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Dr. Stephens Shields Honored with 2024 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship 
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Dr. Stephens Shields Honored with 2024 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship 

October 1, 2024

Alisa Stephens Shields, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, was selected by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to receive the 2024 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship.

Jiayin Zheng, PhD, Appointed Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
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Jiayin Zheng, PhD, Appointed Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

July 1, 2024

Join us in welcoming Jiayin Zheng, PhD, as an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics. Dr. Zheng’s research spans data integration, bioequivalence, and survival analysis, collaborating across neurology, cancer, and infectious disease.

Qi Long, PhD, Appointed New Vice Chair of Faculty Professional Development
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Qi Long, PhD, Appointed New Vice Chair of Faculty Professional Development

July 1, 2024

Qi Long, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics, has been appointed as the new DBEI Vice Chair of Faculty Professional Development, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.  

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Dr. Stephens Shields Honored with 2024 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship 

October 1, 2024

Alisa Stephens Shields, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, was selected by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to receive the 2024 Myrto Lefkopoulou Distinguished Lectureship.

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Questioning Restrictions on Physical Activity for Risk of Preterm Birth

September 18, 2024

Penn undergraduates assist Beth Leong Pineles, MD, PhD with a study of activity restriction during pregnancy with the goal of “deimplementation” in the Penn Medicine system and ultimately nationwide.

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When There’s Money to Lose, Phone Usage While Driving Drops

July 26, 2024

Can cash incentives make roads safer? A Penn Medicine study led by Dr. M. Kit Delgado reveals how rewards and feedback can significantly cut down handheld phone use while driving.

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Jiayin Zheng, PhD, Appointed Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

July 1, 2024

Join us in welcoming Jiayin Zheng, PhD, as an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics. Dr. Zheng’s research spans data integration, bioequivalence, and survival analysis, collaborating across neurology, cancer, and infectious disease.

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Qi Long, PhD, Appointed New Vice Chair of Faculty Professional Development

July 1, 2024

Qi Long, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics, has been appointed as the new DBEI Vice Chair of Faculty Professional Development, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.  

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Dr. Nandita Mitra Wins 2024 Cupples Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching, and Leadership

May 9, 2024

Nandita Mitra, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics, has been awarded the 2024 L. Adrienne Cupples Award for her outstanding contributions to research, teaching, and leadership in biostatistics and public health.

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Welcoming our new Data Analyst, Elizabeth Horwath!

April 24, 2024

Dr. Horwath is a recent graduate of Temple University with a PhD in Psychology. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Alfred University in December 2017. She will be […]

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Community Driven Research Day 2024

February 9, 2024

via CHOP Center for Violence Prevention and CDRD Community-Driven Research Day (CDRD) is a program that encourages collaboration between researchers and community-based organizations (CBOs)/community groups that have research questions they […]

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Mixed News: Cancer Rates Drop, But More Younger Patients Affected

January 22, 2024

The latest cancer statistics report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) paints a complex picture of our struggle against the disease. While cancer mortality rates are declining, a worrying trend […]

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LauraEllen Ashcraft, PhD, MSW, Appointed Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

January 3, 2024

Joining the DBEI as an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, LauraEllen Ashcraft, PhD, MSW, will support the development of implementation science infrastructure across divisions.

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Glanz receives top honors in medicine and research

December 6, 2023

  Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, received two distinguished honors in the month of November. Dr. Glanz is the George A. Weiss University Professor, Professor of Epidemiology in the Perelman School […]

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Penn Launches New Epidemiology Track in MPH Program to Address Global Health Challenges

December 4, 2023

The Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics and Master of Public Health Program at the University of Pennsylvania have established an Epidemiology track within the MPH Program, an interdisciplinary graduate program focused on preparing the next generation of public health leaders.

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Applying Behavioral Economics to Research and Policy

November 17, 2023

Behavioral Economics: Policy Impact and Future Directions – Highlights from the NASEM Consensus Study Report The hybrid event was co-sponsored with the Population Science Research Programs at the Abramson Cancer […]

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Pilot Grant Awards for 2023-2024

October 5, 2023

The Community Engagement and Research Core (CEAR) at the University of Pennsylvania has awarded pilot grant funding for 2023-2024. Two projects were selected to receive funding through the CEAR Pilot […]

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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS Receives the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award

October 5, 2023

Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS was awarded the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award under the “High-Risk, High-Reward Research” program funded by the National Institutes of Health Common Fund. Established in 2004, the NIH […]

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New Center to Bridge “Bench-to-Bedside” Gap in AI Advancements

September 25, 2023

A new research initiative “The Center for AI-Driven Translational Informatics (CATI) ” supported by the Penn Institute for Biomedical Informatics (IBI), the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (DBEI), and […]

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Yong Chen, PhD, FASA, FAMIA Inducted as a 2023 ACMI Fellow

September 22, 2023

Yong Chen, PhD, FASA, FAMIA, Professor of Biostatistics, and the Founding Director of the Computer, Inference, and Learning Lab at the University of Pennsylvania (PENNCIL) and the Center for Health […]

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Russell Shinohara Selected for the 2023 Mortimer Spiegelman Award

September 15, 2023

Russell “Taki” Shinohara, PhD was selected as the 2023 Mortimer Spiegelman Award recipient by the Applied Public Health Statistics Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Each year, the APHA […]

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September 2022: The new Biomedical Data Science Seminar Series is launched

September 9, 2023

Our Center for Cancer Data Science (CCDS) is co-sponsoring the new Biomedical Data Science Seminar Series launched in September, 2022, with the Center For AI and Data Science for Integrated […]

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New Built Environment Assessment Training

September 5, 2023

The Built Environment Assessment Training (BEAT) Institute grew out of the recognition that environmental and policy changes are some of the most promising strategies for controlling obesity and improving diet […]

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Wensheng Guo Named IMS Fellow

July 7, 2023

Professor of Biostatistics, Wensheng Guo, PhD, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Dr. Guo received the award for his contributions to statistical theory and methodology in the analysis […]

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Farrar and Schisterman Named to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Ad-hoc Committees

July 7, 2023

Earlier this year, John Farrar, MD, PhD and Enrique Schisterman, PhD were named to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ad-hoc committees. Farrar serves on “Evaluating the Effects of Opioids and Benzodiazepines on […]

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2023 ASA Fellows: Phyllis Gimotty and Alisa Stephens-Shields

July 7, 2023

In April 2023, the American Statistical Association (ASA) bestowed its prestigious distinction of Fellow on Phyllis Gimotty, PhD, Alisa Stephens-Shields, PhD, and 45 other ASA members for their professional contributions, leadership, and commitment […]

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New NCI U01 on developing responsible AI tools to address data bias and disparities in cancer research

June 26, 2023

Dr. Qi Long received a new U01 grant from NCI, entitled “Robust Privacy Preserving Distributed Analysis Platform for Cancer Research: Addressing Data Bias and Disparities.” This grant enables Dr. Long’s group […]

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The Pre-medical Cancer Immunotherapy Network for Canine Trials (PRECINCT) renewed for another five years

June 26, 2023

Qi Long, PhD and Nicola Mason, B.Vet.Med, PhD received a new five year U24 grant from NIH/NCI to continue leading the Coordinating Center for the Pre-medical Cancer Immunotherapy Network for […]

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Team Penn won the Honorable Mention in the NIH Long COVID Computational Challenge (L3C)

June 26, 2023

Dr. Qi Long’s lab in the CCDS partnered with Dr. Mayur Naik’s lab in Computer and Information Science to form a team, Team Penn, to participate in the NIH Long […]

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Healthy Eating study chosen as one of Penn Med’s top health equity initiatives

April 7, 2023

The poster presenting the results from the healthy eating study conducted by Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH; Amanda Fultz, PhD, RDN; Yolande Goncalves, MPH; Pui Kwong, MPH; and Christina Roberto, PhD., […]

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Research Readiness Day – Feb. 16, 2023

February 2, 2023

Research Readiness Day Research Readiness Day (RRD) is designed as a complement to CDRD to prepare participants to develop community-academic partnerships. RRD is a technical assistance event for CBOs and community […]

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Examining Places Where People Experiencing Homelessness Overdose

February 1, 2023

Elizabeth Nesoff, PhD, MPH discusses her recently published study in the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) blog investigating neighborhood features that were correlated with fatal opioid overdoses among the […]

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Details for Community Driven Research Day 2023

January 30, 2023

via CHOP Center for Violence Prevention Through CDRD, Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and community groups interested in developing partnerships to conduct research participate in an interactive rapid presentation that highlights the […]

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Podcast focuses on developing new ways to identify aggressive breast cancer

January 1, 2023

Anne Marie McCarthy, PhD was featured on the Real Pink Podcast where she discussed the development of new ways to identify people with high risk of aggressive breast cancer.  Understanding your breask cancer risk

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Penn Medicine has opened a Center for Living Donation

January 1, 2023

Penn Medicine has opened a Center for Living Donation, bringing under one roof its services for patients who receive kidney, liver, and uterus transplants with organs donated by living people. […]

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CDRD Pilot Grant Funding for 2022-2023

September 29, 2022

The Community Engagement and Research Core (CEAR) and Penn Center for Public Health (formally Center for Public Health Initiatives, CPHI) at the University of Pennsylvania have awarded pilot grant funding […]

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Preventing skin cancer: after 24 years, Pool Cool still reaches swimmers across the country

July 19, 2022

The Pool Cool program was designed to teach sun safety to children during swim lessons and to help swimming pools to become more sun-safe environments. The goals are to help […]

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Three New Appointments for Vincent Lo Re

July 5, 2022

Vincent Lo Re III, MD, MSCE, has two new and one pending appointment to national efforts. Dr. Lo Re is Co-Chair of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Hepatitis C […]

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Mapping Gene Activity Down to the Cellular Level

June 1, 2022

Advanced spatial transcriptomics techniques are advancing our understanding of cancer and other diseases at the cellular level: “You can zoom in, you can look at the tissue-specific features, how many […]

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The Latest on Paxlovid

May 1, 2022

In a review of current facts about the antiviral drug Paxlovid, Susan Ellenberg, PhD, comments on Pfizer’s unusual release of interim results during an ongoing clinical trial. Read the article […]

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Knashawn Morales & Wei-Ting Hwang New ASA Fellows

April 22, 2022

Knashawn Morales, ScD, and Wei-Ting Hwang, PhD, have been named as new Fellows of the American Statistical Association. The world’s largest community of statisticians, the ASA is known as the […]

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Finding the Right Logic for Masking Rules

April 1, 2022

If Philadelphia’s masking policy aims to prevent spread of Covid-19, emphasizing hospitalization numbers, a lagging indicator, over case numbers isn’t wise, comments Michael Levy, PhD. “It’s like instead of using […]

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Healthy Savings Study presentation

February 28, 2022

On February 22, 2022,  Dr. Glanz presented to the Center for Childhood Cancer Research (CCCR) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The topic was the “Impact of Real-Time Incentives on […]

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Bryan Blette and Andrew Ying Win ASA Paper Award

January 20, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Bryan Blette and Andrew Ying were seclected as the winners of the highly competitive ASA Biometrics Section Paper award. The awardes will present their […]

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Many Hospitalized for Other Ailments Test Positive for Covid, Too

January 1, 2022

Amid the omicron surge, more patients are coming into the hospital for other reasons but testing positive for Covid-19 once they arrive. M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, says that many […]

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Not Really a “˜White Man’s Disease’

January 1, 2022

A diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis finally explained Christi Taylor-Gentry’s throbbing joint pain. But as recently as 2006, when Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, MD, MSCE, became a doctor, she was taught that the […]

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The 12th Annual CDRD will be held virtually on Thursday, January 27

December 16, 2021

Community-Driven Research Day (CDRD) encourages collaborations between researchers and community-based organizations (CBOs) and community groups who have research questions that they are interested in answering, specifically in ways that address social […]

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Kevin Johnson Named David L. Cohen University Professor

December 10, 2021

Kevin Johnson, MD, MS, FAAP, FAMIA, FACMI, has been named the David L. Cohen University Professor. Dr. Johnson says that like Cohen, he believes in uniting various sectors to achieve […]

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George Demiris Named Mary Alice Bennett University Professor

December 9, 2021

George Demiris, PhD, FACMI, has been named the Mary Alice Bennett University Professor. He cites Dr. Bennett’s pioneering policy of respectful care for patients as a great inspiration. Read more.

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Explaining the Increase in COVID-19 VAERS Reports

December 1, 2021

Jeffrey Morris, PhD, commented on how expanded reporting requirements and intense scrutiny of the hundreds of millions administered COVID-19 vaccine doses have driven record-high reporting of potential side effects to […]

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Can Pandemic Pressure Change Clinical Trials From Now On?

December 1, 2021

“We may have underestimated our ability to pivot and change rapidly,” Peter Merkel, M D, MPH, comments about the many ways Covid-19 has reshaped the way we conduct clinical trials ” […]

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Blood Still Needed, Pandemic or Not

November 1, 2021

Hospitals in Philly are facing a bad blood shortage. During a pandemic, people still get into accidents and get cancer that requires transfusions, says Meenakshi Bewtra, MD, PhD, MPH.  Read […]

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Government Data Misused to Question COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

October 1, 2021

It’s frustrating when vaccine opponents use the government’s VAERS database to stoke false concerns about safety, says Susan Ellenberg, PhD, “especially when they interfere in such major ways with critical […]

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Making progress in the area of food insecurity & nutrition environments

September 27, 2021

On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, UPenn PRC director, Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, co-chaired an NIH (trans-NIH) workshop called Food Insecurity, Neighborhood Food Environment, and Nutrition Health Disparities: State of the Science.  It […]

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Booster Shot Shows Promise in Israeli Study

September 1, 2021

A new study showed that older Israelis who received a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are much less likely to test positive for SARS-CoV-2 or to develop severe COVID-19 […]

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Does Vaccine Power Really Wane?

September 1, 2021

Some evidence that the protection of the Covid19 vaccine wanes comes from observational studies ” and so we must view our inferences critically, says Jeffrey Morris, PhD. In everyday life, […]

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What to Expect With a Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection

September 1, 2021

The experience of a Covid-19 breakthrough infection can range “from being asymptomatic to feeling pretty lousy, but typically it’s a shorter course than what we’re seeing for COVID without the […]

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Smartwatch Blood Pressure Not Ready for Debut

September 1, 2021

Measuring blood pressure is hard, and getting it right is critical. Can we do it with a smartwatch? That technology is “not ready for primetime yet,” says Jordana Cohen, MD, […]

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Assessing and Addressing Nutrition and Health in our Communities

August 30, 2021

Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH was among the organizers that participated in this important event. The goal was to review the state of the science, identify research gaps and opportunities related to […]

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Complexities of the Late-Stage Pandemic

August 1, 2021

An analysis by Jeffrey Morris, PhD, showed how Israel’s Covid19 data were easily misinterpreted: the elderly are both most vaccinated and most at risk for severe illness. The findings were […]

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Unpacking a Vaccine Paradox

August 1, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines work, but a statistical illusion makes some people think they don’t. This perspective piece prominently cites work by Jeffrey Morris, PhD.   Read the perspective in the Washington Post

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Slowing Delta in Philadelphia

August 1, 2021

To slow spread of the Covid-19 delta variant, Philadelphia needs an even greater, on-the-ground push for more vaccination, comments Michael Levy, PhD: “This thing is just about momentum.” Read the […]

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Eviction Risk High, COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Low

August 1, 2021

Michael Z. Levy, PhD, warned that the looming return of evictions comes at a time when COVID-19 vaccination rates in the U.S. have plateaued and while the highly transmissible Delta […]

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Festivals on a Different Footing

August 1, 2021

Can a music festival be safe during the Covid-19 pandemic? It’s not so much about attendees’ personal risk, comments Michael Levy, PhD. It’s about what happens when they bring the […]

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Helping Teens to Concentrate on Driving

July 1, 2021

M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS, commented on evidence-based tips to help teens reduce distraction when driving. Read the article in the Wall Street Journal

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Jason Roy, PhD, Selected for 2021 ASA Causality in Statistics Education Award

June 4, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Jason Roy, CCI Co-Director, has been selected for the 2021 ASA Causality in Statistics Education Award for his work to advance Causality in Statistics […]

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Persuading the Vaccine Hesitant: The Numbers Say It All

June 1, 2021

Pennsylvania isn’t tracking all Covid-19 cases in vaccinated residents, but other states’ data show a clear, relevant trend, says Jeffrey Morris, PhD: “The vaccines are really working, and the unvaccinated […]

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The Surveillance System We Need for Vaccines

June 1, 2021

To maintain public safety and trust in vaccines, we need an agile, internationally harmonized surveillance system, argue Vincent Lo Re III, MD, MSCE, and colleagues. Read the commentary in BMJ […]

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Normality, with a Note of Caution

May 1, 2021

Where vaccination rates are highest, we see fewer Covid-19 cases. But if virus activity increases in winter, areas with low vaccination rates will be at higher risk, commented Jing Huang, […]

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Despite Local Lags, a Positive Big Picture

May 1, 2021

As Pennsylvania nears a Covid-19 vaccination benchmark, Jeffrey Morris, PhD, says county-level variations won’t be a big problem: While we may see some local brush fires, we won’t have a […]

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Battling Vaccine Misinformation

May 1, 2021

Some people do misinterpret events reported in the public Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), says Susan Ellenberg, PhD. “But without public access, I think it’s worse. Because then you […]

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Consequences of Overturning the Eviction Ban

May 1, 2021

Michael Z. Levy, PhD, commented on the potential public health consequences of a federal judge’s ruling (later staid, temporarily, by the US Justice Deptl) to end the CDC’s national eviction […]

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Unpacking the Facts About Vaccine Effectiveness

April 1, 2021

Susan Ellenberg, PhD, said that by the time most participants were vaccinated, there was less COVID-19 going around ” possibly making the vaccines seem a bit more effective than they […]

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Vaccine Safety and Risk

April 1, 2021

Susan Ellenberg, PhD, sorted out recent news about COVID-19 vaccines, and how the public can evaluate various facts. Listen to the Stats + Stories podcast

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During the Pandemic, Pressures on Women in Science

April 1, 2021

“That first month was really hard,” commented Alisa Stephens-Shields, PhD, about the COVID-19 lockdown. Her infant daughter’s day care was closed, and her five-year-old was at home, not at school. […]

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Halting Evictions Helped Reduce Spread of COVID-19 in Philadelphia

April 1, 2021

The CDC’s order prohibiting evictions in fall ” winter 2020 likely prevented thousands of COVID-19 infections per million metropolitan residents, showed a study co-led by Michael Z. Levy, PhD. Dr. […]

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An “End” of the Pandemic?

April 1, 2021

It will be hard to say when the COVID-19 pandemic is “over” in the United States, says Michael Z. Levy, PhD. “These things don’t necessarily end cleanly,” he said in […]

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Maternity Risks Higher in a Black Neighborhood

April 1, 2021

A new study found that living in a majority-Black neighborhood in Philadelphia is linked to increased maternal health issues. Mary Regina Boland, MA, MPhil, PhD, commented. Read the coverage on […]

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Deciding When to Suspend a Vaccine

March 1, 2021

Susan Ellenberg, PhD, discussed the risks of blood clots connected with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and weighed whether it was necessary to suspend use. Hear the coverage on the BBC

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Not a Catch-All

March 1, 2021

Susan Ellenberg, PhD, said some reports of post-vaccination symptoms may actually be unrelated to the COVID-19 vaccine. “Vaccines protect against one thing: the infection or the infection plus disease,” she […]

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On the Ground Strategies

March 1, 2021

“When you have the whole world working on something at the same time “the evidence evolves fast,” Meghan Brooks Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM, commented about COVID-19 care. “Every time I […]

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Dr. Glanz named to new NAS committee

February 23, 2021

Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, a George A. Weiss University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named to a new National Academy of Sciences committee: Committee on Environmental Impact of Currently […]

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As COVID-19 Vaccines Become Available, Questions About the Trials

February 1, 2021

“People can make the argument: I volunteered to be in the trial”¦I should be able to get the vaccine right away even if I’m young and healthy,” Susan Ellenberg, PhD, […]

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What AIDS Can Teach Us About Covid Behavior

December 1, 2020

The parallels between AIDS and Covid-19 are striking, comments Robert Gross, MD, MSCE. Both are spread asymptomatically, and shaming over whether one does or doesn’t wear a mask is not […]

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How AI Can Help Us Fight COVID-19

October 1, 2020

Artificial intelligence and machine learning can help us fight COVID-19, Jason Moore, PhD, told The Washington Post. But if you study only populations that are primarily Caucasian, that may not […]

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Open Insights in Biomedical Data Science

April 28, 2020

NEXT SEMINAR Time: Friday, May 14, 1:30pm-3pm EST Topic: Broader and deeper engagement in biomedical data science Moderator: Dr. Hongzhe Li, Vice Chair of Research Integration, DBEI Our panelists are: […]

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Hongzhe Li Honored by ASA Philadelphia Chapter

January 9, 2020

The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Statistical Association” the world’s largest community of statisticians” has honored  Hongzhe Li, PhD, with its Award for Reseach Excellence. Read more about Dr. Li.

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2019 Research Day Recap | DBEI COE

June 13, 2019

Dr. Glanz started off the day with her Featured Faculty Talk, “Food and Nutrition Environments: Is There an Elephant in the Room?”

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New $1 Million+ Award from PCORI to Rebecca Hubbard and Colleagues

July 7, 2016

The award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute enables Rebecca Hubbard (pictured) and colleagues Yong Chen and Jinbo Chen, all CCEB senior scholars, to sketch a patient’s true profile. New […]

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Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Clinical TrialsEtiology of Population HealthImplementation Science
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Causal InferenceClinical TrialsLarge-Scale Cohorts

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Epidemiology

Angela Aherrera, DrPH, MPH

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresEtiology of Population HealthHealth Equity
Epidemiology

Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology

Digital Health DataEtiology of Population HealthHealth Equity
Epidemiology

Amanda Hyre Anderson, PhD, MPH

Professor and Vice Chair of Epidemiology; Professor of Medicine (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology (DBEI)

Etiology of Population HealthLife Course Epi
Epidemiology

Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE

Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology

Clinical TrialsNovel MethodsTranslational Research
Epidemiology

Joshua F. Baker, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Etiology of Population HealthLife Course Epi
Epidemiology

Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE

William Shippen, Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology;
Professor of Epidemiology

Life Course Epi
Biostatistics

Scarlett Bellamy, ScD, SPH

Professor & Chair of Biostatistics (Boston University)
Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics (DBEI)

Health EquityImplementation Science
Biostatistics

Warren B. Bilker, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Clinical TrialsLarge-Scale Cohorts
Epidemiology

Gregory P. Bisson, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Clinical TrialsEmerging ExposuresTranslational Research
Epidemiology

Therese (Tess) Bittermann, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Etiology of Population Health
Epidemiology

Hillary R. Bogner, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Community Health and Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Charles C. Branas, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology (Penn) / Gelman Endowed Professor Epidemiology & Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

Informatics

Brielin Brown, PhD

Assistant Professor of Informatics and Genetics

Causal InferenceGenetics/OmicsLarge-Scale CohortsNovel Methods
Epidemiology

Ellen Caniglia, ScD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Causal InferenceHealth EquityLife Course Epi
Biostatistics

Quy Cao, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

ImagingWearable Devices
Epidemiology

Ricardo Castillo, PhD, DVM, MSPH

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresHealth EquityNovel Methods
Biostatistics

Jinbo Chen, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Emerging ExposuresGenetics/OmicsLife Course EpiNovel Methods
Epidemiology

Aimin Chen, MD, PhD

Vice Chair of Education
Professor of Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresLife Course Epi
Biostatistics

Yong Chen, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

AI/MLClinical InformaticsData IntegrationNovel MethodsTranslational Research
Epidemiology

Jason D. Christie, MD, MSCE

Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care) and Epidemiology

Etiology of Population HealthLarge-Scale CohortsTranslational Research
Epidemiology

Jordana Cohen, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsLarge-Scale CohortsTranslational Research
Biostatistics

Andrew J. Cucchiara, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Biostatistics

Maria Cuellar, PhD

Assistant Professor of Criminology; Statistics & Data Science; and Biostatistics

Informatics

Christos Davatzikos, PhD

Wallace T. Miller Sr. Professor of Radiology; Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering; and Professor of Informatics

Epidemiology

Michael Zdenek David, MS, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine & Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresEtiology of Population Health
Epidemiology

M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Laura M Dember, MD

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Etiology of Population HealthImplementation Science
Informatics

George Demiris, PhD, FACMI

Mary Alice Bennett University Professor

AI/MLData IntegrationDigital Health DataTranslational Research
Epidemiology

Michelle Denburg, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresEtiology of Population HealthLife Course EpiTranslational Research
Biostatistics

Jonas H. Ellenberg, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Susan S. Ellenberg, PhD

Emerita Professor of Biostatistics, Medical Ethics and Health Policy

Clinical Trials
Epidemiology

John T. Farrar, MD, PhD

Professor of Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresLarge-Scale CohortsLife Course EpiNovel Methods
Biostatistics

Rui Feng, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Clinical TrialsGenetics/OmicsNovel Methods
Epidemiology

Brian T. Fisher, DO, MSCE, MPH

Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Etiology of Population HealthLarge-Scale Cohorts
Epidemiology

Susan L. Furth, MD, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology

Etiology of Population HealthLife Course Epi
Epidemiology

Joel M Gelfand, MD, MSCE

Professor of Dermatology and Epidemiology

Clinical TrialsEtiology of Population HealthLife Course Epi
Epidemiology

Michael George, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Digital Health DataEtiology of Population HealthImplementation Science
Epidemiology

Jeffrey Stephen Gerber, MD, PhD, MSCE

Professor of Pediatrics & Epidemiology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Clinical TrialsEmerging ExposuresImplementation ScienceLife Course Epi
Epidemiology

Kelly D. Getz, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Causal InferenceData IntegrationEmerging ExposuresLife Course Epi
Biostatistics

Phyllis A. Gimotty, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Large-Scale CohortsNovel Methods
Epidemiology

Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH

George A. Weiss University Professor

Emerging ExposuresHealth EquityImplementation Science
Epidemiology

Sabrina Gmuca, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Rheumatology) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Robert Gross, MD, MSCE

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresImplementation ScienceLife Course Epi
Epidemiology

Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP

Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Professor Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, Department of Medicine

Epidemiology

James Guevara, MD, MPH

Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Professor of Pediatrics & Epidemiology

Clinical TrialsHealth EquityLife Course Epi
Epidemiology

Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD, M.Bioethics

John M. Eisenberg Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Medical Ethics and Health Policy

Health EquityLife Course Epi
Epidemiology

Michael Harhay, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care), and Statistics and Data Science

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsLarge-Scale CohortsLearning Health SystemsNovel MethodsTranslational Research
Epidemiology

Kevin Haynes, PharmD, MSCE

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Penn) / Associate Director of Epidemiology, Johnson and Johnson

Epidemiology

Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD

Director, Epidemiology
Professor of Epidemiology, Systems Pharmacology
& Translational Therapeutics

Emerging ExposuresLife Course Epi
Informatics

Blanca E. Himes, PhD, ATSF, FAMIA

Associate Professor of Informatics

Data IntegrationEmerging ExposuresGenetics/OmicsHealth EquityNovel Methods
Epidemiology

Stefanie N. Hinkle, PhD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresEtiology of Population HealthLife Course Epi
Informatics

John H. Holmes, PhD, FACE, FACMI, FIAHSI

Professor of Medical Informatics in Epidemiology

AI/MLData IntegrationNovel Methods
Epidemiology

Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, MPP

Harrison McCrea Dickson, M.D. President’s Distinguished Professor; Professor of Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Jesse Yenchih Hsu, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsLarge-Scale Cohorts
Biostatistics

Jing Huang, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceData IntegrationDigital Health DataLarge-Scale Cohorts
Biostatistics

Rebecca A. Hubbard, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics

AI/MLLarge-Scale CohortsLearning Health Systems
Biostatistics

Wei-Ting Hwang, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Clinical TrialsEmerging Exposures
Biostatistics

Jin Jin, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceData IntegrationGenetics/OmicsHealth EquityNovel Methods
Informatics

Kevin Johnson, MD, MS, FAAP, FAMIA, FACMI

David L. Cohen University Professor

AI/MLDigital Health DataLearning Health Systems
Epidemiology

Tiffanie Jones, MD, MPH, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Causal InferenceEtiology of Population HealthGenetics/Omics
Epidemiology

Steven M. Kawut, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Clinical TrialsEtiology of Population Health
Epidemiology

Brendan J. Kelly, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Clinical TrialsEmerging ExposuresEtiology of Population HealthTranslational Research
Informatics

Dokyoon Kim, PhD

Associate Professor of Informatics

AI/MLData IntegrationDigital Health DataTranslational Research
Epidemiology

Shiriki K. Kumanyika, PhD, MPH

Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology (Penn) / Research Professor, Drexel University School of Public HealthHe

Epidemiology

Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Etiology of Population HealthNovel MethodsTranslational Research
Biostatistics

J. Richard Landis, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Meghan B. Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM

David E. Longnecker Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care & Professor of Epidemiology

Health EquityImplementation Science
Epidemiology

Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH, MSCE

Robert Austrian Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases); Professor of Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresEtiology of Population Health
Informatics

Insup Lee, PhD

Cecilia Fitler Moore Professor, Computer and Information Science and Professor of Informatics

Epidemiology

Charles E. Leonard, PharmD, MSCE, FISPE

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Causal InferenceEmerging Exposures
Epidemiology

Michael Z. Levy, PhD

Professor of Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresHealth EquityNovel Methods
Epidemiology

James D. Lewis, MD, MSCE

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Emerging Exposures
Biostatistics

Hongzhe Li (Lee), PhD

Vice Chair of Research Integration
Perelman Professor of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics

Causal InferenceGenetics/OmicsLarge-Scale Cohorts
Biostatistics

Mingyao Li, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Genetics/OmicsTranslational Research
Biostatistics

Yimei Li, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Clinical TrialsLarge-Scale CohortsTranslational Research
Biostatistics

Yun Li, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsLarge-Scale Cohorts
Biostatistics

Kristin A. Linn, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsData IntegrationHealth EquityImagingImplementation Science
Epidemiology

Vincent Lo Re III, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Digital Health DataEtiology of Population HealthNovel Methods
Biostatistics

A. Russell Localio, PhD

Emeritus Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Biostatistics

Qi Long, PhD

Vice Chair of Faculty Professional Development
Professor of Biostatistics

AI/MLCausal InferenceClinical TrialsData IntegrationGenetics/OmicsHealth EquityLarge-Scale CohortsLearning Health SystemsNovel Methods
Epidemiology

Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresHealth EquityLife Course Epi
Biostatistics

Kevin G. Lynch, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Epidemiology

Nadim Mahmud, MD, MS, MPH, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresEtiology of Population HealthLife Course Epi
Epidemiology

David J. Margolis, MD, PhD

Professor of Dermatology and Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresEtiology of Population Health
Epidemiology

Anne Marie McCarthy, PhD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Genetics/OmicsHealth EquityImplementation Science
Biostatistics

Devan V. Mehrotra, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Clinical TrialsEtiology of Population HealthGenetics/Omics
Epidemiology

Todd A. Miano, PharmD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsLarge-Scale CohortsLearning Health SystemsTranslational Research
Biostatistics

Nandita Mitra, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceNovel Methods
Informatics

Jason Moore, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Informatics (Penn) / Professor of Computational Biomedicine and AI in Medicine (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)

Biostatistics

Knashawn H. Morales, ScD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Clinical Trials
Biostatistics

Jeffrey S. Morris, PhD

Director, Biostatistics
George S. Pepper Professor of Public Health and Preventative Medicine

Data IntegrationGenetics/OmicsNovel Methods
Informatics

Danielle Mowery, PhD, MS, MS, FAMIA

Assistant Professor of Informatics

AI/MLData IntegrationDigital Health DataImplementation ScienceNLPTranslational Research
Epidemiology

Sunni Mumford, PhD

Deputy Director, Epidemiology
Professor of Epidemiology

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsEmerging ExposuresHealth EquityLife Course EpiWearable Devices
Epidemiology

Adam C. Naj, PhD

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresGenetics/Omics
Epidemiology

Mark Neuman, MD, MSC

Horatio C. Wood Professor of Anesthesiology; Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics); Professor of Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Alexis Ogdie, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Clinical TrialsEtiology of Population HealthImplementation Science
Epidemiology

Beth L. Pineles, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Mary E. Putt, PhD, ScD

Deputy Director, Biostatistics
Professor of Biostatistics

Clinical TrialsNovel MethodsTranslational Research
Biostatistics

Sarah J. Ratcliffe, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics

Informatics

Marylyn D. Ritchie, PhD, FACMI

Director, Informatics
Edward Rose, MD and Elizabeth Kirk Rose, MD Professor of Genetics and Informatics

AI/MLGenetics/OmicsImplementation ScienceLearning Health SystemsTranslational Research
Informatics

Joseph D. Romano, PhD, MPhil, MA

Assistant Professor of Informatics and Pharmacology

AI/MLClinical InformaticsData IntegrationTranslational Research
Biostatistics

Jason A. Roy, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics

Biostatistics

Mary Dupuis Sammel, ScD

Emeritus Professor CE of Biostatistics in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Douglas E. Schaubel, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsLarge-Scale Cohorts
Epidemiology

Enrique Schisterman, PhD

Chair, DBEI
Perelman Professor in Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics

Causal InferenceEtiology of Population HealthNovel Methods
Epidemiology

Andrea Schneider, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology

Epidemiology

Sarah Jeanne Schrauben, MD, MSCE

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Emerging ExposuresEtiology of Population HealthHealth EquityImplementation Science
Biostatistics

Nicholas J. Seewald, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsImplementation ScienceNovel Methods
Biostatistics

Pamela Ann Shaw, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Informatics

Li Shen, PhD, FAIMBE

Deputy Director, Informatics
Professor of Informatics

AI/MLData IntegrationTranslational Research
Biostatistics

Russell T. Shinohara, PhD

Deputy Director, Biostatistics
Professor of Biostatistics

Imaging
Biostatistics

Haochang Shou, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Data IntegrationDigital Health DataImagingWearable Devices
Biostatistics

Justine Shults, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Clinical TrialsLarge-Scale Cohorts
Biostatistics

Alisa J. Stephens Shields, PhD›

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsLarge-Scale Cohorts
Epidemiology

Melissa Stockton, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Epidemiology

Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH

Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology (Penn) / Inaugural Chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University

Biostatistics

Weijie Su, PhD

Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science; and Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE

Associate Professor of Urology in Surgery and Epidemiology

Emerging Exposures
Biostatistics

Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, PhD

University Professor; Professor of Biostatistics; Professor of Statistics and Data Science

Causal Inference
Informatics

Fuchiang (Rich) Tsui, PhD, FAMIA, IEEE Senior Member

Associate Professor of Informatics and Anesthesiology and Critical Care/Endowed Chair in Biomedical Informatics and Entrepreneurial Science

AI/MLNLP
Informatics

Ryan Urbanowicz, MSE, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Informatics

AI/ML
Epidemiology

Marijana Vujkovic, PhD, MSCE

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Informatics

Joost B. Wagenaar, PhD

Assistant Professor of Informatics

Data Integration
Epidemiology

Pamela Weiss, MD, MSCE

Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology

Informatics

Gary Weissman, MD, MSHP

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Informatics

Epidemiology

Douglas J. Wiebe, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology

Emerging Exposures
Biostatistics

E. Paul Wileyto, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Epidemiology

Allison Willis, MD, MS

Professor of Neurology & Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Rui Xiao, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Genetics/Omics
Biostatistics

Dawei Xie, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Large-Scale Cohorts
Biostatistics

Sharon Xiangwen Xie, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Clinical TrialsData IntegrationLarge-Scale CohortsNovel MethodsTranslational Research
Epidemiology

Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology

Emerging Exposures
Biostatistics

Wei (Peter) Yang, PhD

Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceClinical TrialsLarge-Scale Cohorts
Biostatistics

Jarcy Zee, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Causal InferenceImaging
Biostatistics

Jiayin Zheng, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Clinical TrialsData IntegrationDigital Health DataHealth EquityLarge-Scale Cohorts
Informatics

Jennifer Dickson

Associate Director, Informatics

Informatics

Meghann Risell

Executive Assistant to Dr. Marylyn Ritchie (Informatics)

Epidemiology

Natalya Levina, MS

Associate Director, Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Marissa Fox

Associate Director, Biostatistics

Biostatistics

Catherine Vallejo

Executive Assistant to Dr. Jeffrey Morris (Biostatistics)

Epidemiology

Sandra Barile

Executive Assistant to Dr. Sean Hennessy (Epidemiology)

Mark Chanel, MBA, MSc

Director of Academic Operations; Chief of Staff to the DBEI Chair

Glen Lafferty

Director of Fiscal and Administrative Operations

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