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The University of Washington Department of Biostatistics is seeking a new chair to lead a dedicated team of faculty, staff, and students who are passionate about developing and using rigorous quantitative methods to improve the well-being of communities in the United States and around the world.
PRIMED Consortium Advances Polygenic Risk Scores For Diverse Groups
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An international consortium founded to develop and evaluate methods to improve the use of polygenic risk scores (PRS) for predicting disease and health outcomes in populations of diverse ancestry has recently found some benefit in applying them to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Ken Rice, principal investigator of the consortium's coordinating center at the University of Washington and professor of biostatistics, is quoted.
Information sessions will be held via Zoom and led by our admissions manager. Each session will review the degree program's focus, format, curriculum, research opportunities, hands-on work experience, post-degree job outlook, admissions requirements, application process, and more.
The University of Washington Biostatistics Department was well-represented at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), with faculty and students receiving awards both during and prior to the conference. Community members also had the chance to connect with colleagues at the annual UW Biostatistics/Statistics reception.
Kat Hoffman awarded ASA's Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship recognizing Hoffman’s methodological research developing machine-learning based methods drawing on causal inference on longitudinal interventions.