Chris Franck met Dean Follmann during a visit to the Biostatistics Research Branch of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. He grew curious to learn more about Dean, who leads the group, and conducted this featured interview about his work.
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Lloyd J. Edwards
Lloyd Edwards earned a master’s in mathematical statistics at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1982 and then worked for TRW Defense Systems for three years as a software engineer focusing on antisubmarine warfare. He graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990 with a PhD in biostatistics, leading to a career as a faculty member in the University of North Carolina Department of Biostatistics for close to 25 years. Since 2017, Edwards has been a professor in the department of biostatistics in the school of public health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Ching Tian Joins Emmes as Chief Innovation Officer
Emmes Chief Executive Officer Christine Dingivan said, “Ching brings a wealth of data and digital experience, which will be immediately useful as we accelerate our transition to decentralized trials …”
Member Kelly Zou Dives into Real-World Evidence
IMPACCT: Real World Evidence Summit organizer Hanson Wade interviewed speaker Kelly Zou about the use of real-world evidence for regulatory submissions and improved clinical trial design.
My ASA Story: Arinjita Bhattacharyya, Senior Scientist
Arinjita Bhattacharyya is an early-career statistician working as a senior scientist in the biostatistics and research decision sciences division at Merck & Co.
2022 Karl E. Peace Award Honors Susan Ellenberg
Susan Ellenberg—emerita professor of statistics, medical ethics, and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania—was honored for her substantial contributions to the statistical profession and to society in general.
Finding the De-Anonymization Needle in the SEER Haystack
Chris Barker invites interested members to help develop a “data privacy toolbox” that statisticians and data scientists can use in their day-to-day work.
External Control Arms: Key Elements
During the 3rd Annual Pharma AI Summit, with the theme “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Driving the Digital Future of Pharmaceutical Industry,” four panelists discussed the key elements toward external control arms.
Elizabeth L. Scott Award Goes to Madhu Mazumdar
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Elizabeth L. Scott Award committee recently honored Madhu Mazumdar of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with the 2022 award. Mazumdar was selected for serving as an outstanding role model of leadership and creating new leadership opportunities for statisticians, fostering opportunities in statistics and promoting statistical careers for diverse trainees, training and mentoring the next generation of statistical leaders, and excelling in team science research.
New Developments in Synthetic Data Generation: Privacy Day Webinar Summary
As the world grapples with how best to share confidential data, there is a rising interest in synthetic data methods, which are used to protect confidentiality of microdata units.