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The primary purpose of the Orange County/Long Beach Chapter (OCLBASA) shall be to sponsor educational, professional, and scientific activities that benefit professional statisticians and students of statistics in the Orange County/Long Beach area. In parallel, this Chapter will devote itself to fostering the growth and development of the area’s statistical community and developing collaborative relationships with other scientific and educational organizations. Furthermore, this Chapter will work to develop a greater level of statistical awareness in the general public. Finally, as a chartered member of the American Statistical Association (ASA), this Chapter shall share the purposes of the ASA as defined in the Association's Constitution. 

Click here to view or download the Orange County/Long Beach Chapter's Constitution.  Also, see Mission Statements. 

The 2022-2023 OCLBASA Robert L. Newcomb Fellow of the Chapter Awardee is...

Ms. Lindsay Brock

Ms. Lindsay Brock has been an active and engaged member of the OCLBASA Chapter ever since she joined the chapter. Lindsay is a graduate of the MS Statistics program at California State University – Fullerton. Lindsay is a very dedicated member of the chapter. She doesn’t just show up at events. She works for the chapter. In many instances, Lindsay has served as the glue that holds committees together. For instance, Lindsay attended and facilitated every meeting for the Virtual Mock Interview Program and the 2023 Careers Day. She not only facilitated the meetings, but she offered ideas and results. She is always willing to take on every task she is asked to do and follows through on every commitment. We cannot think of any event or chapter meeting we have had in the past few years, especially during the pandemic, that Lindsay did not attend or help organize. For that, we are genuinely grateful for her dedication and support of the chapter. We cannot imagine the chapter without her. She has been the Chapter Secretary as far as any of us can remember. Lindsay’s energy and passion are infectious. She elevates the mood wherever she goes and attracts others to be part of our chapter. Lindsay has done tremendous service to our chapter that genuinely embodies the chapter concerning community development, career development, and academic development. We all believe Ms. Lindsay Brock deserves to receive the 2022-2023 OCLBASA Robert L. Newcomb's Fellow of the Chapter award. Congratulations, Ms. Lindsay Brock! 

NOTE:

The Robert L. Newcomb Fellow of the Chapter Award was established in 2017 through the efforts of our most recent past president, Dr. Gajanan Bhat. The Fellow of the Chapter is named after the first president of the OCLBASA Chapter, Dr. Robert “Bob” L. Newcomb. The Robert L. Newcomb Fellow of the Chapter Award aims to recognize outstanding member contributions toward the Chapter’s Mission.

Below is a list of the past awardees of the Robert L. Newcomb Fellow of the Chapter:
1. Dr. Thomas Lin (awarded in January 2018)

2. Dr. Madeline Bauer (awarded in January 2019)

3. Mr. Harry Hiner (awarded in December 2019)

4. Dr. Gajanan Bhat (awarded in December 2020)

5. Dr. Michael Fahy (awarded in May 2022) 

6. Ms. Lindsay Brock (awarded in April 2023)

Dear All,

The Orange County Chapter of the ASA is excited to host its 2023 Annual Orange County Biostatistics Symposium on 29-30 Sep 2023. The theme of the 2-day Symposium is innovative designs in expediting drug and device development. The Symposium offers a great opportunity to hear from leading statistical and pharmaceutical/medical device experts from industry, academics and regulatory agencies on their experience and practice of bringing innovation to the development of drugs and devices. The symposium focuses on topics related to recent advances in methodology and applications related to complex innovation trial design, master protocols, gene and cell therapy, real-world evidence-based research. The Symposium also focuses on recent advances in the application of AI/ML methodologies in drug development. In addition, we are bringing academic researchers and students to present their research on the above topics.

Who should attend:
Statisticians, Statistical Analysts/Programmers, Clinical Research Professionals, Clinical Trial personnel, Regulatory Affairs associates, academic researchers, students, or anyone interested in learning more about drug development and regulatory aspects.

For more information, visit 2023 OC Symposium

Key speakers:

·        Harpreet Singh MD, CDER/FDA

·         Narimon Honarpour MD, Amgen

·         Zhenming Shun PhD, Daiichi Sankyo

·         Aditya Rajagopal, Chromacode/Espertive Medical

·         Jaime Wheeler, Edwards Lifesciences

·         Arsela Prelaj MD, Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano, Italy 

Venue: Edwards Lifesciences Conference Center, 1 Edwards Way, Irvine, CA 92612

Agenda:
Day 1:

·         8 AM – 12 Noon – Keynote session and panel discussions

·         1-5 PM – Parallel tracks of topics in clinical/statistics and data science/analytics

·         Student posters (entire day)

·         5:30 to 7 PM – Evening reception

Day 2:

·         8 AM – 12 Noon – Keynote session and panel discussions

·         1-5 PM – Parallel tracks of topics in clinical/statistics and data science/analytics

·         Student posters (entire day)

Sessions and Topics:

·         Global view of the drug development – opportunities and challenges

·         Real-world evidence-based development and health technology

·         Application of AI/ML in drug development methodology

·         Adaptive design based clinical trials – case studies

·         Bayesian methodology – case studies

·         Medical device and diagnostic product evaluation

·         Application of statistical analysis and regulatory submissions

·         Advanced statistical methodology in biomedical sciences

·         Analytical tools and methods in clinical trial reporting

·         Opportunities for new graduates and changes in life science dynamics – Panel discussion

Registration: Registration is open, please click the below link to register. Early bird registration ends on 15 Aug 2023.

https://2023ocbiostatistics.eventbee.com

Please contact me at gajbhat@gmail.com should you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Gajanan Bhat

Chair, 2023 OC Biostatistics Symposium Committee