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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sept 24, 2025 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
BHDS Faculty and Students | University of Minnesota | Division Working Groups Introduction |
| Wed, Oct 1, 2025 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Li Chen | University of Florida | BayesCNet: Bayesian Inference for Cell Type-specific Regulatory Networks Leveraging Cell Type Hierarchy in Single-cell Data |
| Wed, Oct 15, 2025 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Yi Zhao | Indiana University | Object-on-Object Regression |
| Wed, Oct 22, 2025 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Abhirup Datta | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | Neural Network Based Variational Inference for Cutting Feedback During Uncertainty Propagation |
| Wed, Nov 19, 2025 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Yize Zhao | Yale School of Public Health | Bayesian Graph-Informed Disease Modeling from Neuroimaging to EHR Data |
| Wed, Dec 3, 2025 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Wei Sun | Fred Hutch Cancer Center | Statistical Methods for T Cell Receptors (TCR) Data |
| Wed, Jan 28, 2026 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Iuliana Ionita-Laza | Columbia University | Quantile Regression in Genomics: A New Lens for Genetic Discovery and Phenotype Prediction |
| Wed, Feb 18, 2026 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Carly Brantner | Duke University | What Works for Whom? Data Integration Techniques for Estimating and Predicting Heterogeneous Treatment Effects |
| Wed, Feb 25, 2026 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Anna Neufeld | Williams College | Data Thinning (and beyond) to Avoid Double Dipping |
| Wed, Apr 1, 2026 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Alex Kaizer | University of Colorado Anschutz | TBA |
| Wed, Apr 22, 2026 3:00 p.m. University Office Plaza, Room 240 |
Fan Li | Yale School of Public Health | TBA |
