Biostatistics
We create and apply methods for quantitative research in the health sciences, and we provide innovative biostatistics education, making discoveries to improve health.
Biostatistics Headlines
Alumni Spotlight: Junrui Di, PhD '19
Junrui Di, PhD '19, works at Pfizer as a Digital Medicine Statistician.
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.
Biostatistics Wins Inaugural Bloomberg Olympics
Held during Wellness Week, the Bloomberg Olympics were hosted by the Bloomberg School of Public Health Student Assembly.
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)
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)
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)
Our PhD graduates lead research in the foundations of statistical reasoning, data science, and their application making discoveries to improve health.
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.
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.
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.
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