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.

PhD student Leah Andrews received the Most Outstanding Written Paper Award from the 2024 Western North American Region of the International Biometric Society (WNAR) student paper competition for her paper "Semiparametric Methods for Evaluating COVID-19 Vaccine Regimens in Test-Negative Design Studies with Missing Data."

Biostatistics student Katie Paulson has been awarded a 2024-2025 Data Science and Demography Training (DSDT) Fellowship by the University of Washington Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology (CSDE).

Congratulations to University of Washington Biostatistics alumnus Yiqun Chen (PhD, ’22) who will join the faculty at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the department of biostatistics in January 2025 as an assistant professor.

Trevor Smith recently joined UW Biostatistics as admissions and alumni manager. He brings considerable experience to the role, having worked in a number of academic positions.

Congratulations to University of Washington Department of Biostatistics class of 2024! Students graduating this academic year were recognized at a celebration on Sunday, June 9, attended by family, friends, faculty, and staff.

PhD student Awan Afiaz has received a Student Conference Award from the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB) and will present his paper at the organization’s annual conference in Thessaloniki, Greece in July.

Two of the 13 University of Washington Population Health Tier 1 pilot grants were awarded to teams that include Department of Biostatistics researchers.