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Photo compilation featuring four UW Biostatistics students
Photo compilation featuring four UW Biostatistics students
Biostatistics students take on real-world data challenges
Applying quantitative skills to real-world questions and challenges is fundamental to the UW Biostatistics student experience, and summer internships are one way students can apply and expand their statistical and professional skill sets. Learn about the companies, jobs, and valuable insights students gained from their 2025 internships.
Graphic of DNA plots in shape of human head
Graphic of DNA plots in shape of human head
A Population Health Initiative-funded team examines the ethics of a key genomic dataset
Population Health Initiative,

Sarah C. Nelson, PhD, a research scientist with the UW Biostatistics Genetics Analysis Center, is co-principal investigator for a group UW researchers examining the ethical and social implications of using legacy datasets in population health research. 

“Compared to contemporary data collections, it’s surprising that a sample of around 1,000 individuals assembled decades ago to primarily study population genetics has become such a gold standard for representing genetic diversity across much of biomedical research,” said Nelson.

Microscopic photo of the pathological Tau protein showing disintegration of microstubili and aggregation to neurofibrillary tangles in a neuron axon.
Microscopic photo of the pathological Tau protein showing disintegration of microstubili and aggregation to neurofibrillary tangles in a neuron axon.
UW center awarded $1.34M to coordinate genetics studies on Alzheimer’s and related dementias
The University of Washington Genetic Analysis Center (GAC), part of the Department of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health, has been awarded a $1.34 million contract to serve as the coordinating center for the National Institute on Aging's (NIA) Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP)—a large group of studies and projects that aim to better understand the genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia.
split photo of Ali Shojaie and Marco Carone
split photo of Ali Shojaie and Marco Carone
New leadership for UW Biostatistics
The University of Washington Department of Biostatistics begins the 2025-26 academic year under new leadership, welcoming Professor Ali Shojaie as interim department chair and Professor Marco Carone as interim associate chair. Both assumed their duties on July 1, 2025.
Photo of Jeff Leek
Photo of Jeff Leek
UW faculty and alum Jeff Leek named to TIME's 100 AI 2025
TIME Magazine,

Through the Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA), Jeff Leek (MS '07, PhD '09) and his team are seeking to enable AI-supported discovery of cancer treatments. “The goal is to 10x the speed with which a researcher can come up with an idea and have it executed,” says Leek, chief data officer at Fred Hutch Cancer Center.