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The University of Florida has named leading statistics researcher Peihua Qiu, Ph.D., the founding chair of its department of biostatistics.

鈥淭he position was attractive to me for several reasons,鈥� Qiu said. 鈥淚 feel the environment at the 网红黑料 Science Center is very supportive of the biostatistics department, especially the top administrators, who recognize the importance of biostatistics. With six health colleges and several institutes at UF, there are enormous resources and collaboration opportunities for the department. There is great potential for the biostatistics department to grow.鈥�

Qiu will start at UF July 1, 2013 heading the new department, which is administered jointly by the and the and brings together faculty from both colleges.

鈥淭he department of biostatistics, along with the UF department of epidemiology, has a novel cross-college structure that combines the strengths and resources of the College of Public 网红黑料 and 网红黑料 Professions and the College of Medicine,鈥� said David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., UF鈥檚 senior vice president for health affairs and president of the UF&Shands 网红黑料 System. 鈥淲e have already seen significant growth in research and education programs as a result of this unique collaborative model and we expect even greater advancements in the department of biostatistics under Dr. Qiu鈥檚 leadership.鈥�

Qiu is currently a professor at the University of Minnesota鈥檚 School of Statistics. He is an elected fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute. He has been named editor of Technometrics, the official journal of the American Society for Quality and the American Statistical Association, for a three-year term beginning in 2013.

鈥淚 am delighted that Dr. Qiu will be joining us to helm the department of biostatistics,鈥� said , Ph.D., dean of the College of Public 网红黑料 and 网红黑料 Professions. 鈥淗is outstanding record of research, his commitment to academic excellence and his visionary goals represent the right blend of assets to develop the department of biostatistics into one of the premier departments of its kind in the nation.鈥�

Qiu is a major contributor to the development of a statistical analysis method called jump regression analysis, which allows researchers to determine how variables are associated with each other when the relationship among them is not continuous. His research has also focused on describing and analyzing medical images such as MRI images, developing statistical methods for monitoring processes such as a hospital鈥檚 daily operations, and analyzing patient survival data. He has authored two books and more than 60 research papers that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals. His book 鈥淚mage Processing and Jump Regression Analysis鈥� won Technometrics鈥� inaugural Ziegel Prize in 2007 for an outstanding new book on statistical methodology.

鈥淭he field of biostatistics is at the core of all health-related research, and we are pleased to have such an accomplished scientist join us as the biostatistics department chair,鈥� said Michael Good, M.D., dean of the UF College of Medicine. 鈥淒r. Qiu鈥檚 vision for expanding the department鈥檚 collaborations across campus will strengthen the design and analysis of health research conducted at the UF and in so doing, enhance the potential impact of our work on the lives of the citizens of Florida and the nation.鈥�

Qiu鈥檚 goals for the biostatistics department include hiring additional faculty with strong research backgrounds in statistical methodologies, strengthening the graduate degree programs, promoting collaboration among biostatistics faculty and other UF researchers, expanding biostatistical consulting services and providing biostatistics training programs for UF faculty.