A Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health!

Located in the vibrant and progressive city of Atlanta, which is often referred to as the public health capital of the world, the department is made up of a friendly and collaborative group of faculty, staff, and students. Department faculty are world-renowned researchers who lead federally funded programs and collaborate with clinicians and applied researchers across Rollins, Emory, the nearby Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and countless institutions around the world. Department faculty and staff are experts in a wide range of methods including machine learning, infectious disease modeling, spatial statistics, Bayesian methods, clinical trials, statistical imaging, time series and functional data analysis, genomics, microbiome and metabolomics, latent variable methods, and survival and event history analysis.  

The department offers MPH, MSPH, and PhD programs that provide students with high quality, diverse, and personalized education. Built upon a strong knowledge foundation, our students are trained in cutting-edge methods and practical skills.  Upon graduation, our students join a distinguished alumni network that includes leaders in pharmaceutical (e.g. Eli Lilly, Merck), information and biotechnology (e.g. Google, Genentech), government (e.g. CDC, NIH), and academia (e.g. Duke, Yale).

In addition to being known for its groundbreaking scientific and academic contributions, the department is also notorious for its seemingly constant celebrations of everything from published papers and major awards to birthdays, births, and marriages. If you are interested in joining the BIOS family as student, staff, or faculty member; if you are interested in collaborating; or if you are an alumnus who is interested in reconnecting; please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!