Session: Statistics in Action: A Showcase of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation in the Era of Data Deluge (2015 SACNAS National Conference)

Saturday, October 31, 2015: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM

Chesapeake 9 (Gaylord National Resort And Convention Center)

Chair:

Gina-Maria Pomann, PhD, Manager DTMI Biostatistics Core, Duke

Description: This session will address the integral role of interdisciplinary collaboration in the statistical sciences. The speakers will discuss their interdisciplinary work in imaging, basic sciences, atmospheric sciences, psychology, and genetics. They will discuss state of the art statistical methodology they have developed to solve high impact scientific problems.

10:45 AM

A Statistician's Journey: Atmospheric Sciences to Zoology
Sujit Ghosh, PhD , Professor and Deputy Director , North Carolina State University and SAMSI

11:05 AM

Statistics and Genetics in Medicine
Alison Motsinger-Reif, PhD , Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head , North Carolina State University

11:25 AM

Statistical Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Russell Taki Shinohara, PhD , Assistant Professor , Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

11:45 AM

Using Statistics to Examine the Risk-Taking Propensity of Psychopaths
Monica Jackson, PhD , Associate Professor , American University

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