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UF Health researcher explains new challenges to testing treatments during an outbreak
Researchers testing new treatments and vaccines amid a disease outbreak, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, face a number of challenges. Unpredictability in size, geographic location and the duration of the […]
Dengue double punch: Combo controls
New research published this week in PNAS predicts the most strategic combination of dengue control methods to drastically curtail, if not eliminate, dengue from the Mexican state of Yucatán. Interventions […]
Dongyuan Wu Awarded 2019 International Student Achievement Award for Outstanding Academic Performance
Ms. Dongyuan Wu graduated from Minzu University of China in Beijing, China with her bachelor’s degree in Applied Statistics in 2017. She is currently a second-year master student in the […]
First Ebola Vaccine Moves Closer to Licensing, with Help of UF Researchers
The European Medicines Agency, or EMA, has announced its conditional marketing authorization of a vaccine used to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. University of Florida researchers played an […]
Qiu received an NSF grant on Modelling and Monitoring of Image Sequences
Congratulations to Dr. Peihua Qiu, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics, who received a prestigious NSF grant with the title “Longitudinal Modelling and Sequential Monitoring of Image Data […]
Ying He named University of Florida Outstanding Young Alumna
Ying He, Ph.D., a 2014 graduate of the doctoral program in biostatistics, is one of a select group of University of Florida alumni named to this year’s prestigious “40 Under […]
Welcome to the Department of Biostatistics
The mission of the Department of Biostatistics is to develop, disseminate and apply biostatistical and analytical methods for research in the health sciences, encompassing both research design and analysis. We strive to advance knowledge in biostatistics and health through educational programs for students and researchers, and we provide leadership and outstanding scholarship in research, teaching, and service in fulfillment of this mission.
The department headquarters are housed in the Clinical and Translational Research Building, with the Center for Statistical and Quantitative Infectious Diseases (CSQUID) located at Dauer Hall and the Children's Oncology Group Statistics and Data Center located off-campus. The Department shares space with several other departments including UF's Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the Institute on Aging.
UF Biostatistics Faculty
Biostatistics Faculty