UW Biostatistics community member contributions and accomplishments during 2022.
Faculty Leadership, Awards, and Recognition
Recognizing the career and contributions of Ross Prentice
After a remarkable and distinguished career, Ross Prentice, professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington School of Public Health and professor of cancer prevention and biostatistics at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, retires at the end of this year. His achievements in the field of biostatistics and his role in advancing the reputations of UW and Fred Hutch are incalculable. Read the story
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UW’s Daniela Witten receives prestigious COPSS Presidents’ Award, August 11, 2022 (Daniela Witten)
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Daniela Witten elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, April 19, 2022 (Daniela Witten)
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Ali Shojaie selected for 2022 Leo Breiman Award, March 3, 2022 (Ali Shojaie)
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Noah Simon named new MS Capstone Director, September 19, 2022 (Noah Simon)
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Biostatistics faculty named 2022 ASA fellows, April 28, 2022 (Ali Shojaie, Susan Shortreed, Michael Wu)
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Jen Nelson earns research award, May 23, 2022 (Jen Nelson)
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Emeritus biostatistics faculty earn international honors, June 15, 2022 (Mary Lou Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson)
Student Achievement
MS Capstone students contribute to public health solutions
Over the course of six months, five student teams from the University of Washington School of Public Health, mentored by faculty the Department of Biostatistics, partnered with regional health organizations to tackle significant real-world problems. Read the story
- UW Biostat students expand skills through summer internships, October 7, 2022
- Biostatistics senior student awards for 2022, June 13, 2022
- PhD student Ellen Graham receives ASA’s Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship, April, 7, 2022
Research
Nearly 15 million died from COVID using estimates based on excess deaths
It’s been an eventful year for Jon Wakefield, UW professor of biostatistics and statistics. On behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO), Wakefield led a team of international researchers looking into excess mortality during the COVID pandemic. Controversy over the group’s findings led to an avalanche of media attention, with Wakefield squarely at the center. Read the story
- Biostatistics faculty Amy Willis awarded grant to study gut microbiome of people with high exposure to farm animals, June 14, 2022 (Amy Willis)
- Newly defined biomarker may accelerate clinical trials for vaccines to prevent HIV-1 infection, August 22, 2022 (Peter Gilbert)
- Biostatisticians help identify and prosecute ivory traffickers, February 14, 2022 (Bruce Weir)
- Pathologists giving second opinions are influenced by knowledge of first diagnosis, August 10, 2022 (Katie Kerr)
- Many pathologists agree overdiagnosis of skin cancer happens, but don’t change diagnosis behavior, May 3, 2022 (Katie Kerr)
- A new socially responsible approach to grouping gene variation in populations, September 9, 2022 (Sarah Nelson, Stephanie Gogarten)
- Appropriate use of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genetic research, July 26, 2022 (Genetic Analysis Center)
- Getting real(istic) about overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening, March 1, 2022 (Lurdes Inoue, Ruth Etzioni)
- Dementia risk screening tool shows promise in health care setting, August 1, 2022 (Yates Coley)
