Working towards a more inclusive Biostats community by offering learning and mentorship opportunities to NYC public high school students. Part of @MSKBiostats

New York, NY
Joined October 2020
🚨 Follow @MSKBiostats and keep an eye on our website for updates on the Bridge to Biostats committee! This account will be taking a hiatus and we will only be posting occasionally, but stay tuned for an announcement about our upcoming newsletter! mskcc.org/departments/epidem…
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The event included activities (for instance guessing ages in this pic) to introduce basic statistical concepts and how to apply them for critical thinking 🧠.
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The students also got the chance to hear about Joanne's (one of the mentor's) journey from Taiwan to NYC🏙️ and the power of statistics using real life example from the CRC nomogram she worked on!
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📣Another successful Biostats Day event with the The Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP) Science Enrichment Program (SEP) program. Shoutout🤘 to these amazing biostatistician mentors from MSKCC who spoke to high school students about the field of statistics.
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Looking to change the 🗺️ while having fun and making money💰! To find out more, click the link below to see what all statistics has to offer.
Looking for a reason to study #statistics? We’ll give you four! Here’s why #statistician is the coolest job you’ve never heard about 😎: thisisstatistics.org/student…
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Great post-bac opportunity for graduating seniors 🎓 Apply to NCI's iCURE program where they train the next generation of cancer researchers 😎!! Application deadline December 6th and more info can be found on [email protected].
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Excited to announce📢 that the QSURE applications are open now for 2024! A great opportunity for undergrad students interested in pursuing hands-on research in Epi/Biostats/Health outcomes/Comp Onc. For program details & to apply, please visit: mskcc.org/qsure
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Bridge to Biostats retweeted
It’s here! 🙌 The eighth annual #FallDataChallenge is now accepting submissions from now until November 10, 2023. Learn more about investigating the 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey: community.amstat.org/asafall…
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For those looking 👀 for some hands on tutorial on Visualizing Model Uncertainty, check out this online event being hosted by R-Ladies NYC.
Join us for our next event on Visualizing Model Uncertainty, with the amazing @XiaoyingPu! This will be an online, interactive tutorial. RSVP here: meetup.com/rladiesnyc/events… #rstats #rladies #nyhackr #dataviz
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In case you missed this event, here is the recording 📽️to see some helpful examples to understand challenges
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Bridge to Biostats retweeted
Registration for the 2024 Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop is now open (deadline 01/31/2024). Registration is free, lunch will be provided, and travel funding is available. enar.org/meetings/FosteringD…
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Checkout this free #rinpharma workshop to learn more about the r package #mmrm and to add another skill to your 🧰
Free #rinpharma workshop! From The Statistical Method To The R Package - The #mmrm Example by @danielinteract & Doug Kelkhoff! Thu, Oct 19, 2023 10 AM - 12 PM EDT eventbrite.com/e/from-the-st… Credentials via #Credly! #OpenSource #openscience #rstats #datascience #ClinicalTrials
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Bridge to Biostats retweeted
Replying to @DataSciJedi
@DataSciJedi is hosting a webinar on “Building Successful Mentor/Mentee Relationships in the Hybrid-Work Era” on Monday, October 16th from 2:00 pm EST to 3:30 pm EST. Register here amstat.zoom.us/webinar/regis…
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📢Reminder to register for the National Diversity in STEM Conference, October 26-28 in Portland, OR! Check out @SACNAS for more information. Regular registration ends this week! s6.goeshow.com/sachn/ndsc/20…
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We're only a week away from #MethodsMatter2023! Unraveling the impact of race and racism in health research is essential for eliminating health disparities and improving population health. RSVP now and join us and @PennLDI on campus on Friday, Sept. 29: bit.ly/MethodsMatter2023
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📣 *Free* and virtual #STEM enrichment/support program for high school students and their caregivers: STEMEd for Girls from @AAUW There are workshops scheduled from now to June 2024, and the next one is tonight 9/20 at 7pm EST. Register now! aauw.org/resources/programs/…
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Bridge to Biostats retweeted
In honor of National #HispanicHeritageMonth, we're spotlighting just a few of the many Hispanic American #STEM pioneers whose incredible achievements and innovations have benefited humankind: Franklin Chang-Díaz, Ellen Ochoa, Carlos Juan Finlay, and France A. Córdova.
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The Annual Conference of The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges @MathAMATYC is coming up Nov 9-12! Registration is open! amatyc.org/page/2023confhome
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Reminder! The deadline to register for StatFest 2023 is September 12th - make sure to register for what will be a fantastic expo!
🗣️📢Calling all undergrad students and faculty in Raleigh-Durham area! The registration deadline for StatFest 2023 is approaching quickly🗓️ If you or your students are interested in learning more about careers in Statistics📊and Data Science🤖, be sure to register ASAP!
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📢 Abstract submission are OPEN for @ABRCMS! The conference is taking place November 15-18. Be sure to apply or encourage your students to! abrcms.org/index.php/present…
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Reminder that the deadline for @ABRCMS abstracts is coming up this Friday, Sept 8th! abrcms.org/index.php/present…
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