Biostatistics
We create and apply methods for quantitative research in the health sciences, and we provide innovative biostatistics education, making discoveries to improve health.
Charles A. Rohde, 1937-2023
Charles A. “Chuck” Rohde, PhD, professor and chair emeritus in Biostatistics, passed away on January 23, 2023. He was 85.
Biostatistics Headlines
Elizabeth Stuart Named Biostatistics Department Chair
An accomplished biostatistician, Stuart collaborates across areas that include mental health, substance use, gun violence prevention, and education.
Firearm Forensics on Trial
Defense attorneys appealing a murder conviction enlisted the expertise of statisticians to determine whether the field of firearm forensics is grounded in solid science. The answer? Not even close.
Mapping Study Yields Novel Insights into DNA-Protein Connection, Paving Way for Researchers to Target New Treatments
DNA-to-protein mapping could help researchers understand some health disparities.
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. Learn more about what we offer here.
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. She was selected for the inaugural COPSS Leadership Academy from the American Statistical Association (ASA), arguably the statistical profession’s most prestigious award for early career leaders in Statistics and Data Science.
Biostatistics Consulting Center
The Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Center is the practice arm our Department, providing the latest in biostatistical and information science expertise to a wide range of clients both within and outside Johns Hopkins.
Leon Di Stefano, PhD Candidate
Congratulations to Leon Di Stefano on being named a Quad Fellow, a newly established award for PhD students from countries in the Quad Alliance (Japan, India, Australia, and the U.S.) whose research is in STEM fields and directed toward the public good. Leon is one of only 100 recipients from the four sponsoring nations.
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