STATGEN 2024
We are excited to host the first section meeting of the American Statistical Association Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics: STATGEN 2024 at the University of Pittsburgh May 1-3.
Application Deadlines
As the academic year progresses, prospective graduate students are urged to mark their calendars for the upcoming application deadlines at Pitt Public Health.
Master of Science
- January 15 - priority deadline for financial awards
- April 15 - final deadline for international applicants
- June 1 - final deadline for U.S. applicants
Doctor of Philosophy
- December 15 - priority deadline
- January 5 - final deadline
Biostatistics Newsletter
Featuring a letter from Chair Yan Ma, introduction to our newest faculty, awards and honors, and more!
Research Centers
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Our Mission
Our departmental mission is to:
- tackle contemporary biostatistical and health data science problems through innovative methodological research
- advance biomedical and public health research and practice through multidisciplinary collaborations
- cultivate the next generation of leaders in biostatistics and health data science through high-quality, inclusive education
Faculty and Staff
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News
Ma and Tang propose smart data augmentation to address imbalances in data
Department of Biostatistics Chair Yan Ma is the corresponding author on “Smart data augmentation: One equation is all you need," recently published in Statistical Analysis and Data Mining: The ASA Data Science Journal. The paper’s co-authors include Lu Tang, vice chair for education in the Department of Biostatistics.
Cai publishes in Communications Biology
PhD student Manqi Cai’s article “scMD facilitates cell type deconvolution using single-cell DNA methylation references” was published in the Communications Biology Journal.
Tseng publishes in Translational Psychiatry and Computational Biology
Dr. George Tseng has two new recently published papers.