Section on Statistics in Epidemiology Presents 2018 Young Investigator Awards

The Section on Statistics in Epidemiology (SIE) grants annual Young Investigator awards to new researchers for the best papers in statistics in epidemiology presented at JSM. Among the Young Investigator Award winners, the Breslow Award further recognizes the top paper.

The section presents the 2018 Young Investigator awards to the following individuals:

  • Maria Cuellar, Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University (Breslow Award Winner)
  • Parichoy Pal Choudhury, Biostatistics, The Johns Hopkins University
  • Kwonsang Lee, Biostatistics, Harvard University
  • Maya Mathur, Biostatistics, Harvard University
  • Ran Tao, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University
  • Kai Yang, Biostatistics, University of Florida

An awards ceremony will be held at this year’s JSM in Vancouver Tuesday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. in recognition of the awardees. The ceremony will be followed by a joint mixer with the Mental Health Statistics Section. Visit the JSM online program for an up-to-date location.