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Department of

Biostatistics

We create and apply methods for quantitative research in the health sciences, and we provide innovative biostatistics education, making discoveries to improve health.

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[top left image] Scott Zeger, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics, BSPH, speaking at the podium with a photo of Chuck playing chess in High School behind him. [top right image] Elizabeth Stuart, PhD, Chair and Professor of Biostatistics, BSPH, in conversation with Karen Bandeen-Roche, PhD, MS, Professor of Biostatistics, past-Chair of Biostatistics, BSPH. [bottom image] 5 women reminiscing at a table.

Celebrating Chuck Rohde

On the one-year anniversary of Dr. Charles (Chuck) Rohde’s passing, many of his former colleagues, students, and mentees came together to celebrate his 50+ years with the Department of Biostatistics.

What We Do in the Department of Biostatistics

The Bloomberg School's Department of Biostatistics is the oldest department of its kind in the world and has long been considered one of the best. Our faculty conduct research across the spectrum of statistical science, from foundations of inference to the discovery of new methodologies for health applications.

Our designs and analytic methods enable health scientists and professionals across industries to efficiently acquire knowledge and draw valid conclusions from ever-expanding sources of information.

Biostatistics Highlights

First in U.S.

First freestanding statistics department in the U.S.

Impact

Data science driving health and empowering opportunity

Discovery

Foundational discoveries for inference and modeling

Community

Creative, close-knit community

Biostatistics Programs

The Department of Biostatistics offers three graduate programs to applicants with a bachelor's degree (or higher) interested in professional or academic careers at the interface of the statistical and health sciences.

We also have funded training programs in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging for PhD students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Master of Health Science (MHS)

Onsite | Full-Time | 1 year

Our one-year MHS program provides study in biostatistical theory & methods. It is also open to students concurrently enrolled in a JHU doctoral program.

Master of Science (ScM)

Onsite | Full-Time | 2 years

Our ScM targets individuals who have demonstrated prior excellence in quantitative or biological sciences and desire a career as a professional statistician.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Onsite | Full-Time | 5 years

Our PhD graduates lead research in the foundations of statistical reasoning, data science, and their application making discoveries to improve health.  

Biostatistics Faculty Spotlight

Stephanie Hicks, PhD, MA

is an applied statistician who develops methods, tools and open source software for the analysis of genomics data. In 2018 Hicks co-founded R-Ladies Baltimore, a non-profit designed to promote gender diversity in the R community worldwide.

Stephanie Hicks
Center

Biostatistics Consulting Center

The Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Center is the practice arm of our Department, providing the latest in biostatistical and information science expertise to a wide range of clients both within and outside Johns Hopkins.

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Our People

Alyssa Columbus, MS '22, PhD Candidate

Congratulations to Alyssa Columbus, MS '22, who was recently selected to be a CERSI Scholar with the Johns Hopkins BSPH Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation. The CERSI Scholars program integrates JHU's most outstanding students in the regulatory science arena into all of the activities of the Center by encouraging these students to participate in their research, educational activities, and collaborative activities with other CERSIs and the FDA.

Alyssa Columbus

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