[bioundgrd] FW: Summer Program in Biostatistics at Harvard

[Joshua Stone]

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From: HSPH-Biostat_Diversity <Biostat_diversity at hsph.harvard.edu<mailto:Biostat_diversity at hsph.harvard.edu>>
Subject: Reminder: Summer Program in Biostatistics at Harvard (Please distribute!)
Date: January 17, 2018 at 11:12:46 AM EST


Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2018 Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and we would appreciate your help in circulating the information below widely among undergraduates, recent graduates, and appropriate faculty and staff.  This program is for quantitatively inclined undergraduates and recent graduates interested in public health, specifically those listed below:


  1.  Underrepresented students in STEM, including racial/ethnic minorities, low-income students, first generation college students, and students with disabilities.
  2.  Faculty who are interested in learning more about the field of biostatistics, in order to better inform their undergraduate advisees (the Visiting Faculty Workshop is a 3-day, expenses paid opportunity described here<http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/biostatistics/diversity/1542-2/>).
Our digital brochure can be found online<https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/biostatistics/diversity/summer-program/about-the-program/>.  We appreciate your help!



Thank you,

Marcello Pagano, Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health


Megan Scott & Jai Vartikar
Diversity Program Coordinators, Department of Biostatistics
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
655 Huntington Ave, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02115 | 617-432-1056



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Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
June 11, 2018 - July 20, 2018
Application Due: February 1, 2018
Eligibility & Requirements<http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/biostatistics/diversity/summer-program/eligibility-application/>


If you like mathematics and would like to learn how quantitative methods can be applied in the study of human health, consider applying to the Summer Program in Biostatistics & Computational Biology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The program will introduce you to the power and excitement of math applications to public health, medicine, and biology, and provide you experiences that will help inform your future career path.


Summer Program for Undergraduates & Recent Graduates


The Summer Program<https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/biostatistics/diversity/summer-program/> is an intensive 6-week program, during which qualified participants receive an introduction to biostatistics, epidemiology, and public health research. This program is designed to expose undergraduates to the use of quantitative methods for biological, environmental, and medical research.


The program also provides advice about graduate school and the application process through GRE preparation, meetings with different departments of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and individualized mentoring by Harvard faculty. Participants take non-credit introductory courses in Biostatistics, Epidemiology and statistical programming languages such as R, and attend a series of topical seminars. The seminars, led by faculty members from various departments at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, are designed to broaden participant's understanding of the relationship of biostatistics to human health by providing a snapshot of methods developed and applied to real research projects in different fields. Participants also gain research experience through small-group research projects directed by faculty and graduate student mentors. At the end of the program, students present their research to the group and to affiliated faculty. Housing, travel and a living stipend (including meals) are provided for the 6-week program.




Post-Baccalaureate Internship


The 2-3 month internship program<https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/biostatistics/diversity/summer-program/post-bac-program/> is open to students who have received bachelor’s degrees and are planning to attend a graduate degree program in Biostatistics. Past summer program participants are encouraged to apply. Travel is provided and interns will receive a salary for their participation in the post-baccalaureate program. Interns will participate in collaborative research projects through 1-2 rotations at academic and clinical centers at Harvard.


Two Post-Baccalaureate Interns will be selected to participate in research projects in Biostatistics at academic and clinical centers at Harvard.  They will also attend regular seminars on Biostatistical topics and present their research at our 2018 Annual Symposium. There will also be joint activities and field trips with the students in the Summer Program.




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