ASA members Donald Young, Jane Gentleman, and Donald Guthrie passed away recently.
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Obituaries for January 2023
ASA members Joseph Massaro and Tim Holt passed away recently.
Obituaries for March 2022
ASA members L. Adrienne Cupples, Peter “Tony” Lachenbruch, and Kooros Mahjoob-Behrooz passed away recently.
Ralph D’Agostino: Editor, Adviser, Researcher, Professor
Ralph D’Agostino stepped down from his role as editor of Statistics in Medicine December 31, 2019. The major areas in which he excelled include being the lead biostatistician for the Framingham Heart Study, a biostatistical consultant to The New England Journal of Medicine, a member and consultant on federal drug advisory committees, and a 52-year faculty member in mathematics and statistics at Boston University.
Gayle S. Bieler
Gayle S. Bieler worked part time from her home for more than 15 years, until she became inspired by data science and the happenings in the Obama administration. That is when she took a risk and started something new. Six years later, she is leading a team of 24 talented data scientists at RTI.
Boston University to Hold Symposium on Statistics and Life Sciences
The one-day symposium will feature short presentations and discussion of statistical challenges and progress toward solutions in a handful of emerging and mission-critical areas of the health sciences.