The Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) project wants to find the function of every protein-coding gene in the human genome by discovering what happens or doesn’t happen in a cell when that gene is turned off using cell culture models that mimic the function of real tissues and organs. Morphic data analysis center co-lead and UW faculty affiliate Wei Sun is interviewed. Fellow co-leads include Ali Shojaie, interim chair and professor for UW biostatistics, and Fred Hutch researcher and UW faculty affiliate Li Hsu.
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Looking beyond suspect genes in cancer
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The University of Washington Biostatistics Department was well-represented at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by the American Statistical Association (ASA).
Animal feeding operations are increasing Whatcom’s air pollution, study finds
Cascadia Daily News,
New research finds that many vulnerable Whatcom County populations live within a concerning distance to potentially polluting cattle and hog operations. Lianne Sheppard, interim chair of the University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and professor of biostatistics, is quoted.
University of Washington Biostatistics PhD student Sungtaek Son has received a student travel award from the Applied Statistics Symposium of International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA) and runner-up award honors from the Western North American Region (WNAR) of The International Biometric Society for his research on "Dimension reduction and covariate balancing for learning individualized treatment regimes."
Marco Carone, a professor of biostatistics at the University of Washington School of Public Health, has received the prestigious 2025 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.