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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Congratulations to the three (!!!) Biostat PhD students, Yanxi Liu, Nowell Phelps, and Helen Guo, who each won a Gordis Teaching Fellowship to develop and teach an undergraduate course at @jhu.edu Homewood campus. 🎉👏

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Come work with the Johns Hopkins Dept. of Biostatistics! We are currently hiring two open positions: Postdoctoral Fellow (Data Science and AI in Health & Medicine) and Assistant Professor (tenure track). Learn more online: publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...

We Are HIRING
Join Our Department

Open Positions:
Assistant Professor
Postdoc: Data Science and AI in Health & Medicine

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Congrats to Biostats professor Abhi Datta, who was part of a team that won an Excellence in Public Health Practice Award for their project “Community-Engaged Investigation of Coal Dust and Air Pollution Burden in Curtis Bay, Baltimore.” 🎉Learn more online: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/air-pol...

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Dept of Biostatistics is excited to welcome our newest assistant professor, Jon Donnelly, PhD! Jon's work spans a variety of tasks using unstructured data, from personalized risk scoring to scientific discovery, with applications in breast cancer, neurology, and virology.

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Department of Biostatistics Welcomes New Faculty | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Assistant professor Donnelly studies machine learning tools that integrate human medical expertise to solve problems in healthcare.

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Congratulations to Biostats professor Kasper Daniel Hansen, former Biostats postdoc Adam Davidovich, and their fellow co-authors on receiving the Rogers/Huang Medal for Research Collaboration! 👏🎉 Awarded annually, the Rogers/Huang Medal recognizes the best collaborative research paper.

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Rogers/Huang Medal Goes to Research Team From Texas A&M, Johns Hopkins and UNC-Chapel Hill

<em>Hagler Institute recognizes journal article revealing unexpected ways inherited DNA chemical markers pass from one generation to the next.</em>

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Congratulations to Erik Westlund on his promotion to Associate Scientist!👏👏 We are thrilled to have this recognition of all of Erik's contributions, which combine strong statistical foundations, data science, and computing expertise.

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Congratulations to our Biostats Faculty whose courses received excellent ratings on their evaluations by Bloomberg School students during the Fourth Term of the 2025-26 academic year! 👏🎉 publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-...

Excellence in Teaching
FOURTH Term I 2025-2026 AY

Nilanjan Chatterjee, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
John McGready, Teaching Professor
Andre Hackman, Associate Scientist
Daniel Obeng, Associate Scientist
Constantine Frangakis, Professor
Elizabeth Stuart, Professor
Margaret Taub, Senior Scientist
Elizabeth Ogburn, Professor
Marie Diener-West, Professor
Hongkai Ji, Professor
Ciprian Crainiceanu, Professor
Weiqiang Zhou, Associate Scientist
Kasper Hansen, Professor
Chathurangi Pathiravasan, Assistant Scientist

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We ae hiring an Assistant Professor: apply.interfolio.com/189113 We welcome candidates across the full breadth of biostatistics, including those whose work is grounded in classical & foundational biostatistical theory and methods, as well as those working in data science, machine learning, and AI.

NOW HIRING
Assistant Professor Position
(Review of applications will begin October 1, 2026)

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

With Baltimore experiencing "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" conditions, check out our Baltimore Air Quality Dashboard, developed by researchers and engineers at JHU, including Biostats professor Abhi Datta, to provide neighborhood-level air quality maps and real-time conditions across the city. 👇

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Baltimore Air Quality Dashboard

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Our latest Faculty Spotlight features Hongkai Ji, a professor in @jhubiostat.bsky.social where he develops data science and statistical methods for analyzing high-throughput and single cell genomic data in order to study gene regulation.

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Faculty Spotlight: Hongkai Ji

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Congratulations to Biostats Assistant Professor Yiqun Chen who recently received a Faculty Innovation Fund award! 👏 The Innovation Fund awards program supports early-stage investigators in piloting innovative methods or generating preliminary data for future grant applications.

Faculty Innovation Award Winner

Yiqun Chen
Assistant Professor

Recipient of The Richard L. Gelb Cancer Prevention Fund
"Efficient Inference and Optimal Design for AI-Powered Public Health Measurement"

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Congratulations to Biostats postdoctoral fellow Jesus Vazquez on earning 3rd Place in the 2026 Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Association Annual Conference Slam Talks Competition! 🎉 Jesus presented his research, “Higher Educational Attainment in Huntington Disease Families.”

Jesus Vazquez standing in front of a conference poster holding his award.

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Congratulations to our @jhubiostat.bsky.social faculty who each received an "Excellence in Teaching" for the third term of the 2025-26 academic year!

Excellence in Teaching
Third Term I 2025-2026 AY
Brian Caffo, Professor
John McGready, Teaching Professor
Andre Hackman, Associate Scientist
Daniel Obeng, Associate Scientist
Ingo Ruczinski, Professor
Elizabeth Stuart, Professor
Margaret Taub, Senior Scientist
Jiangxia Wang, Associate Scientist
Aki Nishimura, Assistant Professor
Hongkai Ji, Professor
Abhirup Datta, Professor
Weiqiang Zhou, Associate Scientist

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Congratulations to Biostats Postdoc Sandy Pramanik and Professor @dattascientist.bsky.social who each received a 2026 Excellence in Public Health Practice Award! 🎉👏👏

Excellence in Public Health Practice Award Winners!

Sandy Pramanik
"Verbal Autopsy Calibration: Enhancing Population-Level Child Mortality Estimates”

Abhi Datta
“Community-Engaged Investigation of Coal Dust and Air Pollution Burden in Curtis Bay, Baltimore”

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Congratulations to Biostats Professor Karen Bandeen-Roche, who received the 2026 recipient of the Ernest Lyman Stebbins Medal—the highest honor bestowed by BSPH to a faculty member who has made extraordinary contributions to the School’s teaching programs over a period of at least five years.

Ernest Lyman Stebbins Medal Winner

Karen Bandeen-Roche
Professor

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Congratulations to our PhD and ScM 2026 Graduates!! 👏🎉 Our graduates are off to exciting new positions & adventures, including PhD programs at Columbia, Harvard, JHU, & Yale, as well as new roles at Fred Hutchinson, Humana, Pfizer, Waymo, LLX Solutions, Bard College, Wake Forest, UVA, and many more!

Biostats 2026 PHD Graduates

Andrew Chin
Charlotte Clapham
Yuzheng Dun
Lily Koffman
Joe Sartini
Kinnary Shah
Marina Hernandez
Wentao Zhan
Shiyao Xu

Biostats 2026 SCM Graduates

Grace Brooks, Kate Brown, Cassie Chou, Amia Graye, Guan Gui, Moran Guo, Yanting Hu, Jady Li, Shengyi Li, Zixu Luo, Dhruthi Mandavilli, Julia Martin, Rosie Quint, Xindi Shan, Yinuo Tu, Can Wang, Ryan Wang, Xiao Wu, Xing Xing, Mingrui Xu, Cathy Zhang, Meishu Zhao

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This past Friday night, at the annual BSPH dinner honoring newly promoted faculty, we celebrated Abhirup Datta's promotion to Professor! 🎉Congratulations Abhi! 👏

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Last Tuesday, our Department hosted our annual Spring Forum where we celebrated our soon-to-be graduating students, as well as our faculty and students accomplishments this past year. 🎉 Thank you to everyone who attended and participated; it is always a joy to gather and connect as a community!

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Our April 2026 Biostats newsletter is now available to read online. Catch up on the last few (eventful) months in the @jhubiostat.bsky.social: mailchi.mp/jh/bsph-dept...

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Prof Vadim Zipunnikov has been elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association!👏🎉 This honor recognizes a select group whose established reputations reflect outstanding contributions to statistical science and a sustained commitment to advancing the field.

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Congratulations to @stephaniehicks.bsky.social, Associate Professor in @jhubiostat.bsky.social and the Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering Department, who was recently named a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMB)! 👏🎉

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Hicks, Spangler elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

Stephanie Hicks and Jamie Spangler honored for outstanding contributions to engineering and medicine research, practice, or education.

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Next Wed, Biostats Professor Kasper Hansen will be the latest faculty member to join Dean Pollack Porter for the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's "Dean’s Lecture Series," a tradition that brings community together to learn from select BSPH faculty about their work: publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2026/...

Dean's Lecture

Adventures in Statistical Epigenomics

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Nilanjan Chatterjee is the @jhu-bdps.bsky.social of Biostatistics and Genetic Epidemiology, where he models disease risk associated with genetic, lifestyle, biomarkers, and other factors, with the goal of improving disease prevention. Learn more about Nilanjan and his work in our video below:

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Faculty Spotlight: Nilanjan Chatterjee

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2026 ENAR Biostats Happy Hour! It was wonderful catching up with so many alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the Department.

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Meet our Biostats faculty: Hear directly from our accomplished faculty about their work at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health via our Faculty Spotlight Series: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Donate today to support @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social students! Help us meet our goal this year of having 8,000 donors make a gift to any area of Hopkins closest to their heart. #ONEHopkins 💙

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ONEHopkins 2026

Join me and make a gift to ONEHopkins 2026!

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Congratulations to our @jhubiostat.bsky.social faculty who each received an "excellence in teaching" for the 2025-26 second term and winter institute! Visit the Bloomberg School Excellence in Teaching page for a full list of names and courses by term: publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-...

Excellence in Teaching
Second Term & Winter Institute 2025-2026 AY

Brian Caffo, Professor
Andre Hackman, Associate Scientist
Stephanie Hicks, Associate Professor
Martin Lindquist, Professor
John McGready, Teaching Professor
John Muschelli, Associate Research Professor
Michael Rosenblum, Professor
Margaret Taub, Senior Scientist
Scott Zeger, Professor
Weiqiang Zhou, Associate Scientist
Daniel Obeng, Associate Scientist

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Faculty Spotlight: Marie Diener-West, PhD ’84, is chair of the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social MPH Program and the @jhubiostat.bsky.social inaugural Helen Abbey and Margaret Merrell Professor of Biostatistical Education. Learn more about Marie and her time at the Bloomberg School, in our video below:

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Faculty Spotlight: Marie Diener-West

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Thinking about a career in public health, or looking to sharpen your skills? The Summer Institute of Epidemiology & Biostatistics offers short, skill-based courses you can fit into your schedule. 👉 Click for info on schedule, courses, registration, and tuition: publichealth.jhu.edu/academics/gr...

Advance Your Public Health Skills This Summer

Johns Hopkins Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

June 8-26, 2026
Online & On-Campus

New 2026 Courses:
Introduction to Geospatial Statistics
AI Tools for Data Science and Statistics
Excel for Public Health Data: Management, Analysis & Visualization
FDA's Regulation of Prescription Drug Safety & Effectiveness
"Git"-ing to Reproducible Code
Introduction to Text Analytics Methods for Public Health Research
Debunking Misinformation & Combatting Spin in Public Health Research
And More...

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Student Spotlight: Cassie Chou is a second-year ScM Biostats student and currently leads the Department's Statistics in the Community chapter, which provides pro bono statistical consulting to community organizations. Learn about Cassie on our website: publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/student...

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Student Spotlight: Cassie Chou | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Cassie is a second-year ScM student in the Department of Biostatistics whose research interests lie at the intersection of causal inference, machine learning, and data-driven modeling with application...

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Congratulations to Biostats PhD student Grace Ringlein who won a travel scholarship from the Society for Causal Inference (SCI), and with it will be attending their annual meeting this May in Salt Lake City! Learn more about Grace in our student spotlight: publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/student...

CONGRATULATIONS!

Grace Ringlein, PhD Student
Society for Causal Inference (SCI) Travel Scholarship Winner

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Last Thursday, several @jhubiostat.bsky.social students signed the pole going into the new South Building on the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social campus. The new building will span a city block and rise over 7 stories. Learn more about our expanding campus online: publichealth.jhu.edu/about/campus...

Biostat students standing in front of South Building pole they signed.

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Faculty Spotlight: Martin Lindquist is a Professor in @jhubiostat.bsky.social at the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social where he works on mathematical and statistical problems relating to neuroimaging with a particular focus on functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data.

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Faculty Spotlight: Martin Lindquist

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Congratulations to our Biostats faculty members who received “excellent” course rankings from students during the First Term in the 2025–2026 academic year! publichealth.jhu.edu/offices-and-...

Excellence in Teaching
First Term 2025-2026 AY

Karen Bandeen-Roche
Statistical Methods in Public Health I

Brian Caffo
Advanced Data Science I

Leonardo Collado Torres
Statistical Computing

Marie Diener-West
Statistical Methods in Public Health I

Martin Lindquist
Advanced Methods in Biostatistics I

John McGready
Statistical Reasoning in Public Health I

John Muschelli
Advanced Data Science

Michael Rosenblum
Probability Theory I

Elizabeth Stuart
The Role of Quantitative Methods in Public Health

Chenguang Wang
Biostatistics in Medical Product Regulation

Yuxin Zhu
Survival Analysis

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Our @jhubiostat.bsky.social January Newsletter is now available to read online: mailchi.mp/jh/bsph-dept... Highlights include alumni news, BSO cultural potluck, Data Science and AI Institute (DSAI) news, and more.

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Congratulations to Vadim Zipunnikov who was recently promoted to the rank of Professor! The @jhubiostat.bsky.social benefits greatly from Vadim's excellence and commitment to teaching and mentoring.

Vadim Zipunnikov, PhD, MS, MA
Professor, Dept. of Biostatistics

Testimonials

“Dr. Zipunnikov is the archetype of a successful and impactful modern statistician whose novel and rigorous methodological research is part of a truly transdisciplinary program in which he not only collaborates with content-area experts, but where he is also a thought leader in those fields.”

“Vadim excels at bridging biostatistics and its application, with a deep understanding of the statistical issues and the substantive areas.”

“Dr. Zipunnikov is among the world’s most prominent researchers in statistical methods for digital health. One particularly notable thing about his research portfolio is the breadth of statistical techniques that he has leveraged to address a wide array of challenges with digital health data.”

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Congratulations to @jhubiostat.bsky.social staff members Joetta Beyer and Emily Voeglein who were each nominated for inaugural Staff Recognition Awards! Joetta was nominated for Administrative Excellence and Emily was nominated for Research Support Champion. 🎉🎉

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Congratulations to Biostats Chair @lizstuart.bsky.social who was again recognized on the Highly Cited Researchers list. Highly Cited Researchers demonstrate significant and broad influence in their field(s) and have authored multiple papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s).

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Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025

The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Detian Deng, ScM ’13, MSE ’17, PhD ’18 works as a Senior Data Science Manager for TikTok Ads, where his focus is to develop and optimize the ads measurement methodology and products for TikTok Ads. Learn more about his work, and advice to current and prospective students, in our alumni spotlight.

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Alumni Spotlight: Detian Deng, ScM ’13, MSE ’17, PhD ’18 | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Detian is currently based in Beijing and works as a Senior Data Science Manager for TikTok Ads.

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Congratulations to @jhubiostat.bsky.social student Charlotte Clapham who was selected as an Intrinsic Capacity Frailty and Sarcopenia Research Rising Star for their 2026 conference! Charlotte will give a presentation titled “New Perspectives on Prefrailty.” frailty-sarcopenia.com/content.aspx...

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RISING STARS

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Come work with us! @jhubiostat.bsky.social is currently hiring: 1. Postdoctoral Fellow Positions – Data Science and AI in Health & Medicine: apply.interfolio.com/174430 2. Assistant Professor Position: apply.interfolio.com/176686

Now Hiring

Postdoctoral Fellow Positions – Data Science and AI in Health & Medicine (Application review on rolling basis)

Assistant Professor Position (Application review begins November 15)

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Stephanie Hicks @stephaniehicks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Come work with me! @jhubiostat.bsky.social is hiring for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position 🥳 Apps due Nov 15 🔗 apply.interfolio.com/176686 🧪🧬💻🧠 #StatsSky #WomenInSTEM

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween from @jhubiostat.bsky.social! Thank you to our incredibly talented videographer Jessica Crowell who always hosts an amazing haunted house to support the @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's United Way Campaign. 🎃🦖🏴‍☠️🍬

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🇲🇽 Leonardo Collado-Torres @lcolladotor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

"What Makes a Good Data Visualization?" 🤔 Check @christinezhang.bsky.social's 🤩 excellent 💯 guest lecture for 140.776 Statistical Computing at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social 📽️: youtu.be/SeLucCb05Dk Slides: speakerdeck.com/lcolladotor/... #RStats @jhubiostat.bsky.social @lieberinstitute.bsky.social

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[2025-10-16] What Makes a Good Data Visualization?

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Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute @hopkinsdsai.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Mark Dredze (@mdredze.bsky.social) has been named inaugural director of the Data Science and AI Institute. A member of the @jhucompsci.bsky.social faculty since '09, he is a pioneer in the application of AI for language analysis to public health and medicine. hub.jhu.edu/2025/10/13/m...

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Computer scientist Mark Dredze named director of Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute

Pioneering computer scientist named director of institute dedicated to harnessing the power of AI to translate data-driven discovery into real-world impact

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Congratulations to our students who received Departmental Awards during our Biostatistics Fall Forum! 🎉 A full list of our Department awards and winners can be found on our website: publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/...

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Johns Hopkins Dept of Biostatistics @jhubiostat.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

John McGready, PhD '08, ScM, is a teaching professor @jhubiostat.bsky.social where he shares the joy, importance, and utility of biostatistics with students, and works closely with faculty and clinicians on public health research. Learn more about his time @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social below:

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Faculty Spotlight: John McGready

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