Vanderbilt Biostatistics professor Frank Harrell @f2harrell.bsky.social is presenting a hybrid seminar on Wednesday 9/17 at 1:30 pm Central that is open to all: "Goal-Driven Flexible Bayesian Design" #ClinicalTrials www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... Photo: Erin O. Smith/VUMC
September 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Vanderbilt Biostatistics professor Frank Harrell @f2harrell.bsky.social is presenting a hybrid seminar on Wednesday 9/17 at 1:30 pm Central that is open to all: "Goal-Driven Flexible Bayesian Design" #ClinicalTrials www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... Photo: Erin O. Smith/VUMC
In a vain attempt to keep learning python I have tried imputing some CDISC data using #Quarto and so on - the report is rough around the edges but at least it worked.
#rstats | #python | #imputation
Code Here: pgdatavizandstats.netlify.app/biostatistic...
#rstats | #python | #imputation
Code Here: pgdatavizandstats.netlify.app/biostatistic...
August 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
In a vain attempt to keep learning python I have tried imputing some CDISC data using #Quarto and so on - the report is rough around the edges but at least it worked.
#rstats | #python | #imputation
Code Here: pgdatavizandstats.netlify.app/biostatistic...
#rstats | #python | #imputation
Code Here: pgdatavizandstats.netlify.app/biostatistic...
Tianyi Sun (MS @columbiauniversity.bsky.social) graduates from Vanderbilt this Saturday, 12/14, with her PhD in biostatistics. Her accomplishments include serving on ENAR's Council for Emerging and New Statisticians & first authorship of a Statistics in Medicine paper. www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
December 12, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Tianyi Sun (MS @columbiauniversity.bsky.social) graduates from Vanderbilt this Saturday, 12/14, with her PhD in biostatistics. Her accomplishments include serving on ENAR's Council for Emerging and New Statisticians & first authorship of a Statistics in Medicine paper. www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
While a Vanderbilt Biostatistics student, Lotspeich won our WS Gosset Award for Exceptional Research. See her testimonial about her time in Nashville at www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... & more about her at www.sarahlotspeich.com. Congratulations, Sarah! #VUMCbiostat #DataDonutsAndDollyParton4evah
November 26, 2024 at 3:20 PM
While a Vanderbilt Biostatistics student, Lotspeich won our WS Gosset Award for Exceptional Research. See her testimonial about her time in Nashville at www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... & more about her at www.sarahlotspeich.com. Congratulations, Sarah! #VUMCbiostat #DataDonutsAndDollyParton4evah
What about this extension of hens et al academic.oup.com/biostatistic....
This is from a quick raid of my paper pile. Any other nice reads? I’m particularly looking for methods targeting different data sources.
This is from a quick raid of my paper pile. Any other nice reads? I’m particularly looking for methods targeting different data sources.
Estimation of the generation interval using pairwise relative transmission probabilities
Summary. The generation interval (the time between infection of primary and secondary cases) and its often used proxy, the serial interval (the time betwee
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April 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
What about this extension of hens et al academic.oup.com/biostatistic....
This is from a quick raid of my paper pile. Any other nice reads? I’m particularly looking for methods targeting different data sources.
This is from a quick raid of my paper pile. Any other nice reads? I’m particularly looking for methods targeting different data sources.
Congratulations to the Vanderbilt Biostatistics Department members who are celebrating service milestones this year: Sandra Hewston (25 years at VUMC), Jonathan Schildcrout (20 years), Robert Greevy (20 years), Cierra Streeter (5 years), and Chih-Yuan Hsu (5 years). www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
October 11, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Congratulations to the Vanderbilt Biostatistics Department members who are celebrating service milestones this year: Sandra Hewston (25 years at VUMC), Jonathan Schildcrout (20 years), Robert Greevy (20 years), Cierra Streeter (5 years), and Chih-Yuan Hsu (5 years). www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
Vanderbilt PhD candidate Megan Jones @mntj21.bsky.social co-first-authored a JAMA Psychiatry review & analysis of 70+ randomized clinical trials that has collected 2K+ views (Altmetric 46) within 2 days. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... More about her at www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
Symptom Provocation and Clinical Response to TMS
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the association between symptom provocation and efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for nicotine dependence and obsessive-compulsi...
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June 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Vanderbilt PhD candidate Megan Jones @mntj21.bsky.social co-first-authored a JAMA Psychiatry review & analysis of 70+ randomized clinical trials that has collected 2K+ views (Altmetric 46) within 2 days. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... More about her at www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
TODAY!
Ting Ye, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
at the University of Washington will be speaking at the Statistics Seminar & Marshall Woods Lectureship Foundation of Fine Arts Series on zoom at 1PM EDT!
We hope you will join us!
events.brown.edu/biostatistic...
Ting Ye, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
at the University of Washington will be speaking at the Statistics Seminar & Marshall Woods Lectureship Foundation of Fine Arts Series on zoom at 1PM EDT!
We hope you will join us!
events.brown.edu/biostatistic...
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
TODAY!
Ting Ye, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
at the University of Washington will be speaking at the Statistics Seminar & Marshall Woods Lectureship Foundation of Fine Arts Series on zoom at 1PM EDT!
We hope you will join us!
events.brown.edu/biostatistic...
Ting Ye, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
at the University of Washington will be speaking at the Statistics Seminar & Marshall Woods Lectureship Foundation of Fine Arts Series on zoom at 1PM EDT!
We hope you will join us!
events.brown.edu/biostatistic...
Congratulations to Josh DeClercq (a graduate of our MS program) on his promotion to principal biostatistician. DeClercq's accomplishments include co-authoring more than 25 peer-reviewed papers and co-chairing of our staff search committee: www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
May 30, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Congratulations to Josh DeClercq (a graduate of our MS program) on his promotion to principal biostatistician. DeClercq's accomplishments include co-authoring more than 25 peer-reviewed papers and co-chairing of our staff search committee: www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
New in JCO Precision Oncology (@ascocancer.bsky.social): paper first-authored by Vanderbilt professor of biostatistics & @vuhealthpol.bsky.social Bill Dupont (@wddupont.bsky.social) linking certain genes required for prostate development to prostate cancer risk www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
January 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
New in JCO Precision Oncology (@ascocancer.bsky.social): paper first-authored by Vanderbilt professor of biostatistics & @vuhealthpol.bsky.social Bill Dupont (@wddupont.bsky.social) linking certain genes required for prostate development to prostate cancer risk www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
Ah yes. Biostats...Totally get it.
January 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ah yes. Biostats...Totally get it.
Congratulations to Dr. Bob Johnson on his Outstanding Chapter Service Award @amstatnews.bsky.social! www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... Recently retired from @vanderbilt.edu, Dr. Johnson previously received the award in 1996 for his longtime service to the Virginia chapter.
Dr. Bob Johnson receives Outstanding Chapter Service award from the ASA
We are delighted to announce that the American Statistical Association (ASA) has named Dr. Bob Johnson as a 2025 recipient of its Outstanding Chapter Service Award. His contributions to the Middle Ten...
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July 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Bob Johnson on his Outstanding Chapter Service Award @amstatnews.bsky.social! www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... Recently retired from @vanderbilt.edu, Dr. Johnson previously received the award in 1996 for his longtime service to the Virginia chapter.
My colleagues are very much looking forward to @jsm2334.bsky.social's visit this month! Dr. Morris leads biostatistics @pennmedicine.bsky.social www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
April 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My colleagues are very much looking forward to @jsm2334.bsky.social's visit this month! Dr. Morris leads biostatistics @pennmedicine.bsky.social www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
Vanderbilt PhD candidate Max Rohde (@maxdrohde.bsky.social) defends his dissertation, "Maximizing statistical efficiency in clinical trials: ordinal longitudinal models and two-stage designs," this Thursday at 9 am CT on Zoom. Advisor: @f2harrell.bsky.social www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
Max Rohde dissertation defense – March 20
PhD candidate Maximilian Rohde will present his dissertation on Thursday, March 20, at 9 a.m. Central Time. His advisor is Frank Harrell. All are invited and encouraged to attend. The defense will be ...
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March 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Vanderbilt PhD candidate Max Rohde (@maxdrohde.bsky.social) defends his dissertation, "Maximizing statistical efficiency in clinical trials: ordinal longitudinal models and two-stage designs," this Thursday at 9 am CT on Zoom. Advisor: @f2harrell.bsky.social www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
On Friday, Mario Davidson presented the strategic plan he developed during his year in Vanderbilt School of Medicine's Mid-Career Leadership Development Program. Learn more about the program and its 2025 Biostatistics participants at the Vanderbilt Biostatistics blog: www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
December 18, 2024 at 11:52 PM
On Friday, Mario Davidson presented the strategic plan he developed during his year in Vanderbilt School of Medicine's Mid-Career Leadership Development Program. Learn more about the program and its 2025 Biostatistics participants at the Vanderbilt Biostatistics blog: www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
@jbakcoleman.bsky.social had a great post on this but I can't find it now. There's also this wonderful talk by @richarddmorey.bsky.social who touches upon it. And this Gelman paper: academic.oup.com/biostatistic... There's a lot more written on this. I'll post if I can find them.
Replicability Event - Dr Richard Morey
YouTube video by The British Psychological Society
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October 23, 2024 at 3:08 PM
@jbakcoleman.bsky.social had a great post on this but I can't find it now. There's also this wonderful talk by @richarddmorey.bsky.social who touches upon it. And this Gelman paper: academic.oup.com/biostatistic... There's a lot more written on this. I'll post if I can find them.
We are thrilled to announce that assistant professor Amir Asiaee (@aasiaeet) has been approved for @PCORI funding to develop new methods for estimating treatment effects for specific patient subgroups. www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
Asiaee Approved for $1 Million for Study to Estimate Treatment Effects | Department of Biostatistics...
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November 28, 2023 at 6:14 PM
We are thrilled to announce that assistant professor Amir Asiaee (@aasiaeet) has been approved for @PCORI funding to develop new methods for estimating treatment effects for specific patient subgroups. www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
Congratulations to Kaidi Kang, PhD; Lisa Levoir, MS; and Max Rohde, PhD, on their graduations this week! www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
May 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Congratulations to Kaidi Kang, PhD; Lisa Levoir, MS; and Max Rohde, PhD, on their graduations this week! www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
Congratulations to Hannah Weeks, PhD (right) and Elisa Yazdani, MS, on their graduation from our program! www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
![Hannah Weeks, PhD [headshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j3f4ktkydbgwjkplubxxclew/bafkreif5h5hdocbfynx4eponphsblu2lwemlfylsumizqhzaglk7vw6wj4@jpeg)
December 15, 2023 at 6:24 PM
Congratulations to Hannah Weeks, PhD (right) and Elisa Yazdani, MS, on their graduation from our program! www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
Incorporating historic information to further improve power when conducting Bayesian information borrowing in basket trials
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Incorporating historic information to further improve power when conducting Bayesian information borrowing in basket trials
ABSTRACT. In basket trials a single therapeutic treatment is tested on several patient populations simultaneously, each of which forming a basket, where pa
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June 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Incorporating historic information to further improve power when conducting Bayesian information borrowing in basket trials
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Vanderbilt Biostatistics PhD candidate Shengxin Tu will defend her dissertation, "Rank-Based Analyses and Designs with Clustered Data," on Friday, May 10, at 8 am. All are invited to this in-person defense. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
April 29, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Vanderbilt Biostatistics PhD candidate Shengxin Tu will defend her dissertation, "Rank-Based Analyses and Designs with Clustered Data," on Friday, May 10, at 8 am. All are invited to this in-person defense. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
#ThrowbackThursday Vanderbilt Biostatistics graduate student gathering, circa 2018. Interested in earning an MS or PhD from our program? Apply by January 15. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
December 28, 2023 at 9:01 PM
#ThrowbackThursday Vanderbilt Biostatistics graduate student gathering, circa 2018. Interested in earning an MS or PhD from our program? Apply by January 15. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic...
#ThrowbackThursday While at home b/c of wintry mess, looking back fondly at the 2022 virtual poster session organized by @vandyatvandy.bsky.social for the Statistical Methods in Medical Imaging @amstatnews.bsky.social l conference. (My hair has never looked so good! :D) www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
February 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
#ThrowbackThursday While at home b/c of wintry mess, looking back fondly at the 2022 virtual poster session organized by @vandyatvandy.bsky.social for the Statistical Methods in Medical Imaging @amstatnews.bsky.social l conference. (My hair has never looked so good! :D) www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
Vanderbilt's lineup for #JSM2024 ranges from first-year PhD students (including Xinyu Zhang, top left, and Chih-Ting Teresa Yang, bottom left) to alumni/staff (such as biostatistician Caroline Birdrow (MS 2021) and senior faculty. www.vumc.org/biostatistic...
July 26, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Vanderbilt's lineup for #JSM2024 ranges from first-year PhD students (including Xinyu Zhang, top left, and Chih-Ting Teresa Yang, bottom left) to alumni/staff (such as biostatistician Caroline Birdrow (MS 2021) and senior faculty. www.vumc.org/biostatistic...