Biostatistics at the Rollins School of Public of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at research interests are in statistical methods
Health at Emory University. She earned the University of Florida. He earned his for longitudinal and clustered data and appli-
her PhD in statistics from the University doctorate from Harvard and was on the cations in psychiatry and mental health.
of Rochester. Her research interests include faculty of Carnegie Mellon University Gerald Beck is the section’s Amstat Online
the theory and applications of multivariate and Iowa State University prior to moving assistant editor (i.e., webmaster). He is act-
survival data, methods development for ana- to Florida. His main areas of research ing chair of the Department of Biostatistics
lyzing data from reproductive health, and include Bayesian statistics, biostatistics, hier- and Epidemiology at the Cleveland Clinic
mental health studies. archical modeling, and estimation of covari- Foundation. His primary interest is in the
Diana Miglioretti also continues in her ance matrices. design, conduct, and analysis of clinical tri-
role as a Council of Sections representative. Bonnie LaFleur serves as chair of the als, and he serves as principal investigator or
Miglioretti is an associate scientific investiga- Strategic Initiatives Committee. LaFleur co-investigator of data coordinating centers
tor at the Center for Health Studies, Group earned her doctorate in biometrics in 1999 for multicenter clinical studies supported by
Health Cooperative, and an affiliate associate from the University of Colorado in Denver the National Institutes of Health, includ-
professor in the Department of Biostatistics and was an assistant professor at Vanderbilt ing the Dialysis Access Consortium and the
at the University of Washington. She earned University Medical Center until 2007. She Hemodialysis Study.
her PhD in biostatistics at The Johns Hopkins is currently on the faculty of the Section of
University. Her primary research interests Biostatistics at the University of Utah. Her
Byar Young Investigator Award
are in statistical issues related to breast and research interests include permutation and Section officers are seeking nominations for
colorectal cancer screening, including the nonparametric statistics, generalized linear the 2008 David P. Byar Young Investigator
evaluation of screening and diagnostic tools; models, and analysis of linear and nonlinear Award. This annual award is given to a
assessment of screening patterns over time; mixed models. young investigator for best emerging work
and modeling of multivariate, longitudinal, Ralitza Gueorguieva continues serving to be presented at JSM. Information regard-
and clustered data. as the section’s publication officer. She earned ing the award can be found on Page 32 and
Michael Daniels follows Susan Groshen her doctorate in statistics from the University at www.bio.ri.ccf.org/Biometrics/dbyar.html.
as the section’s third Council of Sections rep- of Florida in 1999 and has been a member All materials, including the paper, must
resentative. He will serve in this role from of the biostatistics faculty in the Department be submitted electronically on or before
2008–2010. Daniels is a professor in the of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale March 1, 2008, to Ten Have at ttenhave@
Department of Statistics and the Department University since 2000. Gueorguieva’s main upenn.edu. ■
University of Pennsylvania Annual Conference on Statistical
Issues in Clinical Trials: From Bench to Bedside to Community
April 18, 2008
Topic: Early, Translational and Proof of Concept Studies: The “Go/No Go” Decisions
The 2008 Conference will bring together leading scientists who will make presentations and lead open discussions on state-of-the-art and
developing methods. A range of topics linked closely to translational medicine will be examined. The Conference will conclude with a
panel discussion to synthesize and challenge earlier presentations, as well as to propose future directions. Participants from academic insti-
tutions, industry and governmental agencies with interest in contributing to these discussions are encouraged to register.
The Conference is funded by NIH/NCI (R13-CA132565) and co-sponsored by The American Statistical Association.
Faculty Institution Topic
Berry, Donald , PhD MD Anderson, Houston, TX Statistical Science & Decision Making
Davidian, Marie, PhD North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC Panelist – Synthesis & Future Directions
Fitzgerald, Garret, MD University of Pennsylvania Translational Research & CTSA
Gilbert, Peter, PhD University of Washington, Seattle, WA Proof of Concept Trials
Gould, Lawrence, PhD Merck, West Point, PA Futility Analysis/Proof of Concept
Rockhold, Frank, PhD GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA Panelist - Synthesis & Future Directions
Rubinstein, Lawrence, PhD NCI, Rockville, MD Phase 0 Trials
Sargent, Daniel, PhD Mayo Clinic, Rochester. MN Optimal Dose for Efficacy & Toxicity
Senn, Stephen, PhD Glasgow University, Scotland Pharmaceutical Industry Prioritization
Thall, Peter, PhD MD Anderson, Houston, TX Multidimensional Treatment Effects
Wittes, Janet, PhD Statistics Collaborative Inc, Washington, DC Panelist – Synthesis & Future Directions
Woodcock, Janet, MD Deputy Commissioner, FDA, Rockville, MD FDA Critical Path

Venue, Housing, Registration, Fee The Conference will be held at the Biomedical Research Building Auditorium, 421 Curie Boulevard,
on the campus of the UPenn School of Medicine. The Hilton Inn at Penn and Sheraton University City are located within easy walking dis-
tance. Many alternative hotels in center city Philadelphia, are also a short distance from the UPenn campus. Registration is limited to 150
participants. The deadline for registration is April 4, 2008. Conference fee (includes breakfast, lunch, breaks): $160 Industry, $100 Academic
& Government. For Information on Registration, please visit the Conference website http://www.cceb.upenn.edu/biostat/conferences/
ClinTrials08/ or contact: Donna Zikowitz Phone: 215 573-2728 Email: zikowitz@mail.med.upenn.edu
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