Research co-led by Professor Cavan Reilly shows Ebola survivors suffer from a range of health problems including body pain, eye conditions, and memory loss.
Biostatistics and Health Data Science
New Method to Estimate Impact of FDA Tobacco Regulations
Faculty Joe Koopmeiners and David Vock will apply their methodology to data from 12 randomized trials of reduced-nicotine cigarettes to evaluate the impact of nicotine reduction as a regulatory policy.
Putting Treatments to the Test
SPH’s Coordinating Centers for Biometric Research leads global clinical trials to prevent and treat disease.
Protecting Wild Rice from Sulfate Pollution
Lecturer Marta Shore helped perform research that shows how sulfate from wastewater harms Minnesota’s wild rice habitats.
Minnesota Researchers to Study Non-drug Treatments for Back Pain
Professor John Connett is a researcher on a new $14 million study examining non-drug approaches to prevent chronic low back pain.
Finding Her Field
Connor Jo Lewis discovers the field of biostatistics through a love of math and a drive to end cystic fibrosis, a disease she was diagnosed with as a child.
Basu and Reilly named Fellows of the American Statistical Association
Associate Professor Saonli Basu and Professor Cavan Reilly have been named 2017 Fellows of the American Statistical Association.
Study Tests Cardiovascular Risk Models with Patient Health Data
A study by Assistant Professor Julian Wolfson tested two popular cardiovascular risk calculators using patient electronic health data and found that they maintain their accuracy at predicting cardiovascular risk when they are used in a clinical setting.
Calculating Chemical Exposures During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response and Clean-up
Student Carrie Groth developed a new statistical method for calculating the chemical exposure workers experienced during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Tracking Daily Activity to Understand Movement
Assistant Professor Julian Wolfson creates a smartphone app that allows researchers to understand how people move throughout their day.
