The University of Washington Department of Biostatistics is seeking a new chair to lead a dedicated team of faculty, staff, and students who are passionate about developing and using rigorous quantitative methods to improve the well-being of communities in the United States and around the world.

Information sessions will be held via Zoom and led by our admissions manager. Each session will review the degree program's focus, format, curriculum, research opportunities, hands-on work experience, post-degree job outlook, admissions requirements, application process, and more.

The University of Washington Biostatistics Department was well-represented at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), with faculty and students receiving awards both during and prior to the conference. Community members also had the chance to connect with colleagues at the annual UW Biostatistics/Statistics reception.

Kat Hoffman awarded ASA's Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship recognizing Hoffman’s methodological research developing machine-learning based methods drawing on causal inference on longitudinal interventions.

Affiliate Associate Professor of Biostatistics Jennifer Bobb was recognized by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) as an emerging leader for her significant methodological and applied contributions to the field of environmental biostatistics.

UW Biostatistics graduate Xiudi Li (PhD, ’22) joins faculty at the University of California, Berkeley.

A recent study used machine-learning models to analyze medical records in an effort to identify risk factors for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA). The findings, which appeared in the journal Circulation, not only revealed significant non-medical indicators of OHCA risk but showed that the models used were better at predicting OHCA than current approaches.

Spotlight on first year PhD student Kat Hoffman who talks about her research and the gap between the development of new methodology and practical application in the field.