Edited by Page Moore, Biometrics Section Publications Officer
X. Jessie Jeng of the University of Pennsylvania was chosen as the 2010 winner of the David P. Byar Young Investigator Award. He will receive a $1,500 award for the paper titled “Optimal Sparse Segment Identification with Application in Copy Number Variation Analysis,” which will be presented at JSM in August.
The David P. Byar Young Investigator Award is given annually to a new researcher in the Biometrics Section who presents an original manuscript at JSM. The award commemorates David Byar, a renowned biostatistician who made significant contributions to the development and application of statistical methods during his career at the National Cancer Institute.
This year, there were 16 papers submitted to the Byar Award Committee, which consisted of Daniel Heitjan of the University of Pennsylvania, Barry Graubard of the National Cancer Institute, J. Jack Lee of MD Anderson Cancer Center, Paul Vos of East Carolina University, Kathy Cronin of the National Cancer Institute, and Joanna Shih of the National Cancer Institute. The committee also chose the following three members to receive travel awards:
- Jaeun Choi of The University of North Carolina for “Joint Analysis of Survival Time and Longitudinal Categorical Outcomes”
- Eunhee Kim of Brown University for “Semiparametric Transformation Models for Multiple Biomarkers in ROC Analysis”
- Elif F. Acar of the University of Toronto for “Nonparametric Covariate Adjustment in Conditional Copulas: An Application to Twin Birth Weights”
The travel award winners will receive $1,000 to help pay for travel to JSM, where they will present their papers.
Mixer and Business Meeting
All award winners will be honored during the Biometrics Section mixer and business meeting on August 2. In addition, Jim Cochran will take a few minutes to share information about Statistics without Borders (SWB), such as current projects and how members can become involved. SWB is a group that does pro bono statistical work related to international health issues, particularly in the developing world. The mixer is open to all JSM attendees
JSM 2010 Program
The theme of this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings—to take place July 31–August 5 in Vancouver, British Columbia—is “Statistics: A Key to Innovation in a Data-Centric World.” The Biometrics Section will cosponsor the short course Regression Modeling Strategies, taught by Frank Harrell Jr. on August 1, in addition to the following invited sessions:
- Statistical Evaluation of Markers Used to Select Treatment, organized by Margaret Pepe of the University of Washington
- Study Design and Statistical Analysis Challenges in Women’s Health Studies, organized by Marcia Ciol of the University of Washington
- Evaluation of Risk Prediction, organized by Shulamith Gross of Baruch College
- Getting More from Genomewide Association Studies, organized by Mitchell Gail of the National Cancer Institute
Visit the online program for up-to-date session times and locations.
JSM 2011
It’s time to start thinking about invited sessions for JSM 2011, which will be held July 30–August 4 in Miami Beach, Florida. Anyone interested in organizing an invited session or who has ideas for one should contact the section’s 2011 program chair, Tianxi Cai, at tcai@hsph.harvard.edu.
A typical invited session consists of three 30-minute talks followed by a 10-minute invited discussion and 10 minutes of floor discussion; however, other formats are possible. The 2010 program is a good source for examples.
The most mature ideas will have an advantage when competing for the limited number of slots. The Biometrics Section will have at least four invited sessions, but be able to compete for additional slots.
Ideas for short courses should be sent to the section’s 2011–2012 continuing education chair, Annie Qu, at anniequ@illinois.edu.
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