The Department has as its mission:

• conduct of original research on important biostatistical problems across the spectrum: foundations methodology applications;
• responsibility for Johns Hopkins University's PhD and master's programs in biostatistics;
• leadership of biostatistical education for public health/biomedical scientists and professionals at Johns Hopkins;
• participation in other current and future educational programs involving substantial statistical reasoning, such as quantitative genetics, bioinformatics, and clinical investigations;
• facilitation of biomedical and public health research that depends on statistical collaboration or consultation.

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