Q&A with Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., 2026 NIRA honoree
Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., is named to VCU’s 2026 list of National/International Recognition Award honorees.
Robert Perera, Ph.D., appointed chair of the Department of Biostatistics
The VCU School of Public Health is pleased to announce Robert Perera, Ph.D, will serve as the chair of the Department of Biostatistics.
Two SOPH faculty members receive promotions
The VCU School of Public Health has announced the promotion and/or tenure of two current faculty members to take effect on July 1, 2026.
Niloofar Ramezani, Ph.D., receives the 2025 APHS Mid-Career Award
The Applied Public Health Statistics (APHS) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) has granted Niloofar Ramezani, Ph.D., the 2025 APHS Mid-Career Award.
The Department of Biostatistics featured on JSM TV during ASA’s Joint Statistical Meetings
A film crew visited the university in late June to meet with faculty and students, highlighting the department’s methodological research and collaboration with VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Groundbreaking TACIT algorithm offers new promise in diagnosing, treating cancer
Scientists at VCU have created a new tool called TACIT that could help doctors better understand what is happening inside the body by using advanced computer models to identify different kinds of cells in tissues faster and more accurately than ever before, helping to guide better treatment decisions.
Robert Perera, Ph.D., joins the Biopharmaceutical Applied Statistics Symposium (BASS) Board of Directors
Robert Perera, Ph.D., interim chair of the Department of Biostatistics in the VCU School of Public Health, has been appointed to the board of the Biopharmaceutical Applied Statistics Symposium (BASS). Perera was nominated for this role by current members of the BASS board after serving on the organization's program committee.
VCU School of Public Health hosts inaugural memorial lecture
The Department of Biostatistics in the VCU School of Public Health hosted its first Dr. David Wheeler Memorial Lecture in Spatial and Cancer Statistics. The inaugural speaker was renowned biostatistician Lance Waller, Ph.D., from Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
Biostatistics professor named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dipankar Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics in the VCU School of Public Health, has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The Department of Biostatistics to host lecture in memory of the late David Wheeler, Ph.D.
The Department of Biostatistics in the VCU School of Public Health is honored to announce the inaugural Dr. David Wheeler Memorial Lecture in Spatial and Cancer Statistics, featuring renowned biostatistician Lance Waller, Ph.D.
