This edited volume presents current research in biostatistics with emphasis on
biopharmaceutical applications. Featuring contributions presented at the 2017 ICSA Applied
Statistics Symposium held in Chicago IL on June 25 to 28 2017 this book explores timely
topics that have a high potential impact on statistical methodology and future research in
biostatistics and biopharmaceuticals. The theme of this conference was Statistics for a New
Generation: Challenges and Opportunities in recognition of the advent of a new generation of
statisticians. The conference attracted statisticians working in academia government and
industry domestic and international statisticians. From the conference the editors selected
28 high-quality presentations and invited the speakers to prepare full chapters for this book.
These contributions are divided into four parts: Part I Biostatistical Methodology Part II
Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics Part III Regulatory Statistics and Part
IVBiopharmaceutical Research and Applications.Featuring contributions on topics such as
statistics in genetics bioinformatics biostatistical methodology and statistical computing
this book is beneficial to researchers academics practitioners and policy makers in
biostatistics and biopharmaceuticals.
