Seminars
The Division of Biostatistics & Health Data Science (BHDS) seminar series includes research-focused talks by visiting faculty from a wide range of institutions, and faculty from the University of Minnesota. All seminars are free and open to the public. Biostatistics students organize the Student Seminar Series, where students present and discuss their work in progress.
| Date/Time/Location | Name | Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tues, Sept 12, 2023 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Division of Biostatistics Faculty and Students | University of Minnesota | Division Working Groups Introduction |
| Tues, Sept 26, 2023 11:30 a.m. Online via Zoom |
Emily Roberts | University of Iowa | Causal Inference Methods to Validate Surrogate Endpoints with Time-to-Event Data |
| Tues, Oct 10, 2023 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Jeremy Taylor | University of Michigan | Using Joint Models for Longitudinal and Time-to-Event Data to Investigate the Causal Effect of Salvage Therapy after Prostatectomy |
| Tues, Oct 17, 2023 11:30 a.m. Online via Zoom |
Guanhua Chen | University of Wisconsin – Madison | Robust Sample Weighting to Facilitate Individualized Treatment Rule Learning for a Target Population |
| Tues, Oct 24, 2023 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Ruitao Lin | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | DEMO: Bayesian Adaptive Dose Exploration-Monitoring-Optimization Design Based on Short, Intermediate, and Long-term Outcomes |
| Tues, Nov 7, 2023 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Rick Chappell | University of Wisconsin – Madison | Modern Controversies over Survival Outcomes in Clinical Trials |
| Tues, Nov 14, 2023 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Xiang Zhu | Penn State | Applying an Enhancer Lens to Human Disease Genetics |
| Tues, Nov 28, 2023 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Kristin Linn | University of Pennsylvania | Estimation and Evaluation of Individualized Treatment Rules Following Multiple Imputation |
| Wed, Feb 28, 2024 10:00 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Jong-Min Kim | University of Minnesota, Morris | Copula Applications and Reinforcement Learning for Personalized Treatment Policies in the Context of High-Dimensional Missing and Censored Data |
| Fri, Mar 1, 2024 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Yuan Zhang | University of Pennsylvania | Dynamic Risk Assessment by Landmark Modeling of the Restricted Mean Survival Time |
| Wed, Mar 6, 2024 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Tianzhong Yang | University of Minnesota | Statistical Models for Advancing Childhood Cancer Research with Genomics Data |
| Tues, Mar 26, 2024 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 116 |
Shirin Golchi | McGill University | Bayesian Design Operating Characteristics in Clinical Trials |
| Tues, Apr 2, 2024 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 116 |
Brenden Tervo-Clemmens | University of Minnesota | Psychiatric Neuroimaging Study Designs for Individualized, Cohort, and Population Data |
| Tues, Apr 16, 2024 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 116 |
Stephanie Cook | New York University | Fostering Inclusiveness in Big Data: Changing the Normative Process for Selecting Covariates in Statistical Models |
| Tues, Apr 23, 2024 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 116 |
Zhenke Wu | University of Michigan | Towards Better Policies in Sequential Decision Making: A Robust Test for Stationarity |
| Tues, Apr 30, 2024 11:30 a.m. University Office Plaza, Room 116 |
Tiffany Tang | University of Michigan | Towards Reliable Experimental Recommendations of Gene-gene Interactions for Cardiac Hypertrophy |
