2005 Biostatistics Seminar/Workshop Series

December

• Differential Proteomics: Some Practical and Statistical Challenges, by Terry M. Therneau, Ph.D., Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, December 7; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131

November

• Estimating Risk of Transfusion-Associated Transmission of Arboviruses Using Surveillance Data, by Brad Biggerstaff, Ph.D., Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, November 30; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Cardiovascular Effects of Coxibs, by Wayne Ray, Ph.D., Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University. November 16; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Stochastic Modeling of Hematopoiesis, by Bryan Shepherd, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University. November 9; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Models for Predicting Myocardial Infarctions and Assessing the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease, by Bruce Cooil, Ph.D., Owen Graduate School, Vanderbilt University. November 2; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131

October

• A Random Walk Approach to the Design and Monitoring of Group Sequential Survival Trials, by Dan Gillen, Ph.D., Department of Statistics, University of California, Irvine. October 26; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Applications of Latent Variable Modeling in Instrument Scoring and Interpretation, by Irene Feurer, Ph.D., Departments of Surgery and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University. October 19; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Compositional Data in Biomedical Research, by Dean Billheimer, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University. October 12; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131

September

• Making Sense of DNA and Protein Sequences, by Lily Wang, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University. September 28; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131 slides.pdf
• A Statistical Disaster in the Medical Literature, by Frank Harrell, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University. September 21; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Statisticians and Clinical Trial Data Coordinating Centers: Some Reflections and Experiences, by Kerry Lee, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, September 14; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Novel Computational Approaches for Human Genetics, by Marylyn Ritchie, Ph.D., Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, September 7

August

• A Gentle Introduction to Bayesian Nonparametric Methods, by Dean Billheimer, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, August 31; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Detection of misconduct in a clinical trial using statistical methods, by Stephen Evans, Professor of Pharmacoepidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, August 24; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Propensity Scores, by Patrick G. Arbogast, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, August 17; 10-11a, Conference room MRBIII 3131
• Marginal and Conditional Modeling of Longitudinal Binary Response Data, by Jonathan S. Schildcrout, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, August 3

July

• A Likelihood-Based Approach to Modeling Real-Time RT-PCR Data with Right Censoring, by Yi He, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, July 20
• Mean Squared Prediction Error Estimation in Mixed Models, by Tapabrata Maiti, Ph.D., Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, July 13
• Journal Club on Gene Selection for Microarray Data Analysis Using Principal Component Analysis, Frank Harrell, discussant, July 6; http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/110433092/PDFSTART

June

• Signal Detection of Hepatotoxicity Using Vector Analysis, by Craig Trost, M.D., Ph.D., Pfizer, June 22
• A Discussion of Bayesian and Frequentist Statistics, by Sebastien Haneuse, Ph.D. & Chun Li, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, June 15
• Bayesian Network-Based Data Analysis: Algorithms and Experiments, by I. Tsamardinos Ph.D. & C.F. Aliferis M.D., Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University, June 8

May

• Evaluation of Ophthalmology Residency Training Programs in the U.S.: Rank them or not?, by Chun Li, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, May 25
• Statistical Considerations in an Analysis of the Short-term Effects of Air Pollution on Children with Asthma, by Jonathan S. Schildcrout, Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, May 18
• Point Process Analysis of Neural Assemblies: Characterizing Attention in the Primate Brain, by Jeremiah Cohen, Vanderbilt University Graduate Program in Neuroscience, May 11
• Journal Club on Analysis of Longitudinal Data with Nonrandom Dropouts, FrankHarrell, discussant, May 4; 10-11 am, 3131 MRBIII
  • Semi-parametric and non-parametric methods for clinical trials with incomplete data by Peter O'Brien, David Zhang, and Kent Bailey, Stat in Med 24:341-358,2005
  • Semiparametric regression analysis of longitudinal data with informative drop-outs by Danyu Lin and Zhiliang Ying, Biostatistics 4:385-398,2003

April

• P-values, graphics, and Darwin, by Rafe Donahue, Ph.D., Principal Consultant Data Mining, GlaxoSmithKline, April 25
• Model-Based Estimates of the Finite Population Mean for Two-Stage Cluster Samples with Unit Nonresponse, by Ying Yuan, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, April 7
• Theory and Inference for Parametric and Semiparametric Methods in Missing Data Problems, by Qingxia Chen, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, April 6

March

• Optimal sampling times in bioequivalence trials using a simulated annealing algorithm and statistical methods for estimating drug concentrations in the prostate gland and the seminal vesicle, by Leena Choi, Department of Biostatistics, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, March 30; 10-11 am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• Estimating Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratios and Their Confidence Intervals with Differentially Censored Data, by Hongkun Wang, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, March 28; 2-3 pm, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• Strategies for Data Analysis with Two Types of Missing Values, by Ofer Harel, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, March 17; 10-11am, Conference Room 4131 MRBIII
• Data Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles, by Huaitian Liu, Biometric Research Branch, Molecular Statistics and Bioinformatics Section, National Cancer Institute March 16; 11:15 AM, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• A Bayesian Model for Curve Partitioning, by Chuan Zhou, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, March 16; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• Fine Mapping of Complex Diseases: Joint Modeling of Linkage and Association, by Mingyao Li, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, March 9; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• Adjusting for Covariate Effects in Biomarker Studies Using the Subject-Specific Threshold ROC Curve, by Holly Janes, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, March 7; 2-3 pm, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• A Good P-value is Hard to Find: Why I Became a Bayesian, by Frank Harrell, Department of Biostatistics, March 2; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII

February

• General Two-Stage Adaptive Designs in Phase III Clinical Trials, by Tatsuki Koyama, Department of Biostatistics. February 23; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• A Very Short Course in Advanced R Programming, by Thomas Lumley, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington. February 17; 8:45-10:45am, Biostatistics Conference Room D-2221 MCN
• An Introduction to the R Survey Regression Package, by Thomas Lumley, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington. February 16; 2:30-3:45pm, Biostatistics Conference Room D-2221 MCN
• Loopy comparisons: when can more than two treatments be ranked?, by Thomas Lumley, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington. February 16; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• Estimating the Biological Efficacy of a Treatment in an RCT with Noncompliance: An Application of Instrumental Variables in Randomization Inference, by Robert Greevy, Department of Biostatistics. February 9; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• New Mathematical Analysis of Fetal Heart Rate, by Susan Cao, Cardiovascular Center, University of Virginia. February 2; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII

January

• An Analysis of Normalization Methods, by Dean Billheimer, Bonnie LaFleur, and Heidi Chen, Department of Biostatistics. January 26; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• Comparing outcomes that only exist in a group chosen after randomization, by Bryan Shepherd, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington. January 19; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII
• An Institutional Review Board Dilemma: Responsible But Not in Control, by Dave DeMets, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin-Madison. January 14; 11:30-12:30am, Conference Room 206 Preston Research Building
• Statistical Principles to Live By II, by Frank Harrell, Department of Biostatistics. January 5; 10-11am, Conference Room 3131 MRBIII