2021 Issue

Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training (BEST) Program

 

Students in the program

 

Each summer, a highly selected group of undergraduate students from across the country attend classes in introductory biostatistics and statistical computing, and engage in individual research projects under the supervision of faculty members. The 2021 Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training (BEST) program was held virtually.

The 25 students in the 2021 BEST Diversity Program came from the following schools:

  • Appalachian State University
  • Baruch College
  • Boston University
  • California State University, Northridge
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Hampton University
  • Howard University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Macalester College
  • New York University
  • Northeastern University
  • Pomona College
  • Rutgers University
  • Stanford University
  • State University of New York at Albany
  • St. John’s University
  • Tuskegee Institute
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Winston-Salem State University

2021 Research Projects

  • Analyzing Patterns in Physical Activity Using Wearable Devices
  • Causal Network Analysis of Gene Expression Data
  • Comparison of Biological Aging Between White and Asian American Young Adults During 2015–2018
  • COVID-19 Outcomes: Examining the Connection Between Neighborhood Vulnerabilities and Chronic Air Pollution Exposure
  • Effects of Maternal Experience of Discrimination During Pregnancy on Neonatal Brain Connectivity
  • Exploring the Impact of State-Level Marijuana Laws on Substance Use Among Adolescents
  • Identification of Genetic Variants of Lp(a) Levels and Relationships to Disease States
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Elderly Minorities With Heart Failure
  • Incidence of Clinical Suicidal Ideation and Its Clinical Predictors
  • Mapping and Analyzing Brain Networks in Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Studying the Effectiveness of Typical vs. Atypical Antipsychotics in the CATIE Trial
  • Tumor Immune Microenvironment of Breast Cancer by Early-Onset Status: Systematic Review