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sequencing equipment at TOPMed NW regional sequencing center
sequencing equipment at TOPMed NW regional sequencing center
UW researchers show vital role of large-scale genome sequencing
A flagship paper co-authored by scores of researchers from across the University of Washington – including scientists from the UW Schools of Public Health and Medicine and the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine – shows just how valuable whole-genome sequencing data, and the variants they reveal, are to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders.
Headshot of Ellen Wijsman
Headshot of Ellen Wijsman
High Standards: A Profile of Ellen Wijsman
ADRC News,

Ellen Wijsman will admit that she doesn’t have all the answers, but she might just have all the right questions. As Professor of Biostatistics in the UW School of Public Health and UW Division of Medical Genetics/Department of Medicine in the School of Medicine, she has a healthy skepticism for new scientific discoveries about Alzheimer’s disease. 

Headshot of Mary Lou Biggs
Headshot of Mary Lou Biggs
Nonesterified Fatty Acids and Kidney Function Decline in Older Adults: Findings From the Cardiovascular Health Study
Mary Lou Biggs, project director and epidemiologist at the Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center (CHSCC) in the Department of Biostatics, is co-author of this study that found that a single fasting serum NEFA concen
Headshot of Xihong Lin
Headshot of Xihong Lin
L. Adrienne Cupples Award Goes to Harvard Biostatistics Professor Xihong Lin
Boston University School of Public Health,

Biostatistics alum Xihong Lin (MS ’92, PhD ’94) is the recipient of the 2021 L. Adrienne Cupples Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service in Biostatistics. The award is presented by the Department of Biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health. Lin, a pioneer in statistical methods for analysis of whole genome sequencing studies, was also recently named one of 50 Changemakers of Public Health by the UW School of Public Health.

Aaron Hudson
Aaron Hudson
PhD student Aaron Hudson receives 2021 David P. Byar Award from American Statistical Association
PhD candidate Aaron Hudson has been awarded the 2021 David P. Byar Award by the American Statistical Association’s (ASA) Biometric Section.