Department of Biostatistics
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Recent Announcements
See all Biostatistics announcements Congratulations to our Brown Biostatistics students, staff & faculty honored at the Brown University School of Public Health 2025 Dean's Awards Ceremony at the Hope Club on April 16th!
Biostatistics New Faculty - Peter J. Lipman, Ph.D.
Peter J. Lipman, Ph.D., has joined the School of Public Health as an associate professor of the practice of Biostatistics.
Ph.D. Student, Daniel Posmik will be presenting at the DSCoV Workshop
Presenter: Daniel Posmik, PhD Student, Biostatistics
Title: “NeoVim and Co.: Personalized Development Environments for Data Scientists”
Title: “NeoVim and Co.: Personalized Development Environments for Data Scientists”
January 17, 2025
News from Brown
Fewer than 1% of U.S. clinical drug trials enroll pregnant participants, study finds
An analysis by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that most studies exclude participants who are pregnant, potentially leaving critical safety and efficacy questions unanswered.
January 7, 2025
School of Public Health Dean's Office
Update to SPH Center Names
I am pleased to share an important update that reflects our ongoing efforts within our school centers to remain focused on new and emerging trends in public health and the academic community at large.
Humans in Public Health: Episode 35, Harnessing AI for Smarter Health Policy Research
Professor Alyssa Bilinski set out to answer a seemingly simple question: How often are pregnant people included in medical trials? But finding the answer was anything but simple. Check out the New Episode out now!
October 23, 2024
News from SPH
Celebrating 30 years of biostatistics at Brown
The School of Public Health welcomed scholars from across the country to celebrate the 30th anniversary of biostatistical research and education at Brown University.
Unlocking Insights from Electronic Health Record Data with Statistics and AI
The Department of Biostatistics and the Data Science Institute present a Health Data Science Workshop on Unlocking Insights from Electronic Health Record Data with Statistics and AI.
Humans in Public Health: Counting Coal’s Casualties
Picture a coal power plant: a building with tall smoke stacks with big plumes of gasses coming out of them. By now, we know that those gasses aren’t great for our health or the environment. But how bad are they? That’s where Professor Cory Zigler comes in.