Latest News in Biostatistics

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected eight Yale faculty members as part of its latest class of fellows.

Experts shared insights on the transformative role of data science in public health at a two-day conference hosted by Yale School of Public Health in March.

March 11, 2025, marks five years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. We asked Yale School of Public Health faculty, staff, students, and alumni to reflect on the lessons they have learned since March 11, 2020, and how to apply those lessons if we are confronted with another health crisis. Their responses highlight the importance of community, collaboration, communication, and innovation.

The study led by Elizabeth B. Claus, a professor at the Yale School of Public Health, member of Yale Cancer Center, and founder of the International Low Grade Glioma Registry, showed that the glioma tumors of some firefighters had a distinctive genetic pattern or “mutational signature.”

Yale School of Public Health research impacts communities around the globe by advancing science and delivering systems-level solutions for a healtheir world. In this research roundup, we highlight YSPH scientists' development of a powerful new technique for detecting genetic variants linked to diseases, a study linking racism-related stress and increased substance use, how white-tailed deer help spread pathogens, and a malaria clinicial trial.

Yale University and Boehringer Ingelheim have announced the opening of applications for the renewed and expanded Yale-Boehringer Ingelheim Biomedical Data Science Fellowship Program designed for postdoctoral researchers in data science. This year’s program introduces a new theme: Leveraging Biomedical Foundation Models to Address Crucial Drug Discovery Challenges.

AI-assisted testing in emergency rooms could lead to early diagnosis of cardiomyopathies, Yale-led research finds.

New research conducted by scientists with the Yale Data Coordinating Center, Yale Center for Statistical Analysis, and Yale Program on Aging, in collaboration with colleagues from UCLA, compared different approaches to dementia care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The results were mixed.

Dr. Yize Zhao, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health, has received the IMS Thelma and Marvin Zelen Emerging Women Leaders in Data Science Award for her fundamental contributions to analytical methods and applications in medical imaging, neuroscience, psychiatry, and mental health.