Seminars
The Division of Biostatistics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sept 23, 2020 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Tim Hanson | Medtronic | Opportunities for Statisticians in Industry & Academia |
| Wed, Sept 30, 2020 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Birgit Grund, Katherine Huppler Hullsiek, & Thomas Murray | University of Minnesota | Design Considerations from COVID-19 Trials at the University of Minnesota |
| Wed, Oct 7, 2020 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Damla Senturk | University of California, Los Angeles | Multilevel Modeling of Spatially Nested Functional Data: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Hospitalization Rates in the U.S. Dialysis Population |
| Wed, Oct 21, 2020 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Christina Petersen | University of Minnesota | Too Much Content: How to Design Courses to Maximize Learning When We Cannot Cover It All |
| Wed, Nov 4, 2020 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Dungang Liu | University of Cincinnati | Assessing Partial Association Between Ordinal Variables: Quantification, Visualization, and Hypothesis Testing |
| Fri, Nov 13, 2020 10:00 a.m. Online via Zoom |
Sarah Zohar | INSERM | Sharing the Experience of Two Embedded Clinical Trials During COVID-19 Pandemic, Raising the Questions; If, When and How to Restart Temporarily Stopped Clinical Trials? |
| Wed, Nov 18, 2020 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Satoshi Morita | Kyoto University | Bayesian Population Finding in a Randomized Clinical Trial |
| Wed, Jan 27 2021 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Sam Pimentel | University of California, Berkeley | Optimal Tradeoffs in Matched Designs Comparing US-trained and Internationally-trained Surgeons |
| Wed, Feb 3, 2021 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Mary Ryan | University of California, Irvine | Sequential Sampling in Prospective Observational Studies |
| Fri, Feb 5, 2021 10:00 a.m. Online via Zoom |
Lianne Siegel | University of Minnesota | Estimating the Reference Range from a Meta-Analysis using Aggregate or Individual Participant Data |
| Wed, Feb 24, 2021 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Shu Yang | North Carolina State University | Improved Inference for Heterogeneous Treatment Effects Using Real-World Data Subject to Hidden Confounding |
| Wed, Mar 3, 2021 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Erica Moodie | McGill University | Preserving Privacy in Estimating Individualized Treatment Rules from Distributed Data Collection Sites |
| Wed, Mar 24, 2021 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Lin Chen | The University of Chicago | |
| Wed, Mar 31, 2021 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Jeff Miller | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | |
| Wed, Apr 21, 2021 3:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Alisa Stephens-Shields | University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine | |
| Wed, Apr 28, 2021 2:30 p.m. Online via Zoom |
Miguel Hernan | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
