Yep. Funding is about a year late for a post doc program that was supporting one of my fellows. An award already made, but no dollars released. Also hearing similar things from faculty about R01s.
Study co-authored by Vanderbilt Biostatistics research associate professor (and graduate) Laurie Samuels: news.vumc.org/2026/02/25/p...
Assistant professor Amber Hackstadt stands with her mentee, MTSU (@mtsuofficial.bsky.social) undergrad Jose Suchite, and the scientific poster they co-authored during Jose's 2025 internship
Vanderbilt Biostatistics paid internships for undergraduates - apply by February 23 to be considered for this six-week research program. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
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On Wednesday 2/25 Vanderbilt Biostatistics will host "Statistical Modeling and Inference for Gene Networks from Single-Cell Data" by Emory Business School professor Emma Zhang, who is also @emoryrollins.bsky.social as professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
@plduthie.bsky.social one correction: I was not a co-author of the FDA draft guidance but was an advisor along with Jack Lee of @mdanderson.bsky.social; we both provided input throughout the process and are gratified to have had the opportunity. @fda.gov
New publication co-authored by a Vanderbilt Biostatistics professor. (Lots of food for thought at discourse.datamethods.org, in fact. Today the student journal club discusses FDA draft guidance on Bayesian methods, which Frank co-authored. Some comments at discourse.datamethods.org/t/fda-draft-...
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On Wed 2/18 Vanderbilt Biostatistics is hosting "Invariance and Inversion in Medical Machine Learning" by assistant professor of computer science Daniel Moyer. The online seminar is open to the public: www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
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One week left to apply for the 2026 Vanderbilt Biostatistics Summer Internships for Undergraduates program. 6 weeks, $4000 stipend. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
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Applications are now open for the 2026 Vanderbilt Biostatistics Summer Internships for Undergraduates. Apply by Feb. 23. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... (Pictured: 2025 intern Lauryn Holmes with her final project)
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On Wed. 2/11 Vanderbilt Biostatistics is hosting "Statistics in the Age of AI: Theory, Methods, and Data," an online talk by Dr. Didong Li, at 1:30 pm CT. Learn more about the presentation and Dr. Li at www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... #ArtificialIntelligence #LLMs
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Congratulations to Vanderbilt Biostatistics PhD candidate Alexis Fleming on her appointment to the editorial board of Child Maltreatment, a peer-reviewed journal. At Gustavus Adolphus College and now VU, Fleming has excelled in service, teaching, and research. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
Vanderbilt Health senior biostatistician Tess StopczyΕski (MS statistics @uvmvermont.bsky.social) and associate professor Andrew Spieker among experts calling for better adherence to guidelines for antiviral prescribing for children at higher risk of severe influenza news.vumc.org/2025/12/11/e...
Congratulations to Dr. Ruby Jiangmei Xiong (advisers: @vandyatvandy.bsky.social & Siyuan Ma) on her graduation! www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... #machinelearning #statisticalimaging #healthinformatics @cens-enar.bsky.social #datascience
Do you want to report effect sizes for any brain-behavior association? Do you want to include spatial confidence intervals for effect sizes? This paper, by Xinyu Zhang has the methods and software you need!
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@aarona-b.bsky.social @neilwoodward.bsky.social and others :)
First author Xinyu Zhang is a PhD candidate at Vanderbilt Biostatistics. Second author Kenneth Liao is a 2024 MS graduate of the program. Senior author Simon Vandekar is associate professor and director of graduate recruitment. Congratulations to all!
Sessions include @f2harrell.bsky.social with "Tips for Biostatisticians Collaborating with Non-Biostatistician Medical Researchers." $25 for ENAR members, $45 for non-members. www.enar.org/education/in...
Participants include Vanderbilt Biostatistics PhD students Hannah Klinger and @ashleymullan.bsky.social, professor Rameela Raman, and alumni Sarah Lotspeich, Lucy McGowan, and Jacquelyn Neal. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... #CausalInference #StudentResearch #PublicHealth
Jiangmei Xiong will defend her dissertation, "Statistically Guided Improvement of Medical Imaging Analysis," on Monday 10/27 at 9 am Central Time, in Nashville and online. Her advisors are @vandyatvandy.bsky.social and Siyuan Ma. #Rstats #biomedical #AppliedStats www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
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Congratulations @vandyatvandy.bsky.social (right, with 2025 graduate @kaidikang.bsky.social) on being named Outstanding Faculty Mentor by the Vanderbilt Biostatistics student body! www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
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Interested in obtaining an MS or PhD degree in biostatistics? Vanderbilt is hosting a virtual info session with director of recruitment Simon Vandekar (@vandyatvandy.bsky.social) on Thursday 10/9, 6pm Central. vanderbilt.zoom.us/meeting/regi... (Pictured: MS students Seth Young and Zongyue Teng)
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Vanderbilt Biostatistics will welcome past ASA president Jessica Utts on Wed 9/24 for "Statistical Literacy and Data Science Ethics." This one-hour non-technical webinar is open to all; visit www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... to view the full description and request access.
Registration will remain open for "Everyday Reproducibility" until 8 pm Central Time Wednesday 9/17. This Friday's short course is an excellent opportunity to pick up tools and methods to enhance computationally reproducible, shareable, and accessible analyses. www.eventbrite.com/e/asa-travel...
There is still space in September 19's Everyday Reproducibility, an in-person half-day course organized by the American Statistical Association and hosted by its Mid-Tennessee chapter. www.eventbrite.com/e/asa-travel...
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Vanderbilt Biostatistics professor Frank Harrell @f2harrell.bsky.social is presenting a hybrid seminar on Wednesday 9/17 at 1:30 pm Central that is open to all: "Goal-Driven Flexible Bayesian Design" #ClinicalTrials www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... Photo: Erin O. Smith/VUMC
There is still space in September 19's Everyday Reproducibility, an in-person half-day course organized by the American Statistical Association and hosted by its Mid-Tennessee chapter. www.eventbrite.com/e/asa-travel...
Frank Harrell ( @f2harrell.bsky.social ) is busy as ever, with two upcoming talks online and open to the public - "Challenges of Dimensional Data Analysis" 9/10, and "How to learn to use the data.table package in R" 9/11. Learn more and contact the organizers via www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
Vanderbilt Biostatistics is hosting a hybrid seminar on Wednesday, September 3, where University of Central Florida statistics professor Hsin-Hsiung Huang will introduce two methods to improve statistical analysis in neuroimaging. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
There's still room in the ASA Everyday Reproducibility half-day course on September 19! Held at Vanderbilt Biostatistics in Nashville, Tennessee. www.eventbrite.com/e/asa-travel...
Y'all, Vanderbilt Bookstore is hosting Silent Book Club at 2 pm Sat 8/22. Participating 10 times gets you a free book! events.vanderbilt.edu/event/87698-...
The Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Statistical Association (@amstatnews.bsky.social) is hosting a half-day course 9/19: Everyday Reproducibility. Lunch and parking provided. Sign up by August 27 for a 10% discount! www.eventbrite.com/e/asa-travel...
