Please visit our blog for announcements of appointments, promotions, and other milestones. See also the graduate program news feed, where we celebrate our students' dissertation defenses, publications, conference presentations, and more.
The department hosts seminars by visiting experts on biostatistical topics most weeks during the school year. Seminars are from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Central Time unless otherwise noted. Upcoming presentations include "Formulating and Testing Hypotheses About Multiple Brain Maps" by Temple University's Sarah Weinstein on October 23, and "Modeling Structured Dependence in High-dimensional Multi-omics Data" by the University of Maryland's Shuo Chen on October 30.
On Thursday, October 31, at 9:00 a.m., PhD candidate Tianyi Sun will defend her dissertation, "Addressing Statistical Challenges in Implementing Real-World Evidence-Based Risk Prediction Models into EHR Systems," in person at 2525 West End Avenue (10th floor) and online on Zoom. See the announcement for more details, including the dissertation abstract.
On Thursday, October 31, at 1:00 p.m. on Microsoft Teams, application developer Savannah Obregon will present "Introduction to GitHub" in our Statistical Computing Series. See the announcement on our blog for more details.
Applications for Fall 2025 entry into our graduate program are due on January 1, 2025.
Since 2005, our department has offered free consulting to Vanderbilt and Meharry investigators who have methodological questions about their research projects or published articles. These sessions are the only time that we are able to assist researchers without a standing collaboration. To learn about our clinics and to make an appointment, visit our Biostatistics Clinics page.
Our department members (including students) and alumni organize and present lectures and workshops around the world. See our upcoming presentations page for a glimpse of what's on deck, including 2023 VBSIUU intern Terrence Smith in Pittsburgh, assistant professor Panpan Zhang in Boston, professor Yu Shyr in Taiwan, and several faculty at CMStatistics 2024 (London and online).
Welcome to our website! We hope you’ll find it informative and inspiring, and we encourage you to contact us if we can be of further assistance.
As our department heads into its 21st year, we remain dedicated to developing cutting-edge statistical methods and tools, providing collaborative support and educational resources for biomedical researchers, and training new biostatisticians to join us in addressing the questions and issues raised by the explosive growth in information technology.
We are at the forefront of an amazing era for statisticians and biomedical researchers. Our innovative and enthusiastic faculty, staff, and students are deeply engaged with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s vision of advancing personalized health in the era of smart data. Our efforts are reflected in the hundreds of peer-reviewed papers we co-author each year, our leadership in data management and coordination, and the many workshops and seminars we design, deliver, and facilitate around the world.
We very much look forward to connecting with you as we work toward a healthier and more inclusive society for all.
Yu Shyr, PhD, Dr(hc), FASA, FAAAS, FAACR
Professor and Chair
Photo: Dr. Shyr teaching in the 2023 CQS Summer Institute.
