The Biometrics Section will sponsor the following events at JSM 2021: Biometrics Section Mixer Monday, August 9, from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. EDT via Zoom. During the mixer, we will present the student award winners and inaugural Annie T. Randall Innovator Award. If anyone is interested in volunteering for the section or has any suggestions for other section activities, grab a favorite beverage and drop by.

Invited Sessions
Advances in Longitudinal Methods in Research on Aging and Dementia from the MEthods for LOngitudinal Studies of DEMentia (MELODEM) Initiative
Organizer and Chair: Michelle Shardell, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Novel Methodology for the Analysis of Physical Activity Data Measured by Accelerometers
Organizer and Chair: Erjia Cui, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

COVID-19 Vaccine Statistics: A Reflection on a Year at Warp Speed
Organizer and Chair: David Benkeser, Emory University

Surrogate Markers and the Role of Mediation Analysis in Drug Development
Organizer and Chair: Peng Wei, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recent Statistical Advances for Mobile Health
Organizer: Walter Dempsey, University of Michigan
Chair: Tianchen Qian, University of California, Irvine

Design Considerations for COVID-19 Prevention Studies
Organizer: Sahar Z. Zangeneh, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Chair: Holly Janes, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Topic-Contributed Sessions
Recent Advances in Causal Analyses That Tell the Story of Complex Mediation Mechanisms
Organizer and Chair: Xu Qin, University of Pittsburgh

Academics Industry Perspectives on Cancer Data Innovations: Simultaneous Inference, Inconsistency, and Clinical Response
Organizer and Chair: Arnab Kumar Maity, Pfizer

Causal Inference When Resources Are Limited
Organizer and Chair: Mats J. Stensrud, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Advances in Analytic Methods and Novel Applications of the Use of Synthetic Control for Causal Estimation of Effects of Therapeutic Interventions
Organizer: Margaret Gamalo, Pfizer

New Developments in Integrated Analysis of Complex Data from Multiple Sources
Organizer: Xiaofei Wang, Duke University Chair: Herbert Pang, Genentech

Biometrics Section Byar Award Student Paper Session I
Organizer: Chao-Kang Jason Liang, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Novel Approaches for Handling Complex Data in Treatment Diagnosis and Evaluation
Organizer: Thaddeus Tarpey, New York University Chair: Hyung Park, New York University

Modern Statistical Learning Methods for High-Dimensional Biomedical Data: Treatment Heterogeneity and Data Integration
Organizer and Chair: Lu Xia, University of Washington, Seattle