Welcome to the Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Department
The Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (B&B) at the Duke University School of Medicine engages in methodological and collaborative research, providing international and regional leadership in biostatistics, genomics, biomedical informatics, and health data science. Five educational degree programs prepare students for their future careers. The department currently has over 60 faculty members who are individually affiliated with various research groups, centers, and institutes across the School of Medicine.
Announcements
Duke Industry Statistics Symposium 2025
"Driving Clinical Research Forward with Advanced Statistics and Data Innovations:
Biostatistics in the age of AI/ML"
April 9 - 11, 2025
The Hilton Durham near Duke University, Durham, NC
Opening Remarks
Michael J. Pencina, PhD, Duke University
Keynote Speakers
Gregory Alexander, PhD, FDA
Haoda Fu, PhD, Amgen
For more information & registration, visit DISS2025
Apply Now to the Microbiome Immunology Cancer (MIC) Bioinformatics Short Course
We are accepting applications for the 2025 summer bioinformatics short-course in Microbiome Immunology Cancer (MIC). This two-week course will be held May 5– May 16, 2025 and is the final year of a five-year training program funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The course will be held virtually.
Upcoming Events
January 27
Tidyomics: Enabling Tidy Data Analysis Workflows for Complex Biological Data
February 10
School of Medicine Research Symposium for the Basic Sciences
February 11
Annual Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, Distinguished Lecture