Framing the right problem—illustrated through the Fish and Wildlife Service’s eagle-permitting processes—is the crucial first step of the decision-making process and a skill statisticians should apply in any collaboration.
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Service, Leadership, and Innovation: An Interview with 2027 ASA President Brian Millen
Millen shares his journey of leadership, service, and innovation in statistics, highlighting his vision for advocacy, mentorship, diversity, and the future of the profession in the era of AI and data science.
ASA Biopharmaceutical Section Regulatory-Industry Statistics Workshop Provides Student Travel Grants
There is funding for a maximum of 10 student travel grants to support students’ participation in the workshop.
Student Travel Grants Available for Biopharm Workshop
Graduate students can receive up to $500 to support their participation in the 2023 workshop.
Biopharmaceutical Section Seeks Participants for Mentoring Program
The goal of the program is to help members further enrich their professional experience through achieving personal and professional goals.
BBSW 2020 Finds New Ways to Collaborate Virtually
While the pandemic prevented a face-to-face event in 2020, the Bay Area Biotech-Pharma Statistical Workshop held two virtual symposiums—both related to COVID-19.
Biopharmaceutical Section Cracks Code on Cross-Sector Collaborations
Richard C. Zink, vice president of biostatistics at Lexitas Pharma Services, recently took the ASA Statistical Partnerships Among Academe, Industry, and Government (SPAIG) Committee behind the scenes to see how the Biopharmaceutical Section cracked the code on productive cross-sector collaborations.
Biopharmaceutical Section Invites Members to Join Mentoring Program
The goal of the program is to help members further enrich and enhance their professional experience through achieving personal and professional goals.
Diagnosing and Treating Noncommunicable Diseases Around the World
Kelly H. Zou, Jim Z. Li, and Nik Sethi of the Upjohn Division of Pfizer Inc. taught a three-part web-based lecture on generating and harnessing real-world evidence, health information technology, and artificial intelligence. Here, Richard Zink from the Biopharmaceutical Section asks the lecturers a few follow-up questions.
Biopharmaceutical Section News for August 2018
The ASA-BIOP Nonclinical Biostatistics Working Group endorsed the creation of a new work stream to provide information, insight, and networking opportunities for students.