A conference in honor of P.K. Sen and Dana Quade on nonparametrics in modern biomedical and clinical sciences will be held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, October 16–17, 2017.
The goal of the conference is to bring together scholars, researchers, educators, students, and professionals interested in this area of statistics. Individuals are invited to submit an abstract by January 15, 2017. A complete paper is expected by July 15, 2017. Possible topics include the following:
- Nonparametrics in drug development and biopharmaceutical research
- Nonparametrics in bio-environmental studies
- Nonparametrics in bioinformatics
- Nonparametrics in QTL and multifactor genetics
- Nonparametrics in biostatistics core courses teaching and practice
Conference organizers intend to publish a volume of selected papers in early 2018.
For more information, contact Gary Koch at bcl@bios.unc.edu or Ibrahim Salama at isalama@nccu.edu.
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