Ching-Ti Liu, Boston University School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics, and Katerina Kechris, Colorado School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics and Informatics
The Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics is dedicated to advancing statistical and computational research, education, and practice in genetics and genomics. As a relatively new section, we have been especially active this past year hosting regular webinars, organizing career panel discussions, communicating through new social media accounts, and circulating a member survey. These activities were intended to offer opportunities to improve communication with section members, enhance outreach, and support our junior members in their professional careers.
Our section initiated a monthly webinar series, which kicked off with a presentation by Xihong Lin of Harvard University—our section’s founding chair. After that, we had nine invited speakers and three panelists for career panel discussions.
The research-oriented webinars covered a range of topics, including leveraging biobank data, performing microbiome analysis, and developing single-cell data methods. In the career-oriented webinars, panelists shared their tricks for time management, research strategies, and healthy habits for graduate students. The webinars have been recorded and are available on our section website for section members.
In addition to the webinar series, invited and topic-contributed sessions on the JSM 2021 program were sponsored by our section to exchange research ideas.
Section leaders have worked hard to identify ways to better serve our members. We revamped our newsletter and added more material for our readers. For example, we showcased several successful female statistical geneticists in honor of Women’s History Month, interviewed our section’s student paper awardees to promote their work, and provided resources and advice for those entering the job market.
In addition, our section extended the use of social media, including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. We encourage you to follow our social media accounts to stay up to date with our latest events and news.
We had a busy schedule of successful events last year, and there are more to come for 2022. Keep an eye on our schedule of events.
Consider joining and getting more involved in the Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics.
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