Symposium in Honor of Dr. Edmund Gehan
Section: Gehan Symposium
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics and the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Present...
A One-Day Symposium in Honor of Dr. Edmund Gehan
April 27, 2009
Overview
Dr. Gehan has more than 25 years experience as a biostatistician collaborating with cancer research investigators at the NCI, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and, since 1994, at the Georgetown University Medical Center. He is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute, a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and has held the office of President of the International Biometric Society (Eastern North American Region) and the International Society of Clinical Biostatistics. He has more than 200 statistical and collaborative publications with research scientists, including first authorship of the text: Statistics in Medical Research: Developments in Clinical Trials (1994). He has made important contributions to biostatistical methodology in survival analysis, Phase II clinical trials, and prognostic factor studies. He has served on the Editorial Board of Statistics in Medicine and as a Statistical Editor of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Areas of specific interest are: collaboration with research scientists on cancer research projects, biostatistical methodology, survival analysis, and prognostic factor studies.
Organizing Committee
Co-Chairs
Françoise Seillier-Moiseiwitsch (Georgetown University)
Dennis Dixon (Biostatistics Research Branch, NIH, NIAID)
Confirmed Speakers
• Dennis Dixon (Biostatistics Research Branch, NIH, NIAID)
• Jonas Ellenberg (University of Pennsylvania)
• Susan Ellenberg (University of Pennsylvania)
• Emil J Freireich (University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center)
• Stephen George (Duke University)
• J.Jack Lee (University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center)
• Aiyi Liu (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Biostatistics and Biomathematics Branch)
• Karen Messer (University of California at San Diego, Moores Cancer Center)
• Peter Thall (University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center)
• Marvin Zelen (Harvard University)
• John Hanfelt (Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health)
• Stephen Senn (University of Glasgow, Department of Statistics)
Venue
Georgetown University Medical Center Campus
New Research Building Auditorium
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Schedule of Events
To Be Announced. Please check our website frequently for updates.
Symposium Registration
Please register online as early as possible. This will help us greatly in planning the symposium events. As of 4/22, registration is now closed. If you still need register, please call 202-687-4114.
Registration fees are as follows:
Symposium only (no meals) - FREE
Symposium & Buffet Lunch only - $25.00
Symposium & Dinner at the French Embassy only - $50.00
Symposium, Buffet Lunch & Dinner at the French Embassy - $75.00
For payment, we accept checks and credit card (Visa and Mastercard only).
If paying by check, please make checks payable to: "Department of Biostatistics." On the memo line, write: "Gehan Symposium." Mail all checks by April 15, 2009 to:
Attn: Laurie Silver
Department of Biostatistics
4000 Reservoir Rd, NW
Building D, Suite 180
Washington, DC 20057-1484
If paying by credit card, please fill out the form located HERE and mail, fax or call us with the credit card number.
Mailing address:
Laurie Silver
4000 Reservoir Rd, NW
Building D, Suite 180
Washington, DC 20057-1484
Fax: (202) 687-2581
Phone: (202) 687-0824
Travel and Hotel Accommodations
A detailed description of local information including directions and hotel accommodations is located HERE.
Questions? Please contact Laurie Silver at lrs8 at georgetown dot edu for registration related questions. For all other general symposium questions, please contact Caroline Wu at ctw26 at georgetown dot edu.
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