Upcoming Seminars in Statistics, Epidemiology and Bioinformatics
April 8 to April 14, 2012
MONDAY, April 9, 2012
4:00 PM
Harvard University Department of Statistics Colloquium
Samaradasa Weerahandi, Pfizer Inc.
Generalized Point Estimation with Application to Mixed Models
Science Center Rm. 309, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA
Abstract and Info:
http://www.stat.harvard.edu/Colloquia_Content/Weerahandi12.pdf
TUESDAY, April 10, 2012
12:30 PM
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Analysis and Computation Seminar
John Staudenmayer UMass Amherst
How a statistician uses a Metropolis-Hastings algorithm in an applied setting
Refreshments at 3:45
LGRT 1634, Lederle Graduate Research Tower, North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA
Abstract and Info:
http://www.math.umass.edu/Calendar/print.html?seminar=Applied%20Analysis%20and%20Computation%20Seminar&date=2012-04-10&time=16:00:00&loc=LGRT%201634
WEDNESDAY, April 11, 2012
11:30 AM
Massachusetts Institute for Technology
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Seminar
Jadwiga Bienkowska, biogen idec
Case study: Biomarker discovery in phase IIb Baminercept trials.
Refreshments: 11:00AM
Location: Stata Center 32-G575 MIT, Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA
Contact: Patrice Macaluso, macaluso@csail.mit.edu to obtain access
Abstract:
Two phase IIb Biomarker studies looking at pre and post treatment data
will be described.Expected lymphocytosis marker was confirmed and we revealed additional marker of downmodulation of a panel of homeostatic chemokines. Whole blood transcript profiling revealed an IFN signature inRA and baminercept quenched this IFN signature leading to an unforseen component of the MOA. Quenching of the IFN signature strengthens the rationale for alternative therapeutic indications.
4:00 pm
The University of Connecticut Department of Statistics and The University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Statistics Joint Colloquium
Haley Hedlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Statistical methods for estimating temporal associations from electrocorticographic (ECoG) data
CLAS 344, Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, 215 Glenbrook Rd. U-4120, Storrs, CT
Coffee and cookies will be served at 3:00 PM in CLAS 326
Abstract and Info:
http://www.stat.uconn.edu/www/?cate=event&info=talk&colloquium_id=1326140768
THURSDAY, April 12, 2012
12:00 P.M.
Boston University School of Public Health
Department of Biostatistics Seminar
Andrea S. Foulkes, Sc.D., Associate Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts
801 Massachusetts Avenue, Cross Town building room 305, Boston, MA
12:30 P.M.
Harvard School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics
Neurostatistics Working Group Seminar
Christopher D. Anderson, M.D.,
Clinical Fellow, Division of Neurocritical Care, Harvard Medical School, Research Fellow, Department of Neurology, Center for Human Genetic Research,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Survival Bias in Case Control Gene Association Studies
HSPH2 room 426, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
Abstract and Info:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/biostats/events/seminars/neuro_stat.html
Contact Coordinators: Dr. Rebecca Betensky and Dr. Caterina Stamoulis at betensky@hsph.harvard.edu or caterina.stamoulis@childrens.harvard.edu to arrange access.
FRIDAY, April 13, 2012
10:30 AM
Harvard School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology Seminar
Dr. Ilya Shpister
Causal and Probabilistic Inference in Graphical Models
Kresge 209, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
Contact Colleen Keller ckeller@hsph.harvard.edu or 617-432-6477 to obtain access.
26th New England Statistics Symposium
Saturday April 21 - Saturday April 21
Boston Massachusetts
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Department of Biostatistics at Boston University are hosting the 26th New England Statistics Symposium on Saturday, April 21, 2012.
Professors Rick Durrett from Duke University and Robert Kass from Carnegie Mellon University will give the NESS 2012 plenary talks in probability and statistics, respectively. There will be three half-day short courses on April 20: "Financial modeling and limit order books" presented by Rama Cont from Columbia University; "Statistical Analysis of Network Data", presented by Eric Kolaczyk from Boston University; and "Adaptive Clinical Trial Design and Simulation", presented by Mark Chang from AMAG Pharmaceuticals.
Students are encouraged to submit papers and an application for the student paper competition. The deadline for abstract submission for contributed talks (including those associated with the student paper competition) is April 31, 2012.
More details on the meeting will be forthcoming at http://math.bu.edu/ness12
For more info click here: math.bu.edu/ness12
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Boston Chapter of the American Statistical Association
PANEL DISCUSSION
The Role of Statisticians in a World with a Deluge of Data
John McKenzie
Babson College
Roy Welsch
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date Monday, April 30, 2012
Time Light Dinner: 6:15 pm; Presentation: 7:00 pm
Location Room E62-221, Sloan School of Management, MIT, 100
Main Street, Cambridge, MA
Registration http://bcasa2012april.eventbrite.com/
Directions http://mitsloan.mit.edu/about/directions.php
Cost Dinner: $8 for chapter members; $10 for non-members;
students free. Panel: free.
Abstract
The theme of the April 2012 Mathematics Awareness Month is “Mathematics, Statistics, and the Data Deluge”. Enormous amounts of data are now available with today’s technology. Among the sources of these data are astronomy, finance, genomics, marketing, meteorology, social networking, sports, and transportation. Such “Big Data” refers to data sets whose size cannot be managed, processed, or analyzed with commonly used software in a reasonable amount of time. The panelists will present perspectives on the role of statisticians when working with this flood of data. After their presentations there will be ample time for questions and comments from the audience.