| Posted on October 12, 2004 at 9:10 a.m. | ||
| WHAT: | Statistical challenges faced by researchers in exploring human genetics will be the topic of a lecture by Alice Whittemore, Ph.D., professor and co-chair of health research and policy at Stanford University’s School of Medicine and recipient of this year’s Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Statistical Sciences. The Norwood Award — a plaque and $5,000 — is presented annually by UAB’s Section on Statistical Genetics under the Department of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health. UAB President Carol Garrison and School of Public Health Dean Dr. Max Michael will attend. | |
| WHEN: | Friday, October 15, 2004 | |
| WHERE: | Alys Stephens Center | |
| MORE: | Genetics research spawned by the Human Genome Project continues to generate new knowledge that may help prevent and treat human disease. The continuation of this research involves solving problems associated with sophisticated approaches to study design and data analysis. In her talk, Whittemore will describe some problems arising in the genetic epidemiology of breast, ovary and prostate cancers and will demonstrate how established statistical tools have been applied in new settings to address important and difficult questions in this growing field of research. The Janet L. Norwood Award, first awarded by UAB in 2002, is named in honor of the former commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It recognizes outstanding women for their contributions to the field of mathematics and honors them for their role in leading other women to careers in statistical sciences. The event is free and open to the public but reservations are required. For more information, please call (205) 975-7742. | |
Human Genetics Research Topic of Talk by Norwood Award Winner Alice Whittemore
Statistical challenges faced by researchers in exploring human genetics will be the topic of a lecture by Alice Whittemore, Ph.D., professor and co-chair of health research and policy at Stanford University’s School of Medicine and recipient of this year’s Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in Statistical Sciences.