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Norman Breslow
active participation in professional societ-
ies and a focus on internal staff develop-
The Department of
ment, Clark’s pharmaceutical-related career
STATISTICIANS
Biostatistics at the
has included biostatistics contributions to
Harvard School of
preclinical research, veterinary research, all
IN THE NEWS
Public Health named
phases of human clinical research, and suc-
Norman Breslow
cessful regulatory submissions.
Read about your colleagues and friends
the recipient of the
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2008 Marvin Zelen
zation that provides comprehensive global
click on “Statisticians in the News.”
Breslow
Leadership Award in
solutions for early research and develop-
Statistical Science.
ment; phase 1–4 clinical development pro-
Breslow, a professor in the Department
grams; marketed products; and life-cycle
of Biostatistics, School of Public Health,
management to pharmaceutical, biotech-
University of Washington, delivered a
nology, and medical device industries.
lecture titled “The Case-Control Study:
Origins, Modern Conception, and Newly
Available Methods of Analysis” on May 30
Stephen J. Ruberg
at Harvard University.
This annual award—supported by col-
Stephen J. Ruberg of
Schools Hire Statistician to
leagues, friends, and family—was estab-
Eli Lilly and Company
Analyze Data, Scores
lished to honor Marvin Zelen’s long and
was recently appoint-
William Sanders and SAS Inc. were
distinguished career as a statistician and his
ed to the board of
hired by the San Diego, California,
major role in shaping the field of biostatis-
directors of American
school board to run data on student
tics. The award recognizes an individual in
Health Information
test scores.
government, industry, or academia, who by
Community Successor,
virtue of his/her outstanding leadership, has
Ruberg
Inc. This organization
and its board have
Odds of Single Vote Deciding
greatly affected the theory and practice of
been established in cooperation with the
Election: 1 in 60M
statistical science. While individual accom-
U.S. Department of Health and Human
“What is the probability your vote
plishments are considered, the most distin-
guishing criterion is the awardee’s contribu-
Services (HHS).
will make a difference?” Andrew
tion to the creation of an environment in
The board of directors will immediately
Gelman of Columbia University,
which statistical science and its applications
begin defining the strategies to develop a
Aaron Edlin of UC-Berkeley, and
have flourished.
unified approach to create an effective,
baseball statistician Nate Silver
interoperable nationwide health informa-
answer this question.
tion system in the United States. Ruberg
B. Christine Clark
is the only statistician on the board, which
Numbers Never Lie
includes representatives from the medi-
B. Christine Clark recently joined ReSearch
Adam B. Kushner of Newsweek
cal profession, IT sector, HHS secretary
Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (RPS) as exec-
interviews baseball statistician Nate
Michael Leavitt, and Veterans Affairs secre-
utive director of biostatistics and program-
Silver about his political polling web
tary James Peake.
ming. In this role, Clark will lead the con-
site at
www.fivethirtyeight.com.
Health IT enables improvements at
tinued growth of these functional areas.
the point of care, broader public health
“We are pleased that Christie has joined
improvements, and more efficient and
Ecology Angle for New Chair of
the RPS organization. She brings significant
effective data collection and analysis by
Statistics
industry and drug development experience
researchers to improve quality and afford-
Ecologist and statistician Marti
that will further enhance the depth and
ability of care.
Anderson is the new chair of statistics
breadth of our clinical organizational lead-
in the Institute of Information and
ership and expertise,” said Harris Koffer,
Mathematical Sciences at Massey
president and chief operating officer. Francisco J. Samaniego
University, New Zealand.
In previous posts, Clark provided leader-
ship to the functional areas of biostatistics,
Francisco J. Samaniego,
SAS programming, and data management
a longtime ASA mem- Becker Takes Reins at GSU
at AstraZeneca, Wyeth-Ayerst, and A. H.
ber and past editor The new president of Georgia
Robins Co.
of the Theory and
State University is statistician Mark
Clark holds a PhD in biostatistics
Methods section of the
P. Becker, from the University of
from the Medical College of Virginia,
Journal of the American
South Carolina.
an MS in biometry from the Medical
Statistical Association,
University of South Carolina, and a BS
Samaniego
was named the 2008
Read these and other stories at
from Clemson University. In addition to
recipient of the U.S.
www.amstat.org.
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