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World Statistics Day

World Statistics Day. Theme 2015: “ Better data. Better lives ” October 20, 2015. Department History & Milestones. Michael Kutner, Ph.D. Rollins Professor of Biostatistics October 21, 2015. Department Logo. UPPERGATE HOUSE. Gladys Reynolds & J.Wanzer Drane.

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World Statistics Day

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  1. World Statistics Day Theme 2015: “Better data. Better lives” October 20, 2015

  2. Department History & Milestones Michael Kutner, Ph.D. Rollins Professor of Biostatistics October 21, 2015

  3. Department Logo

  4. UPPERGATE HOUSE

  5. Gladys Reynolds & J.Wanzer Drane

  6. Fred Schmidt

  7. DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS AND BIOMETRY1967 FACULTY Malcolm E. Turner, Jr., Ph.D., Chair George S. Eadie, M.D., Ph.D., Professor Charles Stevens, Ph.D., Associate Professor J. Wanzer Drane, M.S., P.E., Associate Professor W. Buell Evans, Ph.D., Associate Professor Louis D. Homer, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor Frederick H. Schmidt, M.S., Associate Gladys H. Reynolds, M.S., Associate

  8. Buell Evans

  9. Significant Accomplishments • Biometry Training Grant • Member of SREB Committee on Statistics • Conducted Summer SREB-COS Course Program • Data Coordinating Center for the Southeast Cooperative Group • Business Office for the Biometric Society • Obtained grant to obtain a UNIVAC computer • University Computing Center grew out of Department

  10. Bob Mosteller & J. Wanzer Drane at 40th

  11. E. C. Hall, Ph.D. Department of Statistics and BiometryChair,1970-1986

  12. Strategic Plan • Strengthen collaboration in the SOM • Hire faculty to “beef up” the M.S. and Ph.D. teaching and research programs in the Graduate School • Drs. Donna Brogan and Michael Kutner were recruited in 1971 to carry out strategic plan • Brogan got the “plush office” • Kutner became heavily involved with the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)

  13. Other Significant Hires • Drs. Michael Haber and Ira Longini were recruited to strengthen the doctoral program • Associate Faculty member Mike Lynn along with Drs. Al Bartolucci and Steve Moffitt were recruited to work on the Southeastern Co-opertative Cancer Group Statistical Data Coordinating Center

  14. Michael Haber

  15. Mike Lynn

  16. Grady Hospital Satellite Unit • Drs. Brent Blumenstein and Ray Bain were hired to support a satellite unit set up at Grady Hospital

  17. Ray Bain

  18. Department Moves to New Quarters

  19. Other Initiatives • Dr. Ray Greenberg was recruited to head up the Atlanta SEER program • Emphasis was placed on clinical trials in surgery, ophthalmology, cardiovascular disease with utilization of the GCRC

  20. 1986-1987 • E. C. Hall resigns as Department Chair • Mike Kutner appointed Acting Chair • Dean Krause appoints internal committee to review the department • New Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics is formed • Dr. Ray Greenberg appointed Chair of the new department

  21. Raymond S. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D.Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Chair, 1988-1990Dean Emory School of Public Health 1990-1994

  22. Faculty Recruitments 1988-1990 • Betz Halloran, D.Sc., M.D. • Lillian Lin, Ph.D. • Andre’ Kosinski, Ph.D. • Huiman Barnhart, Ph.D.

  23. Michael H. Kutner, Ph.D.Rollins Professor Department of BiostatisticsChair, 1990-1992Associate Dean for Academic Affairs1990-1993

  24. New School of Public Health • Dr. Raymond Greenberg selected to become the Dean of the newly announced Emory University School of Public Health in 1990 • Dr. Kutner appointed as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Director/Chair of the Division/Department of Biostatistics in 1990.

  25. Donna J. Brogan, Ph.D.Emerita Professor Emory Department of BiostatisticsChair, 1992-1995

  26. Department Moves

  27. Faculty Recruitment • Amita Manatunga, Ph.D. • Vicki Hertzberg, Ph.D. • Lance Waller, Ph.D. • Eleanor Feingold, Ph.D.

  28. Vicki S. Hertzberg, Ph.D.Associate Professor Department of BiostatisticsChair, 1995-2001

  29. Faculty Recruitment • Bob Lyles. Ph.D. • John Hanfelt, Ph.D. • DuBois Bowman, Ph.D. • Michael Kutner, Ph.D.

  30. Michael H. Kutner, Ph.D. Emory Department of Biostatistics & BioinformaticsChair, 2002-2009

  31. Strategic Planning • Recruit Cancer Center Biostatistics Core Drs. Rogatko & Tighiouart • Enlarge & strengthen faculty • Recruit more Associate faculty & allow for the recruitment of non-tenure track doctoral level faculty for teaching service courses and assisting in the Biostatistics Consulting Center

  32. 2004 FACULTY, DEPARTMENT OF BIOSTATISTICS GRADUATE FACULTY Kirk A. Easley, M.S., Senior Associate Lisa K. Elon, M.P.H., Senior Associate Michael H. Kutner, Ph.D., Rollins Professor and Chair Jennifer Favaloro-Sabatier, MApStat, Associate José N.G. Binongo, Ph.D., Lecturer Angelita Bush Gordon, M.S., Associate F. DuBois Bowman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Michael J. Lynn, M.S., Senior Associate Donna J. Brogan, Ph.D., Emerita Professor Azhar Nizam, M.S., Senior Associate Ying Guo, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor Paul S. Weiss, M.S., Associate Michael J. Haber, Ph.D., Professor Hong Rebecca Zhang, M.S., Senior Associate M. Elizabeth Halloran, D.Sc., Professor John J. Hanfelt, Ph.D., Associate Professor ADJUNCT FACULTY Vicki Stover Hertzberg, Ph.D. , Associate Professor Andrew N. Hill, Ph.D., Instructor Huiman X. Barnhart, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor Yijian (Eugene) Huang, Ph.D., Associate Professor Carol A. Gotway Crawford, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor Mary Kelley, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor Owen J. Devine, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor Ira M. Longini, Jr., Ph.D., Professor Andrew Friede, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor Robert H. Lyles, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Andrzej S. Kosinski, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor Amita K. Manatunga, Ph.D., Professor Lillian S. Lin, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor André Rogatko, Ph.D., Professor Philip H. Rhodes, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor Mourad Tighiouart, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor Glen A. Satten, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor Bindu Viswanathan, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor Maya Sternberg, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor Lance A. Waller, Ph.D., Professor Donna F. Stroup, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor Zheng (Lily) Zhang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Brani Vidakovic, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor G. David Williamson, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor John M. Williamson, Sc.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor ASSOCIATE FACULTY William Yasnoff, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor George Cotsonis, M.A., Senior Associate

  33. 40th Anniversary Celebration October 22, 2004 • October 23, 2004: Donna Brogan Retirement Dinner • Announcement of the Donna J. Brogan annual lecture series started in 2006 • Speakers: Scott Zeger, Mitch Gail, Nan Laird, Xihong Lin, Don Berry, Robert Groves, Ron Brookmeyer, Rod Little, Kathryn Roeder, Donna Brogan

  34. Rapid Growth: 2004-2009 • Hired two Rollins Assistant Professors Dr. Limin Peng and Dr. Qi Long • Formed Center for Infectious Disease Modeling (PIs: Drs. Halloran & Longini) • Formed Center for Biomedical Imaging Statistics (PI: Dr. Bowman) • Biostatistics Consulting Center funds from SOM, Yerkes and RSPH ( Kutner, Easley)

  35. Training Grants • Environmental Statistics (PI: Dr. Waller) • Biostatistics, Genetics, Infectious Diseases and Neuroimaging (PI: Dr. Halloran) • Summer Institute in Biostatistics (PI: Dr. Waller)

  36. Team Research Grants • Center for AIDS Research: Biostatistics Core (PI: Dr. Kutner) • Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design Core Program (PI: Dr. Lyles) • Several Program Project Grants Awarded: WCI, Psychiatry, Blood Bank, Cardiology, Neurology, Anatomy

  37. Teaching Awards Student Government Association Teacher of the Year Awards: Azhar Nizam (1991,1992, 2000) University Crystal Apple Award (2002) Maya Sternberg (1995) Lance Waller (2003) Paul Weiss (2005, 2008) Pat Kilgo (2007, 2010, 2012) Jose’ Binongo (2006)

  38. National Faculty Awards ASA Founders Award: Drs. Kutner and Hertzberg ASA Fellows: Drs. Kutner, Waller, Bowman, Lyles, Longini, Halloran, Hertzberg & Hanfelt ASA Dixon Award: Dr. Kutner The International Biometric Society (ENAR) Presidents: Drs. Waller & Bowman SRCOS President: Dr. Kutner

  39. Data Coordinating Center PIs • Mike Lynn (PERK,WASID, SAMMPRIS, IATS) • Kirk Easley (GLEND, P2C2, Blood Bank, TB Disease) • Mike Kutner (EAST, Parkinson’s Deep Brain Stimulation, Tai Chi, AASK) • Lance Waller (TB in Kenya)

  40. Bioinformatics • Executive Director of WHSC decided that the development of Bioinformatics would be best handled in our department. • Bioinformatics is added to name of department with the approval of the Board of Trustees in 2007 • Department is notified of the name change • New faculty slots in Bioinformatics approved and funded for new Chair

  41. Change in Leadership • Plans for recruitment of a new Chair are put into place in 2007. • National search for new Chair results in Dr. Lance Waller being selected.

  42. Lance Waller , Ph.D.Rollins Professor and Chair Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Years: 2009-

  43. Department Doesn’t Move

  44. New Faculty Hires Steve Qin, Ph.D. Traci Leong, Ph.D. Hao Wu, Ph.D. Jose’ Binongo, Ph.D. Yijuan Hu, Ph.D. Yi-An Ko, Ph.D. Howard Chang, Ph.D. Renee Moore, Ph.D. Jian Kang, Ph.D. Suprateek Kundu, Ph.D. Jeanne Kowalski, Ph.D. Julie Clennon, Ph.D. Nelson Chen, Ph.D. Yuan Liu, Ph.D. Jeff Switchenko, Ph.D.

  45. 50th Anniversary Celebration Keynote Speakers David Dunson DuBois Bowman Brent Blumenstein Kutner Alumni Award Recipients: Ed Frome & David Dunson

  46. Fadlo R. Khuri, M.D.Chair, Department of Hematology and OncologyRoberto C. Goizueta Distinguished Chair Director of the Cancer Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery ProgramDeputy Director, Winship Cancer Institute

  47. James W. Curran, M.D., M.P.H. James W. Curran DeanCo-Director of the Center for AIDS Research Rollins School of Public Health

  48. Ron Wasserstein, Ph.D. Executive Director American Statistical Association

  49. S. Wright Caughman, M.D. Director Woodruff Health Sciences Center

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