistics students take on real-world data challenges
Applying quantitative skills to real-world questions and challenges is fundamental to the UW Biostatistics student experience, and summer internships are one way students can apply and expand their statistical and professional skill sets. Learn about the companies, jobs, and valuable insights students gained from their 2025 internships. Read more
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- Democratizing AI: Scorcher project brings statistical tools to cancer researchers (Awan Afiaz)
- Tackling critical health challenges with data-driven solutions (MS Capstone student projects)
- PhD student Sungtaek Son receives WNAR and ICSA paper awards, (Sungtaek Son)
- PhD student Angela Dahl captures Outstanding Student Paper Award (Angela Dahl)
- UW Biostatistics students recognized in 2025 ASA Student Paper competitions
- Biostatistics student Connie Zhang receives NSF fellowship (Connie Zhang)
