The Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology

The Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology is organized into the Laboratories of Biostatistics and Computing. Our program combines independent research, collaboration, and consultation in quantitative methods as they apply to cancer, the environment, and research into the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

The Department is one of the nation's major statistical centers for carrying out multicenter clinical trials by virtue of being the statistical center of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG). Members of the Department are working closely with the AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) by leading the coordination of statistics for pediatric AIDS and immunologic markers for detecting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

The Department also has a close working relationship with the Harvard School of Public Health. All faculty teach at the School, and we have many graduate students in residence.