Webinars

Upcoming webinars

🎙️ Speaker: Dr. Qing Nie, Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Developmental & Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine and Director of The NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research.

🧩 Topic: Systems Learning of Single Cells

🗓️ Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

🕐 Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST / 12:00 – 1:00 PM PST

💻 Location: Virtual (via Zoom)

🔗 Register here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z3lpfXG7SVae-vAMu9GXpA

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Previous webinars

The recordings for previous webinars can be accessed through the members-only site. To access, please log in and travel to the past webinars tab. If you are not a section member yet, you may join us through Join – Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics (amstat.org).

  1. November 2025: Bayesian multi-omics disease subtyping with clinical outcome guidance in the context of multi-facet cluster structure (Dr. George Tseng)
  2. October 2025: Statistical Frontiers in Cellular and Cancer Evolution (Dr. Nancy Zhang)
  3. October 2025: AI Agents for Biomedical Discovery (Dr. James Zou)
  4. September 2025: Navigating K99/R00 Grants in Statistical Genomics & Genetics (Drs. Nilanjan Chatterjee, Jin Jin, Lauren Peres, Stephanie Hicks, Ziqiao Wang, Wenpin Hou)
  5. August 2025: Statistical Learning in the Wild: Tackling Double Dipping in Unsupervised Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics  (Dr. Jessica Jingyi Li)
  6. July 2025: Turning Crap Data into Scientific Discovery: Statistical Magic in Microbiome Science (Dr. Micheal Wu)
  7. April 2025: Gene-environment Interaction Analysis: A High-dimensional Analysis Perspective (Dr. Shuangge (Steven) Ma)
  8. March 2025: Predictive biomarker approaches for precision medicine (Dr. Gina D'Angelo)
  9. January 2025: The Value of Postdoctoral Training in Statistical Genomics and Genetics (Drs. Andrew Stiemke, Qingyu Chen, Soumik Purkayastha, and Jean Morrison)
  10. November 2024: Leaders Create the Container: Setting the Foundation for How Work is Done (Michelle M. Lamere)
  11. October 2024: Leveraging the Power of Large Language Models (LLMs) by Statisticians: An Example AI Application (Dr. Junshui Ma)
  12. September 2024: Statistical methods for spatial transcriptomics (Dr. Xiang Zhou)
  13. June 2024: Panel Discussion on Collaboration in Statistical Genetics and Genomics (Dr. Mengjie Chen, Dr. Mitchell Machiela, Dr. Arvind Shah, and Dr. Qi Liu)
  14. April 2024: Data thinning to overcome double dipping (Dr. Anna Neufeld)
  15. March 2024: The importance of genetic evidence to improve productivity in drug discovery & development (Dr. Matthew R. Nelson)
  16. January 2024: Translating polygenic risk scores in the clinic: promises and challenges (Dr. Bogdan Pasaniuc)
  17. November 2024: Rigor, Reproducibility, and Mindful Programming (Dr. Claudia Solís-Lemus & Dr. Stephanie Hicks)
  18. October 2023: Time order structure and feature learning for trajectory modeling (Dr. Benedict Anchang)
  19. September 2023: Panel Discussion on Academic Careers and Job Search (Dr. Alison A. Motsinger-Reif, Dr. Nianjun Liu, Dr. Brooke Fridley, Dr. Shilin Li, Dr. Jack O’Brien, and Dr. Kesley Grinde)
  20. July 2023: Tips for (Your First) JSM! (Dr. Nancy Zhang and Dr. Michael Wu)
  21. May 2023: Panel Discussion on Industry Careers and Internships (John Palcza, Dr. Audrey Y. Chu, Dr. Olukayode Sosina, and Dr. Jingchunzi Shi)
  22. March 2023: Bayesian Methods for Spatially Resolved Transcriptomics Data Analysis (Dr. Qiwei Li)
  23. February 2023: Recommendations on the use and reporting of race, ethnicity, and ancestry in genetic research (Alyna Khan and Dr. Sarah C. Nelson)
  24. January 2023: Panel Discussion on NIH Grant Funding and Grant Review (Dr. Katerina Kechris, Dr. Jingyi Jessica Li, Dr. Li-Xuan Qin, and Dr. Grzegorz A. Rempala)
  25. November 2022: Manuscript Writing Tips and Guidelines (Dr. Mingyao Li and Dr. Sanjay Shete)
  26. October 2022: Multivariate Integration of Multi-Omics Data (Dr. Kim-Anh Lê Cao)
  27. September 2022: Pharmacogenomics (PGx) at Merck: Strategy, Projects and Research (Dr. Judong Shen)
  28. June 2022: Career Panel on Grant Application Panel Discussion (Dr. Saonli Basu, Dr. Mingyao Li, Dr. Victoriya Volkova, Dr. Judy Huixia Wang)
  29. April 2022: Using Genomic Data Repositories for Secondary Analysis: Promises and Challenges (Dr. Saonli Basu)
  30. March 2022: Multi-Omics Integration: Problems, Potential and Promise (Dr. Katerina Kechris)
  31. February 2022: Leveraging Mentorship (Dr. Ruth Gotian)
  32. November 2021: Network-based methods for analysis of microbiome and metabolomic data (Dr. Jing Ma)
  33. October 2021: Advanced statistical methods for genetic association studies (Dr.  Zhengzheng Tang)
  34. September 2021: Statistical Methods for Analysis of Heterogeneous Tumor Samples (Dr. Wenyi Wang)
  35. June 2021: Career Panel on Time Management, Research Strategy and Healthy Habits for Graduate Students (Dr. Kelsey Grinde, Dr. Rui Duan, and Dr. Danielle Braun)
  36. June 2021: Statistical Genomics at Procter and Gamble (Dr. Dionne Swift and Dr. Kellen Kresswell)
  37. May 2021: Computational Analyses of Multi-Modal Single-Cell Data (Dr. John Marioni)
  38. April 2021: Genetics of Within-Subject Variability and Diabetes Complications (Dr. Jin Zhou)
  39. March 2021: Interrogating the Gut Microbiome: Estimation of Bacterial Growth Rate and Prediction of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters (Dr. Hongzhe Li)
  40. February 2021: Addressing bias in genetic epidemiology for admixed populations (Dr. Genevieve Wojcik)