It’s a great time to be working as biostatisticians and data scientists in the biopharmaceutical field. In the last 10 years, breakthroughs in oncology drug development have led to unprecedented improvements in survival for cancer patients. Gene therapies based on DNA-editing technologies have achieved cures for diseases such as sickle cell anemia. Additionally, treatments … [Read more...] about Do Student Paper Competitions Really Matter?
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Women Who Inspire
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we asked prominent statisticians Nancy Potok, Dionne Price, and Dooti Roy to tell us about their early jobs, mentoring, networking, and the influential women in their lives. Here is what they said. What was your first job? Potok: My very first job was babysitting as a young teen. It taught me a lot about getting along with people and … [Read more...] about Women Who Inspire
#undergradsatJSM: Why Undergraduate Students Belong at the Joint Statistical Meetings
By Jana Asher Almost four years ago, I interviewed for an academic position at a university in a small, rural town about an hour north of Pittsburgh. The university, itself, was mid-sized—about 8,000 students—and only boasted a few PhD programs in education and health sciences. I interviewed for a mathematics and statistics department, where there were only two statisticians … [Read more...] about #undergradsatJSM: Why Undergraduate Students Belong at the Joint Statistical Meetings
Some Advice for Beginning Graduate Students in Statistics
By Paul Bernhardt and Anthony Franklin Attending graduate school in statistics can be intimidating and is challenging, even exhausting. Our hope is that this column helps alleviate some of the pressure and anxiety and provide a simple guide. The mistakes mentioned here have all been made before, and some of you will make them again. That is okay, because what is important is … [Read more...] about Some Advice for Beginning Graduate Students in Statistics
Never Say ‘No’
This article appeared in the first STATtr@k column in Amstat News, the membership magazine of the American Statistical Association. Featured here are two personal accounts written by recent statistics graduates. First, Andrew Cron, a second-year PhD student in statistical science at Duke University, discovers how taking risks can lead to success. Then, Gabrielle Rossetti, a … [Read more...] about Never Say ‘No’