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Biostatistics Seminar: Reframing Proportional-Hazards Modeling for Large Time-to-Event Datasets with Applications to Deep Learning

We are welcoming Dr. Simon, who will talk about "Reframing proportional-hazards modeling for large time-to-event datasets with applications to deep learning." Dr. Simon works on machine learning (including penalized regression and classification), efficient algorithms in high dimensional spaces, shrinkage estimation and clinical trial design. The techniques he develops are directed at problems in biology and... Read more »

Biostatistics Webinar: Handling Sampling and Selection Bias in Association Studies Embedded in Electronic Health Records

In this talk we will discuss statistical challenges and opportunities with joint analysis of electronic health records and genomic data through " Genome and Phenome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS and PheWAS)". Presenter: Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD, John D. Kalbfleisch Collegiate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Biostatistics; Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology; Professor, Global Public Health, University of Michigan... Read more »

Conducting Cross Cultural Surveys Short Course

This course will provide an introduction to survey research methods for designing multinational and multicultural surveys. It begins with an overview of the field of comparative surveys. This will summarize... Read more »

Bayesian Clinical Trial Design

On Nov. 6 from 10:30 am - noon, presenter Joeseph Ibrahim, PhD, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics, will speak on Bayesian sample size determination for a clinical trial in the... Read more »

Leadership in Public Health Alumni Panel

The Public Health Student Leadership Association presents “Leadership in Public Health”. This virtual panel will feature six Gillings School of Global Public Health alumni from diverse backgrounds. Join them for... Read more »

Odum Institute Short Course — Logistic Regression

This online short course provides an introduction to logistic regression. Model specification, identification, estimation, hypothesis-testing, and interpretation of results are covered. Software to estimate these models is discussed, but not... Read more »

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Navigating Challenging Student Situations Webinar

Supporting students in difficult situations can be confusing, challenging and time-consuming.  Our students face a variety of issues that are complex. We want to make sure you have the resources... Read more »

Sensitivity Analysis in Observational Research: Introducing the E-Value

Dr. Tyler VanderWeele holds degrees from the University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University in mathematics, philosophy, theology, finance, and biostatistics. His research is focused on distinguishing between association and causation in the biomedical and social sciences, and, more recently, on measurement theory and synthesizing ideas from causal inference and analytic philosophy into... Read more »

Spring PHield Trip to RTI

Explore public health in action! Join the virtual PHield trip with RTI International on Feb. 18 from 1-3:00 p.m. The event will feature a keynote on mobilizing global public health... Read more »

Statistical methods for single-cell and spatial RNA-seq

Dr. Christina Kendziorski's research concerns statistical methods and software for computational biology and genomics. Her group develops statistical methods and software for the analysis of data from high-throughput genomics experiments... Read more »