Statistics in Epidemiology
Applications, Nominations Sought
Jing Cheng, Publications Officer
T
he Statistics in Epidemiology
session. The name of the session orga- $1,000 and a plaque, which will be pre-
Section invites applications
nizer must be included at the time of sented by the section at JSM.
from young investigators who
submission. Individuals who wish to The nominee should be a person who
will be presenting papers at the 2010
organize a session should contact the is widely known and has an established
Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver,
section’s 2010 program chair, Ruth record of developing statistical methods
British Columbia, Canada, for the
Pfeiffer, at
pfeiffer@mail.nih.gov. for epidemiology. Consideration is not
Young Investigator Award. The award
limited to candidates who are mem-
honors the best papers in statistics in Nathan Mantel Award
bers of the ASA Section on Statistics
epidemiology presented at JSM. The
Nominations are being accepted for the in Epidemiology.
competition is open to current gradu-
Nathan Mantel Award for lifetime con- To submit a nomination, send a
ate students in statistics, biostatistics,
tributions to the development and appli- CV and cover letter to Satagopan at
and epidemiology and graduates who
cation of statistical science to problems
satagopj@mskcc.org by March 1. Questions
received their degree within the past
and issues in epidemiology. The award can be addressed to Brookmeyer at
two years. Award recipients receive
is in honor of Nathan Mantel (1919–
rbrook@jhsph.edu.
$500 to help defray travels costs to the
2002) and in recognition of his seminal Previous recipients of the Nathan
meetings, and a reception is held in
and pivotal contributions to statistics Mantel Award include Norman Breslow,
their honor.
in epidemiology. The award consists of Ross Prentice, and Clarice Weinberg.
n
Preference will be given to papers
with both methodologic contribu-
tions and substantive epidemiological
applications. Jointly authored papers
are acceptable, but the applicant is
expected to be the lead author and
presenter. The JSM presentation does
not have to be in a session sponsored
by the epidemiology section, nor must
applicants be current section members.
To apply for the award, submit
an abstract to the ASA by February
1 and the paper and a cover letter to
Jaya Satagopan, section secretary/trea-
sury, at
satagopj@mskcc.org by June 1.
Include with your paper where you are
a current student. If you are a recent
graduate, include your year of gradu-
ation. Questions about the award
should be sent to Ron Brookmeyer,
section chair, at
rbrook@jhsph.edu.
Topic-Contributed Sessions
The section welcomes submissions
for JSM topic-contributed sessions.
These five 20-minute presentations
(one of which can be a discussant) are
organized around a common theme.
Each speaker must submit an abstract
to the ASA by February 1 and indi-
cate it is part of a topic-contributed
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