Inside This Issue. Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Department Bios Buzz April 22, 2016 KUDOS

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1 Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Department April 22, 2016 KUDOS Kylie Ainslie named to ENAR Council for Emerging and New Statisticians (CENS)! Congratulations Kylie! Good news! NCI Early Detection Research Network awarded a new $4.2 million grant to serve as a center for developing and evaluating new tests to detect prostate cancer. Team leaders for the project at Emory include Dr. Martin Sanda, Professor and Chair, Urology, Dr. Eugene Huang, Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Rollins SPH, Dr. Dave Schuster, Associate Professor of Radiology at SOM, and Dr. Carlos Moreno, Associate Professor of Pathology and Bioinformatics at SOM. The Emory team will also be joined by collaborators Dr. Daniel Lin at University of Washington and Dr. Lorelei Mucci at the Harvard School of Public Health, who lead large prospective national cohorts of prostate cancer survivors that will participate in the biomarker studies. The novel detection tests to be studied include a novel urine test developed at Emory that assays of over 200 prostate cancer associated genes, and an PET imaging using FACBC, a radio tracer developed at Emory. The urinary genomic testing will be conducted in conjunction with Dr. Zwick and Dr. Hegde of the Emory Genomics Core and the Emory Genetics Laboratory, respectively. Congratulations to the BIOS Teaching Award Nominees (to be announced at our picnic!) Inside This Issue 1 KUDOS 2 ALUMNI KUDOS 2 INTERESTING READS 2 BIOS PICS THIS WEEK 3 QUOTES 4 UPCOMING DEPARTMENT MEETINGS 4 NIH NEWS 4 WORKSHOPS 5 JOBS OPENINGS 6-7 CARTOONS 1

2 PAGE 2 EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER ALUMNI KUDOS Congrats to Megan Price for being named one of 12 inspriign women in Data Science, Big Data by InformationWeek! o Congrats to Haitao Chu, an alumnus of our program, for being named Felllow of ASA this year! o INTERESTING READS Fortune Magazine s Best and Worst Graduate Degrees for Jobs (2016). o o Wow! Master s in Biostatistics in #1 for Best Graduate Degrees for Jobs! How I learned the art of math, by Emory Math/CS Professor Ken Ono o Calculus Rhapsody Video: BIOS PICS THIS WEEK Congrats to Bob Waggoner for 30 years at Emory, celebrated in the picture on the left. The picture on the left is Bob with President Wagner and his wife at their celebration. 2

3 s QUOTES It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. - Albert Einstein f I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself - Confucius d I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. Lily Tomlin 3

4 PAGE 4 EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER UPCOMING DEPARTMENT MEETINGS Full faculty meeting, CNR 6001 Agenda o Dean Jim Curran attending o CEPH Draft Accreditation o External review o Joint and Adjunct Appointments o University updates (President Search, Strategic Planning) NIH NEWS Comparing Review of Grants and R&D Contracts o Have you wondered how the review of grant applications compares to that of contract proposals? Read on to learn about the similarities and differences. o Look Out for Reissued Program Announcements o As in The Changeover to FORMS-D Is Imminent, NIH is in the process of reissuing a significant number of funding opportunity announcements (FOAs), a process that will continue over the next two months. o For FOAs with multiple receipt dates, NIH will reissue the FOA with an added FORMS-D compatibility shortly after the last due date before May 25, The FORMS-C compatible version of the FOA will be taken down sometime thereafter, specifically at the updated expiration date listed in the FOA. o First round of MIRA Awards: o WORKSHOPS The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics o 4

5 Buzz JOB OPENINGS Postdoctoral Fellowship Position, Fred Hutcinson Cancer Research Center o Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), home of three Nobel laureates, is an independent, nonprofit research institution dedicated to the development and advancement of biomedical research to eliminate cancer and other potentially fatal diseases. The FHCRC provides a highly interactive and supportive environment for junior investigators to grow and develop their future career; it consistently ranks in the top 20 best places to work for postdocs, as surveyed by The Scientist. o A Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position is available in Dr. Wei Sun's group at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (research.fhcrc.org/sun/en.html). Research in the Sun lab focus on developing statistical/computational methods and software packages for various computational biology problems, including, but not limited to highthroughput sequencing data analysis, intra-tumor heterogeneity, tumor (immune) microenvironment, and high dimensional graphical model. The successful applicant will develop and apply statistical methods to analyze cancer omic data with the goal for precision cancer therapy. o The applicants should have a PhD or equivalent degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or other related fields. The candidate should have solid training in statistical methods and excellent computational skills. In addition, background in biology and genetics, and excellent organization and communication skills are plus. o To apply, please send your CV, research statement, and names of three references to Wei Sun (wsun@fredhutch.org) 5

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