Division of Biostatistics News & Events
The Division of Biostatistics holds a variety of events, including an annual symposium, monthly seminars, workgroup meetings, and a joint seminar series with our colleagues in the NYU School of Global Public Health. Research pillar workgroups hold regular meetings to discuss current and emerging research (these are listed on each research pillar page).
NYU Langone Biostatistics Symposium
The NYU Langone Biostatistics Symposium aims to highlight and celebrate modern methods and applications in biostatistics. Lectures are given by international experts in the annual theme topic. Junior scholars, including students and post-doctoral fellows, are encouraged to participate.
Advances in Causal Inference Methods
The Division of Biostatistics hosted its inaugural NYU Langone Biostatistics Symposium on Friday, October 25, 2024, titled “Advances in Causal Inference Methods.” The hybrid event welcomed about 200 attendees from across the United States. It featured prominent speakers on topics such as real-world data, causal inference methods, and Bayesian approaches. The convening highlighted modern methods and applications in biostatistics. Dr. Elizabeth Stuart, professor and chair of biostatistics at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, served as the keynote speaker.
Download the symposium agenda for information about the symposium and its speakers.
View the entire symposium below.
Division of Biostatistics Seminar Series
The Division of Biostatistics Seminar Series is held on the second Tuesday of every month from 11:00AM to 12:00PM unless otherwise announced. Recent seminars are listed below. Please see the Division of Biostatistics calendar for more information on previous and upcoming events.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 3/11/2025 | Michael Harhay | Statistical Methods for Health System-Based Cluster Trials: Experimenting in a Finite Sample |
| 4/8/2025 | Qihuang Zhang | From Spatial Coordinates to Gene Discovery: Methodological Explorations in Spatial Transcriptomics |
| 5/13/2025 | David Kline | Piecing Together a Puzzle: Using Multiple Data Sources to Better Understand the Opioid Epidemic |
| 9/9/2025 | José R. Zubizarreta | Space-Time-Meta Causal Inference: A Weighting Perspective |
Joint NYU Grossman and Global Public Health Biostatistics Seminar Series
NYU Grossman School of Medicine Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health, and the NYU School of Global Public Health Department of Biostatistics come together twice annually to present research on biostatistical methods and applications. All are welcome to attend. Upcoming and previous speakers include:
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2022 | Rumi Chunara | Generalizability, Robustness and Equity in Machine Learning Risk Prediction Models |
| 11/16/2023 | Ivan Diaz | Causal Survival Analysis Under Competing Risks Using Longitudinal Modified Treatment Policies |
| 5/8/2024 | Siyu Heng | Design-Based Causal Inference with Missing Outcomes |
| 11/21/2024 | Mengling Liu | Dynamic Single Index Models |
| 4/29/2025 | Yajun Mei | Streaming Data Analysis for Efficient, Quickest Decision-Making |
| 4/29/2025 | Zoé Haskell-Craig | Unmeasured Pollution Exposure in Rural Populations: Assessing Equity in PM2.5 Monitoring |