Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics
@jhubiostat.bsky.social
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics; the world's first department of biostatistics.
Find us online: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/biostatistics
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Find us online: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/biostatistics
Subscribe: https://mailchi.mp/jh/biostats-newsletter
Biostats professor @lcolladotor.bsky.social, along with his colleagues from @lieberinstitute.bsky.social, have created the first detailed molecular map of the human habenula, and with it gained new insights into its role in schizophrenia. Read the original study: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Tiny Brain Region May Hold Clues to Schizophrenia, Scientists Say | The Lieber Institute for Brain Development | Research & Discovery
What the Study Found Scientists have long searched for what goes wrong in the brains of people with schizophrenia. Now, researchers at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development in Baltimore may have ...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Biostats professor @lcolladotor.bsky.social, along with his colleagues from @lieberinstitute.bsky.social, have created the first detailed molecular map of the human habenula, and with it gained new insights into its role in schizophrenia. Read the original study: psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
Come work with us! @jhubiostat.bsky.social is currently hiring:
1. Postdoctoral Fellow Positions – Data Science and AI in Health & Medicine: apply.interfolio.com/174430
2. Assistant Professor Position: apply.interfolio.com/176686
1. Postdoctoral Fellow Positions – Data Science and AI in Health & Medicine: apply.interfolio.com/174430
2. Assistant Professor Position: apply.interfolio.com/176686
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Come work with us! @jhubiostat.bsky.social is currently hiring:
1. Postdoctoral Fellow Positions – Data Science and AI in Health & Medicine: apply.interfolio.com/174430
2. Assistant Professor Position: apply.interfolio.com/176686
1. Postdoctoral Fellow Positions – Data Science and AI in Health & Medicine: apply.interfolio.com/174430
2. Assistant Professor Position: apply.interfolio.com/176686
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October 31, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Come work with me! @jhubiostat.bsky.social is hiring for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position 🥳 Apps due Nov 15
🔗 apply.interfolio.com/176686
🧪🧬💻🧠 #StatsSky #WomenInSTEM
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Happy Halloween from @jhubiostat.bsky.social! Thank you to our incredibly talented videographer Jessica Crowell who always hosts an amazing haunted house to support the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's United Way Campaign. 🎃🦖🏴☠️🍬
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Happy Halloween from @jhubiostat.bsky.social! Thank you to our incredibly talented videographer Jessica Crowell who always hosts an amazing haunted house to support the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's United Way Campaign. 🎃🦖🏴☠️🍬
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"What Makes a Good Data Visualization?" 🤔
Check @christinezhang.bsky.social's 🤩 excellent 💯 guest lecture for 140.776 Statistical Computing at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
📽️: youtu.be/SeLucCb05Dk
Slides: speakerdeck.com/lcolladotor/...
#RStats @jhubiostat.bsky.social @lieberinstitute.bsky.social
Check @christinezhang.bsky.social's 🤩 excellent 💯 guest lecture for 140.776 Statistical Computing at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
📽️: youtu.be/SeLucCb05Dk
Slides: speakerdeck.com/lcolladotor/...
#RStats @jhubiostat.bsky.social @lieberinstitute.bsky.social
[2025-10-16] What Makes a Good Data Visualization?
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October 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"What Makes a Good Data Visualization?" 🤔
Check @christinezhang.bsky.social's 🤩 excellent 💯 guest lecture for 140.776 Statistical Computing at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
📽️: youtu.be/SeLucCb05Dk
Slides: speakerdeck.com/lcolladotor/...
#RStats @jhubiostat.bsky.social @lieberinstitute.bsky.social
Check @christinezhang.bsky.social's 🤩 excellent 💯 guest lecture for 140.776 Statistical Computing at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
📽️: youtu.be/SeLucCb05Dk
Slides: speakerdeck.com/lcolladotor/...
#RStats @jhubiostat.bsky.social @lieberinstitute.bsky.social
Congratulations to @jhubiostat.bsky.social Chair @lizstuart.bsky.social who is one of three @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social faculty elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2025! 🎉
Three Bloomberg School Faculty Elected to National Academy of Medicine | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Membership in NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Congratulations to @jhubiostat.bsky.social Chair @lizstuart.bsky.social who is one of three @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social faculty elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2025! 🎉
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Mark Dredze (@mdredze.bsky.social) has been named inaugural director of the Data Science and AI Institute. A member of the @jhucompsci.bsky.social faculty since '09, he is a pioneer in the application of AI for language analysis to public health and medicine.
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Computer scientist Mark Dredze named director of Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute
Pioneering computer scientist named director of institute dedicated to harnessing the power of AI to translate data-driven discovery into real-world impact
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October 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Mark Dredze (@mdredze.bsky.social) has been named inaugural director of the Data Science and AI Institute. A member of the @jhucompsci.bsky.social faculty since '09, he is a pioneer in the application of AI for language analysis to public health and medicine.
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Congratulations to our students who received Departmental Awards during our Biostatistics Fall Forum! 🎉 A full list of our Department awards and winners can be found on our website: publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...
October 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Congratulations to our students who received Departmental Awards during our Biostatistics Fall Forum! 🎉 A full list of our Department awards and winners can be found on our website: publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...
John McGready, PhD '08, ScM, is a teaching professor @jhubiostat.bsky.social where he shares the joy, importance, and utility of biostatistics with students, and works closely with faculty and clinicians on public health research. Learn more about his time @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social below:
Faculty Spotlight: John McGready
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October 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
John McGready, PhD '08, ScM, is a teaching professor @jhubiostat.bsky.social where he shares the joy, importance, and utility of biostatistics with students, and works closely with faculty and clinicians on public health research. Learn more about his time @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social below:
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Does taking Tylenol during pregnancy cause autism in children?
@bklee.bsky.social and @lizstuart.bsky.social break down the science of causality on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/953-interpre...
@bklee.bsky.social and @lizstuart.bsky.social break down the science of causality on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/953-interpre...
September 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Does taking Tylenol during pregnancy cause autism in children?
@bklee.bsky.social and @lizstuart.bsky.social break down the science of causality on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/953-interpre...
@bklee.bsky.social and @lizstuart.bsky.social break down the science of causality on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/953-interpre...
Jiadi (Jady) Li is a second-year ScM student in the @jhubiostat.bsky.social focusing on digital phenotyping. Learn more about Jady, her interdisciplinary background in psychology and statistics, and her current collaboration with the @jhu.edu School of Medicine, in our student spotlight:
Student Spotlight: Jady Li | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Jady Li is a second-year ScM student in the Department of Biostatistics, with a focus on digital phenotyping.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Jiadi (Jady) Li is a second-year ScM student in the @jhubiostat.bsky.social focusing on digital phenotyping. Learn more about Jady, her interdisciplinary background in psychology and statistics, and her current collaboration with the @jhu.edu School of Medicine, in our student spotlight:
Job Alert! 📢 @jhubiostat.bsky.social is searching for Postdoc Fellows in the broad areas of data science and AI, with a focus on developing and applying novel data science approaches, computational tools and statistical methods to advance health and biomedical research: apply.interfolio.com/174430
September 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Job Alert! 📢 @jhubiostat.bsky.social is searching for Postdoc Fellows in the broad areas of data science and AI, with a focus on developing and applying novel data science approaches, computational tools and statistical methods to advance health and biomedical research: apply.interfolio.com/174430
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Does A really cause B?
@lizstuart.bsky.social joined Public Health On Call earlier this year to offer a crash course in biostatistics and explain the nuances of designing studies that accurately assess causality.
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@lizstuart.bsky.social joined Public Health On Call earlier this year to offer a crash course in biostatistics and explain the nuances of designing studies that accurately assess causality.
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Public Health On Call: 794 - Does A Really Cause B? How a Biostatistician Thinks About Causality
About this episode: When evaluating programs, policies, and interventions, how do you know if they’re working? In today’s episode: The science (and art!) of biostatistics, and an exploration of the qu...
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September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Does A really cause B?
@lizstuart.bsky.social joined Public Health On Call earlier this year to offer a crash course in biostatistics and explain the nuances of designing studies that accurately assess causality.
🎧 johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/794-does-a-r...
@lizstuart.bsky.social joined Public Health On Call earlier this year to offer a crash course in biostatistics and explain the nuances of designing studies that accurately assess causality.
🎧 johnshopkinssph.libsyn.com/794-does-a-r...
The Department's September newsletter is now available to read online. Highlights include the start of the new academic year, the Bloomberg School's new Dean, Keshia Pollack Porter, exciting accomplishments, and more:
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September 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Department's September newsletter is now available to read online. Highlights include the start of the new academic year, the Bloomberg School's new Dean, Keshia Pollack Porter, exciting accomplishments, and more:
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Registration is now open for the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social’s October Open House, offered both on-campus and virtually. Register and view the agenda online: publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-...
September 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Registration is now open for the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social’s October Open House, offered both on-campus and virtually. Register and view the agenda online: publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-...
Faculty Spotlight: Margaret Taub is a Senior Scientist and the Master's Program Director in the @jhubiostat.bsky.social. Listen as Margaret speaks about her work as well as her educational role in the Department.
Faculty Spotlight: Margaret Taub
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September 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Faculty Spotlight: Margaret Taub is a Senior Scientist and the Master's Program Director in the @jhubiostat.bsky.social. Listen as Margaret speaks about her work as well as her educational role in the Department.
The Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Center offers free clinics for @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social students, and consulting for researchers inside and outside the @jhu.edu community. Meet our team that has decades of combined experience supporting researchers: publichealth.jhu.edu/johns-hopkin...
September 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Center offers free clinics for @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social students, and consulting for researchers inside and outside the @jhu.edu community. Meet our team that has decades of combined experience supporting researchers: publichealth.jhu.edu/johns-hopkin...
Alumna Hilary Robbins, MSPH ’12, MHS, PhD ’18, co-leads the Risk Assessment and Early Detection Team at the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer. Read more about Hilary’s work, and her time @jhubiostat.bsky.social, in our alumni spotlight: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/alumni-...
September 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Alumna Hilary Robbins, MSPH ’12, MHS, PhD ’18, co-leads the Risk Assessment and Early Detection Team at the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer. Read more about Hilary’s work, and her time @jhubiostat.bsky.social, in our alumni spotlight: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/alumni-...
Biostats professor Michael Rosenblum recently co-organized and spoke at the "Harnessing AI for Forensic Science Symposium," which discussed the potential applications and limitations of AI in forensics. Read more about the symposium online:
How AI could enhance forensic science
Forensics experts explore the potential uses for AI in forensics along with the oversight and guidance needed to leverage it responsibly.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Biostats professor Michael Rosenblum recently co-organized and spoke at the "Harnessing AI for Forensic Science Symposium," which discussed the potential applications and limitations of AI in forensics. Read more about the symposium online:
This past Friday we welcomed our 2025/2026 students (including 4 new PhD and 13 new ScM students) to @jhubiostat.bsky.social!
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On Friday we welcomed our 2025/26 students to the Johns Hopkins Dept. of Biostatistics! A big thank you to our student organization who had current students introduce each of our new students (4 PhD… ...
On Friday we welcomed our 2025/26 students to the Johns Hopkins Dept. of Biostatistics! A big thank you to our student organization who had current students introduce each of our new students (4 PhD a...
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August 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This past Friday we welcomed our 2025/2026 students (including 4 new PhD and 13 new ScM students) to @jhubiostat.bsky.social!
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Grace Ringlein is a PhD student in @jhubiostat.bsky.social focusing on causal inference, measurement error, EHR data, mental health, and algorithmic fairness. Learn more about Grace's work with researchers across multiple @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social departments in our Student Spotlight:
Student Spotlight: Grace Ringlein | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Grace Ringlein is a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Biostatistics whose areas of focus include causal inference, measurement error, Electronic Health Record (EHR) data, mental health, and...
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August 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Grace Ringlein is a PhD student in @jhubiostat.bsky.social focusing on causal inference, measurement error, EHR data, mental health, and algorithmic fairness. Learn more about Grace's work with researchers across multiple @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social departments in our Student Spotlight:
Congratulations to Johns Hopkins Biostats alum Marco Carone, PhD ’11, who is the recipient of the 2025 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship! Marco will give an in-person lecture @hsph.harvard.edu in September. mailchi.mp/hsph/biostat...
Biostats Briefing
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August 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Congratulations to Johns Hopkins Biostats alum Marco Carone, PhD ’11, who is the recipient of the 2025 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship! Marco will give an in-person lecture @hsph.harvard.edu in September. mailchi.mp/hsph/biostat...
Congratulations to Biostats assistant professor Jessie Tong for receiving a 2025 Welch Center TRaC Grant! The TRaC Grant is designed to spark new partnerships across @jhu.edu that enhance the depth and breadth of research at the Welch Center. mailchi.mp/mail463.jh.e...
August 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Congratulations to Biostats assistant professor Jessie Tong for receiving a 2025 Welch Center TRaC Grant! The TRaC Grant is designed to spark new partnerships across @jhu.edu that enhance the depth and breadth of research at the Welch Center. mailchi.mp/mail463.jh.e...
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Excited to share this huge team effort collaboration supervised by Stephanie Page in Translational Neuroscience @lieberinstitute.bsky.social and @stephaniehicks.bsky.social @jhubiostat.bsky.social to generate a spatio-molecular resource of the hippocampus in human 🧠
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An integrated single-nucleus and spatial transcriptomics atlas reveals the molecular landscape of the human hippocampus - Nature Neuroscience
The topographical organization of cells in the hippocampus reflects its ability to regulate mood and cognition. Here the authors generate a spatially resolved gene expression map in the human hippocam...
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July 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Excited to share this huge team effort collaboration supervised by Stephanie Page in Translational Neuroscience @lieberinstitute.bsky.social and @stephaniehicks.bsky.social @jhubiostat.bsky.social to generate a spatio-molecular resource of the hippocampus in human 🧠
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A week after these findings were released, indicating that the existing coal dust mitigation measures are insufficient, Maryland imposed a new requirement on the facility: to install a windscreen around its rail terminal higher than its coal piles, in order to minimize offsite dust dispersion.
July 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A week after these findings were released, indicating that the existing coal dust mitigation measures are insufficient, Maryland imposed a new requirement on the facility: to install a windscreen around its rail terminal higher than its coal piles, in order to minimize offsite dust dispersion.