2013

Spring 2013

January 24 at 3:45 p.m.
Mailman School Auditorium

"Propensity Score Estimation in the Presence of Length-Bias Sampling: A Non-Parametric Adjustment Approach"    
Ashkan Ertefaie, PhD
Research Fellow, Department of Statistics, University of Michigan
Investigator, The Methdology Center, Penn State University
Hosted by: Bibhas Chakraborty, PhD

February 1 at 11 a.m.
Biostatistics Computer Lab

"Analyses of Genetic Association Studies"    
Goncalo Abecasis, DPhil
Felix E. Moore Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Hosted by: Shuang Wang, PhD

February 7 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Statistical Challenges in the Analysis of Resequencing Data"    
Chiara Sabatti, PhD
Associate Professor of Health Research and Policy Biostatistics and Associate Professor of Statistics
Stanford University
Hosted by: Iuliana Ionita-Laza, PhD

February 14 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Functional Data Analysis of Generalized Quantile Regressions"    
Wolfgang Karl Härdle, PhD
Ladislaus von Bortkiewicz Chair of Statistics
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Hosted by: Ying Wei, PhD

February 21 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Bayesian Models for Next Generation Sequencing Data on Epigenetics"    
Yuan Ji, PhD
Director, Cancer Research Informatics
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Hosted by: Bin Cheng, PhD

February 28 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Computational Pipeline for NGS Data Processing and Analysis"    
Vladimir Makarov, MD
Research Scientist, Department of Biostatistics
Columbia University
Hosted by: Todd Ogden, PhD

March 7 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons
CANCELED

"Model Selection via Stability"    
Junhui Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
University of Illinois at Chicago
Hosted by: Yuanjia Wang, PhD

March 14 at 3:45 p.m.
Mailman School Auditorium

"Semiparametric Bayesian Approach for Benefit-Risk Assessments in Dose-finding Trials"  
Satrajit Roychoudhury, PhD
Expert Statistical Methodologist
Novartis
Hosted by: Bibhas Chakraborty, PhD

March 28 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Improving the Design and Analysis of Case-Control Studies of Rare Variation in the Presence of Confounders"  
Michael Epstein, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Human Genetics
Emory University School of Medicine
Hosted by: Shuang Wang, PhD

April 4 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Robust Analysis of Variance for Functional and Image Data"    
Marc Genton, PhD
Professor of Statistics
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Hosted by: Sara Lopez-Pintado, PhD

April 11 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"A Robust Method for Estimating Optimal Treatment Regimes"    
Marie Davidian, PhD
William Neal Reynolds Professor of Statistics
North Carolina State University
Hosted by: Bibhas Chakraborty, PhD

April 18 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Optimal Sampling Ratios in Diagnostic Trials"    
Larry Tang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics
George Mason University
Hosted by: Antai Wang, PhD

April 25 at 3:45 p.m.
Mailman School Auditorium

"Propensity-Score-Adjustment Method for Nonignorable Nonresponse"    
Jae-kwang Kim, PhD
Professor, Department of Statistics
Iowa State University
Hosted by: Qixuan Chen, PhD

May 9 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Statistics and the Big Picture"    
Melissa Begg, ScD
Professor of Clinical Biostatistics and Vice Dean of Education
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
Hosted by: Roger Vaughan, DrPH

May 16 at 4 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Regression with Variables Subject to Detection Limits"    
Huixia Judy Wang, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Statistics
North Carolina State University
Visting Professor, Department of Biostatistics, MSPH
Hosted by: Ian McKeague, PhD

Fall 2013

September 5 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Semiparametric Analysis of Linear Transformation Models with Covariate Measurement Errors"    
Samiran Sinha, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Statistics
Texas A&M University
Hosted by: Ian McKeague, PhD

September 12 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Generalizing the MCPMod Dose Finding Methodology Beyond Normal, Independent Data"    
José Pinheiro, PhD
Senior Director, Biostatistics 
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development
Hosted by: Ken Cheung, PhD

September 19 at 3:45 p.m.
Biostatistics Computer Lab

"Using Cumulative Sums of Martingale Residuals for Model Checking in Nested Case-Control Studies"    
Ørnulf Borgan, PhD
Professor, Department of Mathematics 
University of Olso
Hosted by: Ian McKeague, PhD

September 26 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Combining Isotonic Regression and EM Algorithm to Predict Genetic Risk Under Monotonicity Constraint and Unknown Genotypes"    
Tanya Garcia, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 
Texas A&M University
Hosted by: Yuanjia Wang, PhD

October 3 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Rare Variant Analysis in Sequencing-Based Association Studies"    
Seunggeun Shawn Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Hosted by: Iuliana Ionita-Laza, PhD

October 10 at 3:45 p.m.
Biostatistics Computer Lab

"A General Framework of Stratifying Patient Population According to the Treatment Effect"    
Lu Tian, ScD
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Research and Policy
Stanford University
Hosted by: Zhezhen Jin, PhD

October 17 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Bayesian Benchmarking with Applications to Small Area Estimation"    
Malay Ghosh, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Department of Statistics
University of Florida
Hosted by: Qixuan Chen, PhD

October 21 at 3:45 p.m.
Biostatistics Computer Lab

"Integrating Multiple Phenotypes for Association Mapping"  
Saurabh Ghosh, PhD
Professor, Human Genetics Unit
Indian Statistical Institute
Hosted by: Arindam RoyChoudhury, PhD

October 31 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Assessing Significance in Clustering"  
Ranjan Maitra, PhD
Professor, Department of Statistics and Statistical Laboratory
Iowa State University
Hosted by: Todd Ogden, PhD

November 7 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Blinded Effect Size Evaluations in Clinical Trials using Gaussian Process Models"  
Marc Sobel, PhD
Professor, Department of Statistics
Temple University
Hosted by: Todd Ogden, PhD

November 14 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Uniform Inference After Model Selection"  
Alex Belloni, PhD
Associate Professor, Fugua School of Business
Duke University
Hosted by: Ying Wei, PhD

November 21 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Stage-Wise Clinical Trials Experiments in Phase I, II, and III"    
Shelly Zacks, PhD
Distinguished Professor
Binghamton University
Hosted by: Bin Cheng, PhD

December 5 at 3:45 p.m.
Hess Commons

"Research at Census, Including Links to Biostatistics/Informatics"    
Thomas A. Louis, PhD
Professor, Department of Biostatistics
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Hosted by: Qixuan Chen, PhD

December 12 at 3:45 p.m.
Biostatistics Computer Lab

"Functional Response Additive Model Estimation with Online Virtual Stock Markets"    
Gareth James, PhD
Professor, Information and Operations Management Department
University of Southern California
Hosted by: Jeff Goldsmith, PhD