Edited by Sheng Luo, Section Publications Officer

The Biometrics Section is seeking applications for the 2016 David P. Byar Young Investigator Award. This annual award is given to an early-stage investigator for best paper to be presented at JSM. The winner will receive $2,000. For details, visit Biometrics Section News from October.

The section also funded an award for a PhD-level biostatistician interested in conducting methodological or collaborative research in radiology/imaging clinical trials to attend the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Clinical Trials Methodology Workshop in La Jolla, California, from January 9–15, 2016. This award went to Yin Xi of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to cover up to $3,000 in travel costs.

For more information about the Biometrics Section, access the section’s web page by clicking on “Section” at the top of ASA’s website.