Institute of Mathematical Statistics | IMS Tweedie New Researcher Award winner

Wharton professor Bingxin Zhao (PhD biostatistics @uncpublichealth.bsky.social) is the 2025 winner of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics' Tweedie New Researcher Award, which will underwrite the invited lecture he will deliver at #NRC2025. imstat.org/2025/04/02/i... #VUbiostat

A group of students, staff, and faculty walk up a path surrounded by tall trees and stone pillars at the All-Department Retreat, November 15, 2024

The path to studying biostatistics at Vanderbilt University begins with applying to its graduate program. Submit your application by Jan. 1 to be considered for Fall 2025 admission as a MS or PhD student. www.vanderbilt.edu/biostatistic... #VUMCbiostat #VUbiostat #BiomedicalResearch #PublicHealth

Ventral hernia repair with permanent mesh for non-Hispanic black versus white patients: access and post-operative outcomes in the era of robotic surgery - PubMed This is the first large-scale study examining access to robotic surgery, complications, and quality of life measures. We found patients who identified as Black were more likely than white counterparts...

Online ahead of print in Surgical Endoscopy: study on robotic hernia repair outcomes for Black vs white patients co-authored by Vanderbilt Biostatistics research assistant prof Li-Ching Huang w/colleagues at Yale and Ohio State: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39433584/ #healthequity #VUMCbiostat #VUbiostat

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On 10/30 at 4 pm CT, UNC assistant professor Zhengwu Zhang presents a webinar on "Generative Models for Brain Network Data Analysis: VAEs, GANs, and Diffusion Models" as part of Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center Guest Lecture Series. #VUMCbiostat #VUbiostat #neuroscience #HighDimensionalData

Demographic, Clinical, Psychosocial, and Behavioral Predictors of Continuous Glucose Monitor Use in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes - Journal of General Internal Medicine Background Continuous glucose monitor (CGM) use is increasing rapidly among people with type 2 diabetes, although little is known about predictors of CGM use beyond clinical and demographic informatio...

New in Journal of General Internal Medicine: paper on diabetes co-authored by Vanderbilt Biostatistics associate professor Andrew Spieker and professor Robert Greevy with colleagues in the Department of Medicine. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #VUMCbiostat #VUbiostat