Biostatistics @ NCSU

The Department of Statistics at NCSU hosts or is involved in several important biostatistics initiatives:

• Biostatistics Working Group -- This groups sponsors seminars and other activites in the Department on a regular basis.

• Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics -- I am Director of this wonderful training opportunity for undergraduates,which is a joint program with Duke Clinical Research Institute, supported by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

• Integrated Biostatistical Training Program for CVD Research -- I am Director of this predoctoral training program, which is also joint with Duke Clinical Research Institute, supported by a T32 training grant from NHLBI.

• SAMSI Summer 2007 Program on Challenges in Dynamic Treatment Regimes and Multistage Decision-Making -- Susan Murphy and Butch Tsiatis, and I were Program Co-leaders for this SAMSI summer program, held in June 2007, which was meant to catalyze research on methodology for studying adaptive strategies for treating patients over time. Here we are at the poster session, where Susan and I demonstrated the extent of variation in footwear fashion seen during the program. See what you missed? The whole two weeks were just as fun!