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Spending hours as a child doing math puzzles was only part of Mousumi Banerjee’s preparation for a career in biostatistics, where she now applies rigorous statistical analysis to improve clinical and population-wide health outcomes.
“To be honest, biostatistics was a huge risk. I was intrigued by the idea of using my math skills to serve what one might call a greater purpose. But planning a career in a field I was just beginning to understand was definitely a risk,” says Beesley.
Allison Burlock has made it her mission to make statistics easier for everyone to understand, and to improve patient care while doing so.
As a grad student, it's been a transition to work in a more applied mathematical field, but I'm really enjoying it. The breadth and tangible benefit of our work with respect to human health truly differentiates biostatistics from other quantitative disciplines.
Isadore Seeman was born in 1916, a year before the University of Michigan would celebrate its centennial anniversary. His storied career in public health demonstrates what happens when passion, dedication, and effort meet opportunity.
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