SECTION NEWS
Biometrics
Strategic Initiative Proposals Funded
Ralitza Gueorguieva, Biometrics Section Publications Officer
S
ection officers are pleased to announce the funding of three P. Byar Young Investigator Award. This annual award is given to a
proposals as part of the section’s strategic initiative, young investigator for best emerging work to be presented at JSM.
“Developing the Next Generation of Biostatisticians.” They The award is in memory of David Byar, an internationally known
include the following: biostatistician who made significant contributions to the develop-
ment and application of statistical methods and was esteemed as
Promoting Biostatistics: Developing Materials for Linking Statistics
an exceptional mentor during his career at the National Cancer
and Biology Classes, Debbie Hydorn, University of Mary
Institute. The winner will receive $1,000.
Washington
Additionally, the section may provide travel awards to authors of
Developing a Web Site To House Outreach Materials for other outstanding papers submitted to the Byar award competition.
AP Statistics Students and Their Teachers: Case Studies in Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Collaborative Research, Roslyn Stone, University of Pittsburgh
Having held a doctorate in statistics, biostatistics, or related
A Biostatistics Apprenticeship Outreach Program for Urban quantitative field for three or fewer years as of April 1 of the current
Magnet High-School Students, Scott McNitt, University of year or being currently enrolled in a doctoral program in statistics
Rochester Medical Center or biostatistics and in active pursuit of a doctoral degree.
Congratulations to all the winners in this important initiative. And Being a current member of the ASA Biometrics Section (applicant
many thanks to members of the Strategic Initiatives Subcommittee, may join at the time of submission for a $3 annual fee). Note
chaired by Bonnie LaFleur, for their excellent work. membership in the ASA does not automatically confer section
membership; ASA members must join individual sections in
Submit JSM Abstracts
addition to their generic membership.
Abstract submission opened December 3 for contributed and
topic-contributed papers for JSM 2008, which will be held August
Being first author of the paper submitted for consideration for the
3–7 in Denver, Colorado. All abstracts are due February 4. See
award. The paper may be unsubmitted, submitted, or under
www.amstat.org for more information.
review, but may not have appeared in a journal either online or
2008 JSM Biometrics Section Program Chair Debashis Ghosh
in print at the time of the application or have been accepted for
is collecting proposals for topic-contributed talks and seeks volun-
publication as of January 1, 2008.
teers to chair contributed sessions. If you are interested in organiz- Being scheduled to present the same paper submitted for the award
ing a topic-contributed session or would like to chair a session, at JSM 2008 as a talk or poster presentation.
contact him at
ghoshd@psu.edu. The deadline for submitting topic-
contributed session proposals is February 1.
Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit their
The Biometrics Section will sponsor the following invited ses-
abstract to the Biometrics Section. For the 2008 competition,
sions in 2008:
the application materials should consist of the following, in
electronic format:
Methods for the Analysis of Multivariate Dental Data, organized
by Tom Braun, University of Michigan
A cover letter certifying the applicant meets the eligibility
requirements
Large p, Small n Problems for High-Dimensional Microarray Data,
organized by Annie Qu, Oregon State University
A current CV
New Statistical and Computational Methods for Analysis of
A copy of the finished paper (drafts are not acceptable)
Genomic Data with Graphical Structures, organized by Hongzhe Applicants also are invited to submit one copy each of supple-
Li, University of Pennsylvania mentary published or in-press papers if they compose a body of
A New Paradigm of Statistical Data Analysis: Omics Data,
scientific work related to the paper to be presented. If these are
organized by Susmita Datta, University of Louisville
not available electronically, contact Thomas Ten Have at ttenhave@
upenn.edu. All materials, including the paper, must be submitted
Time Series Analysis via Mechanistic Models, organized by Ed electronically on or before March 1, 2008, to Ten Have.
Ionides, University of Michigan The 2008 awards committee, chaired by Ten Have, is composed
of the 2008 current and past section chairs and chair-elect, as well
Nominations Sought
as three individuals to be appointed by the section chairs prior to
Do you know a young investigator who is planning to submit an
the competition. Information about this award may be found by
abstract for JSM 2008? If so, you may wish to let that person know
visiting
www.amstat.org and clicking on the “Section” tab at the
the ASA Biometrics Section is seeking nominations for the David
top of the page. n
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