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New PhD Programme Global Health in Berlin

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Global Health is a dynamic and interdisciplinary field. As a national public health institute, the Robert Koch Institute is an international network hub for health protection, with its own international department – the Centre for International Health Protection.

The RKI is a cooperation partner of the new interdisciplinary PhD programme Global Health in Berlin, which starts in October 2024. Applications are possible from 20 June to 20 August 2024. The structured, English-language PhD programme is aimed at candidates from all disciplines relevant to global health, and 15 people are accepted each year.

The aims of the programme are to provide excellent scientific training, a cross-border view of health in the Global South and North, reflected intercultural competence, the development of an interdisciplinary perspective and networking in Berlin's global health community. In addition to a doctorate in Berlin, students from low- and middle-income countries can also conduct research in their home country in the so-called sandwich model under the joint supervision of researchers from the cooperation partners, e.g. at the Robert Koch Institute, and their home institution.

The PhD programme is a cooperation of seven scientific institutions in Berlin and Potsdam that conduct research on global health. In addition to the RKI, these are the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Freie Universität Berlin, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the Technische Universität Berlin, the University of Potsdam and the Social Science Research Centre Berlin.

RKI staff are involved in various international research projects and programmes. They help, amongst other things, with the surveillance of pathogens, to fight disease outbreaks and provide diagnostics capacities in partner countries. Thus, the RKI helps to tackle urgent public health problems and improve people’s health worldwide. RKI also plays a central role in the implementation of the Global Health Protection Programme (GHPP). Since 2017, RKI's central role in international health protection has also been fixed by law ("Gesetz zur Modernisierung der epidemiologischen Überwachung übertragbarer Krankheiten"). Since 2019, RKI has its own international department – the Centre for International Health Protection (ZIG).

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Date: 18.06.2024

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Upon successful completion of the program, students will be awarded the academic degree of "Doctor of Philosophy" (PhD).

For more information about the eligibility criteria and admission procedure of the HDS PhD Program as well as the DAAD GSSP scholarships, please visit the program website.  

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Doctoral programs at the department

The Department of Health Care Management can potentially award different degrees, including the PhD in economics (Dr. rer. Oec) and a Dr in Public Health (Dr. P.H.). In principle, it is also possible to obtain a Dr. med. from the Charité. Please see the following important documents on how our particular doctoral program works:    

PhD regulations of 2014 (e. g. Dr.-Ing./ Dr. rer. oec.)

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Options for pursuing PhD studies

There are two main options for pursuing a PhD at the department. On the one hand, almost all research staff will sooner or later aim to obtain a PhD on the basis of research conducted as part of the different research projects carried out by the department. On the other hand, a small number of selected external candidates who bring their own funding, e.g. who have their own scholarships, may be accepted as PhD candidates at the department. Information on different scholarship opportunities is available here .

Requirements

All PhD candidates at the department must demonstrate as part of their PhD studies their ability to carry out independent scientific work. In addition to the writing of a dissertation, the candidate must be able to do the following:

• Recognize scientifically challenging questions that are also politically relevant
• Correctly apply complex, contemporary scientific methods, including meaningful evaluations and interpretations of results
• Work in a team and in an international environment
• Present (ongoing) results to a seminar of fellow PhD candidates on a regular basis
• Publish the research results in scientific journals

Application as an external PhD candidate

If you are interested in pursuing PhD studies at the department, please send an email to the secretary of the department: [email protected]

Current calls for open researcher positions are published here .

Due to a high number of requests, we can accept external PhD candidates only in exceptional cases. Interested candidates should be aware that undertaking a PhD project requires a considerable amount of time (at least three years). According to our experience, candidates are unable to satisfy the requirements outlined above while working on another permanent full-time contract. External PhD candidates should plan to spend several months at our department, or possibly at another university.

Applications for admission as a PhD student should include the following:

• A letter of motivation (including a description about how you will sponsor yourself during the time of your research)
• A full CV with details of achieved academic degrees and final grades
• A brief synopsis of the planned dissertation (approx. 5 pages, outlining background, objectives, research questions, methods, expected results, and including a time frame)

Please understand that we can only reply to applicants who submit all of the required documents.

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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Referat Studierendenservice Unter den Linden 6 10117 Berlin

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Consultation hour by phone Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 a.m. Phone: (+49) 30 2093-70330

*If you are already enrolled or registered at HU Berlin, please submit your full name, your enrollment or registration number, your date and place of birth.

If you are not aiming for a degree at HU and only want to complete a few semesters as part of your guest/research stay at HU , you cannot apply for enrollment at the enrollment office. Please contact the International Office with your questions regarding the enrollment process: [email protected]

I. Beginning your doctoral studies: Admission, enrollment and registration

Please find general information for doctoral candidates at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) on our Doctoral Candidates Portal .

Please contact the PhD office of the faculty at which you would like to do your doctorate. Notice that there are no fixed deadlines for applying as a doctoral candidate. You get all necessary information on the application procedure directly there. Please find corresponding contact details on the websites of the faculties .

Please submit your application for admission exclusively to the PhD office at the faculty of your choice. Your application must contain all specified documents. Please note, if you have a non German university degree, your documents will be checked for equivalence with the German education system before the application procedure. Any coordination that may be necessary for this process is carried out between the faculty’s PhD office and the department for student services internally. We kindly ask you, do not send any documents to the enrollment office for doctoral studies before you received your admission by the faculty of your choice.

Please submit the enrollment form for PhD studies [ PDF ] and all the required documents as soon as possible, but no later than four weeks after you received the letter of admission from your faculty. If you are employed at HU and prefer to be only registered, please choose the registration-form for a doctorate [ PDF ]. Please send the filled out and signed form with all required documents to the following address

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Referat Studierendenservice Unter den Linden 6 10099 Berlin

or drop them into the mailbox at the Student Service Center (SSC) in the main building of  Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin (Opening hours: Mon - Fri, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.).

To keep the four-week deadline for enrollment/registration it is sufficient to submit the documents during this period to the enrollment office for PhD students.

Enrollment forms submitted digitally (e.g. as e-mail attachments) cannot be accepted for your enrollment.

You can only enroll for PhD studies after you have received your formal admission in a doctoral-study-program from the PhD office/PhD board of your faculty.

Enrolled doctoral candidates do have a student status and receive a student card (Campus-Card) but cannot receive the semester ticket for public transport. Enrolled PhD students have to pay the semester fees. Enrollment as a doctoral candidate is not contingent upon employment as a staff member at the HU Berlin.

However, if you are employed at HU, you have two options:

Either you enroll or you register for PhD studies. Registration is only possible as long as you are an employee/staff member at the HU Berlin. In case of registration, no fees or contributions have to be paid. But you do not have a status of a student at HU Berlin and cannot receive a Campus Card.

Differences between enrollment and registration for PhD studies

Please enroll for PhD studies within four weeks after receiving the letter of admission from your faculty and submit the following documents:

- the completed and signed enrollment form [ PDF ] incl. details on your educational biography,

- a simple copy of your admission letter from the PhD board,

- the payment confirmation of the semester fee (e.g. a simple copy of the bank transfer). You will find detailed information about the amount of semester fee which has to be paid for your enrollment below under "How much semester fee do I have to pay to be enrolled for PhD studies?".

- a simple copy of the de-registration certificate from your last German university (does not apply if you have never been enrolled at a university in Germany),

- a simple copy of your university entrance qualification (in most cases the secondary school certificate and/or university entrance examination),

- simple copies of your previous university degree certificates (German and/or foreign certificates),

- proof of a scholarship (if applicable).

How much semester fee do I have to pay to be enrolled for PhD studies?

Enrollment for the summer semester 2024 (01.04.2024 – 30.09.2024)

In the summer semester 2024, PhD students are not entitled to use the Deutschlandsemesterticket.

When enrolling from the beginning of the re-registration period for the winter semester 2024/25 (in the months of June, July, August and September 2024), we ask you to transfer the semester fee for the winter semester 2024/25.

Enrollment for the winter semester 2024/25 (01.10.2024 - 31.03.2025)

With the new Deutschlandsemesterticket contract, which was negotiated between the student body of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, represented by the Referent_innenrat (legally AStA), and the transport companies and comes into force on October 1st, 2024, the purchase of the Deutschlandsemesterticket is mandatory for PhD students.

Exemption from the enrollment fee (currently €50)

PhD students who receive a scholarship (e.g. from the DAAD) as part of funding programs that are financed exclusively or predominantly from public funds from the federal or state governments and who submit a proof of this for enrollment can be exempted from the fee for enrollment and re-registration, currently 50 € per semester, in accordance with Section 2 Paragraph 7 of the BerlHG ( § 2 Abs. 7 BerlHG ).

Please find detailed information about the composition of semester fees and contributions here:

https://hu.berlin/rueckmeldung

If you are employed at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and have chosen to register as a PhD student, please submit the following documents within four weeks after receiving the letter of admission from your faculty:

- the completed and signed application registration-form for PhD studies incl. details on your educational biography [ PDF ],

- a proof of employment at HU which contains the begin-date and the end-date of your employment (e.g. a copy of your employment contract),

- simple copies of your previous university degree certificates (either German and/or foreign certificates).

Please note that the enrollment office will not send you a confirmation that your documents have been received . The application deadline is met if your documents for enrollment or registration have reached the enrollment office within one month after your admission for PhD studies.

After we have received your documents, we will check them carefully. If any documents are missing, you will be informed by email or via mail and we will give you a deadline for submitting the missing evidence.

If you submitted all the required documents in full, you will receive a confirmation of completed enrollment/registration by e-mail. In addition, we will provide you with further information (in case of enrollment: e.g. how to create the Campus Card (student ID) or to activate the student HU account).

Please note that the processing of your application for enrollment or registration for PhD studies usually takes at least two weeks after the enrollment office has received all the required documents. Before the start of the semester or shortly after the semester start, there may be longer processing times.

II. During PhD studies: Re-registration, semester fees and semester ticket

Yes, re-registration for the next semester is mandatory. In order to retain your status as a doctoral student and to be able to complete your PhD studies, you must re-register within the re-registration period. Please note the information on the main deadlines for re-registration in your AGNES account and on our website for re-registration .

If you have appropriate reasons, you can apply for a leave of absence as a PhD student by using our application form [ PDF ]. For further information please visit our website .

However, the leave of absence has no influence on the standard processing time of your doctoral studies and your processing time will not be automatically extended for the duration of your leave of absence.

Please complete the extension form ("Bescheinigung über die Verlängerung der Regelbearbeitungszeit der Promotion" [ PDF ]) and have it signed by your PhD supervisor. Then send the signed form to the PhD office of your faculty. Please note that the PhD office may need additional documents from you. Contact the office for more information and procedure details.

If your request has been approved by the faculty’s PhD board, the PhD office will forward the signed form to the enrollment office for doctoral studies.

As a registration for PhD studies is only possible for the duration of your employment at the HU Berlin, you have to enroll as a PhD student after your employment relationship has expired. Please submit the application form for enrollment for PhD studies to the enrollment office. In addition, please submit a proof of payment of the semester fee and an informal letter in which you inform us that you are currently registered for doctoral studies.

The amount of the semester fee depends on the date on which you apply to enroll for your doctorate.

If you apply for enrollment after the first month of the semester, the semester ticket fee only has to be paid pro rata from the month of enrollment.

If you enroll in the last three months of the semester (July - September and January - March), we ask you to transfer the semester fee for the enrollment semester as well as the re-registration fee for the following semester.

Please try to re-activate your HU account for students via our Computer and Media Service (CMS) to solve this issue. If this is not possible, please contact the enrollment office for generating a new PIN letter for re-activating your HU account for students.

Please note that a new PIN can only provided via a PIN letter send to you by mail.

III. Finishing your doctoral studies, de-registration

If you do not re-register for the upcoming semester, .e.g. not paying the required semester fee, you will be automatically de-registered (“Exmatrikulation”). If you would like to be de-registered before the end of the semester, please submit the application for de-registration [ PDF ] to the enrollment office for doctoral studies.

Please contact the PhD office of your faculty and clarify whether the enrollment is necessary to defend your thesis and proceed accordingly. If the regular processing time for your doctorate has expired, and you have submitted your thesis and you need to be enrolled in the upcoming semester, ask the PhD office to inform the enrollment office about this. After the enrollment office has received the confirmation from the PhD office and your payment of the semester fee has been received, we will re-register you.

IV. Legal bases

Fächerübergreifende Satzung zur Regelung von Zulassung, Studium und Prüfung der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (ZSP-HU)

Sections 59 and 60 regulate form, procedure and conditions of enrollment and registration as a doctoral student at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

V. Additional information

Doctoral regulations of the faculties

https://hu.berlin/promord

Humboldt Graduate School

https://www.humboldt-graduate-school.de

International Scholar Services

https://hu.berlin/issprom

Financing the PhD studies

https://hu.berlin/promfinanz

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Public Health is the guardian of community well-being, emphasizing disease prevention and health promotion on a population level. This dynamic field explores areas like epidemiology, health education, and environmental health risks. Blending elements of medicine, sociology, and policy, students in Public Health gain a holistic understanding of how societal factors influence health outcomes. Those venturing into Public Health will learn strategies to combat epidemics, design health campaigns, and formulate policies. Upon graduation, students can thrive as health educators, epidemiologists, or policy advisors, playing crucial roles in shaping healthier communities and navigating health challenges globally.

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MPH Students Named Public Health Ambassadors

Master of Public Health (MPH) students Busayo Akinloye and Mayah Clayton have been named This Is Public Health (TIPH) Ambassadors for 2024-2025 by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH). They will serve in their roles through June 2025.

Nominated by their institutions, students who participate as ambassadors play a crucial role in raising awareness about the field of public health through a number of activities. These include hosting virtual events, managing TIPH’s social media accounts, and creating projects and presentations to bolster interest in public health education and careers.

Akinloye and Clayton join a cohort of 97 graduate students representing 61 ASPPH member schools and program, making this the largest ambassador cohort in size and member representation since the TIPH ambassador program was established in 2017.

Akinloye said she’s “beyond excited” for the opportunity to be part of the TIPH program. Her interests include substance use disorders in the criminal justice system and health communications. Clayon is focused on environmental justice, the school-to-prison pipeline, and promoting mental health awareness in Black communities.

Angela Hobson , Associate Dean for Public Health, lauded Akinloye and Clayton’s selection. “We are so proud and grateful for Busayo and Mayah, and their commitment to public health!  We know that they will represent Washington University in an incredibly meaningful way.”

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Coloured microscope image of Mpox particles.

Since the beginning of the year, 33 people in Berlin have been confirmed to have contracted Mpox.

Only men are affected, as the State Office for Health and Social Affairs (Lageso) explains in its weekly epidemiological report. Mpox used to be called monkeypox.

86 Mpox cases reported across Germany

So far, Berlin has reported the most Mpox cases of all German states, according to a database of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI). Nationwide, 86 Mpox cases have been reported to the RKI so far this year (as of 15 August). Compared to 2022, however, the number of cases in Germany is at a low level. The disease spread particularly strongly in that year. At that time, there were more than 1,500 laboratory-confirmed Mpox cases in Berlin alone by mid-August.

Health Senator: No special vaccination campaign necessary thanks to early preparation

Berlin's health administration is monitoring the situation very closely and preparing appropriate measures, explained Health Senator Ina Czyborra (SPD). Berlin has been sensitised by the outbreak in 2022 and can build on the experience. "We reacted well to the situation back then and quickly made vaccinations possible. Fortunately, these are now available through the regular system, so there is no need for a special vaccination campaign," said the senator.

Worrying situation in Africa

The situation in Africa is currently worrying. The World Health Organisation (WHO) activated its highest alert level on Wednesday due to new Mpox outbreaks on the continent and a new variant of the virus. It declared a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" (PHEIC). More than 14,000 suspected cases of Mpox and more than 500 deaths have already been reported this year from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries - more than in the whole of last year.

No immediate danger in Germany so far

According to infectiologist Leif Erik Sander, there is currently no immediate danger for people in Germany. "I don't believe that an entry into Europe is imminent, but it is of course totally realistic that this could happen if the infection spreads further," said Sander.

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Dr. Sten Vermund Named Dean of USF Health College of Public Health

After seven and half years of dedicated service to the Yale School of Public Health, Dr. Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD, will be joining the University of South Florida as dean of the USF Health College of Public Health effective January 1, 2025. The relocation also allows Dr. Vermund to be on-site as the newly elected president of the Global Virus Network, which recently moved its international headquarters to USF.

A former dean of YSPH (2017-2022) and the current Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health. Dr. Vermund also serves as a professor of pediatrics and a clinical professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive services at the Yale School of Medicine, and is an internationally recognized infectious disease epidemiologist focused on diseases in resource-limited settings, especially HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (HPV), and parasitic diseases.

Dr. Vermund's tenure as YSPH dean was marked by several historic gains. Under his leadership, YSPH experienced its largest jump in the U.S. News & World Report rankings in more than a decade. Dr. Vermund established the school’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, expanded the Office of Public Health Practice, was instrumental in developing the Yale Institute for Global Health in collaboration with the schools of nursing and medicine, and introduced YSPH’s widely popular Executive MPH degree program. His deanship was further notable for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, both within and outside of Yale. And it was under Dr. Vermund's stewardship that former Yale University President Peter Salovey, Provost Scott Strobel, and YSM Dean Nancy Brown announced our historic transition towards being a fully independent school at Yale – a transition that was fully realized on July 1 of this year.

At USF, Dr. Vermund will be dean of the USF College of Public Health, a senior associate vice president of USF Health, and a distinguished university health professor. In his role as president of the Global Virus Network (GVH), Dr. Vermund oversees a nonprofit coalition of human and animal virologists from more than 80 centers of excellence in 40 countries. The GVH works to advance knowledge about future pandemic threats, mitigate the spread of potential viruses, and develop drugs, vaccines, and treatments to combat them.

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The PhD Global Health is a tuition-free program. 

However, students must secure funding to cover the cost of living (housing, food, clothing, entertainment, travel, etc.) in order to apply and enroll in the program. For more information on the cost of living in Berlin, see here .

The PhD Global Health currently does not provide scholarships, stipends or financial support to students admitted into the program. The application requires you to describe how you plan to support yourself financially during the 3-year full-time program. Some options are:

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Research positions are available through an employer, ideally, working with someone in your supervisory team. They require you to apply for a job opening. Scholarships and loans require PhD students to apply for grants individually . Some funding opportunities may only cover components of your PhD, such as travel grants to cover participation in a conference or fieldwork.

Most PhD students are employed in part-time research positions (e.g., 65% VK). Ideally, your PhD project work should count as work time for your employment. Your employer should support your participation in the required Global Health courses and help you adhere to your three-year project timeline. For full-time research positions, this support and flexibility are particularly important.

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Research and teaching in Public Health and Epidemiology are the main pillars of the institute. Researchers at the Institute of Public Health (IPH) transfer scientific findings into evidence-based and sustainable approaches to improve population health. The main research areas of the institute are

• Renal, neurological and cardiovascular epidemiology
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The Institute of Public Health offers various teaching modules for master and doctoral students as well as for professionals. Master programs in public health and epidemiology are offered by the Berlin School of Public Health, which is closely linked to the Institute of Public Health. Please visit the webpages of the Berlin School of Public Health for more information.

The Institute of Public Health is partner in a large network. German-French projects are carried out by the Center Virchow-Villermé for Public Health Paris-Berlin, which is located at the institute.

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• British Medical Journal, London, UK
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• Department of Clinical Research in Neurology of the University of Bari at “Pia Fondazione Card G. Panico“ Hospital, Tricase, Italy
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• Department of Public Health, Health Services Research and Health Technology Assessment, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall i.T., Austria
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• Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
• Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
• Université Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
• University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
• University of California, San Francisco, CA

Meet Our New PhD Students!

We’ll be featuring mini-profiles of our new PhD students over the next few weeks. We look forward to welcoming them into our community!

Hello! My name is Ahmad AbdelAzim, and I grew up in Appleton, WI. I just graduated from Harvard College on the other side of the Charles River with a joint AB degree in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Statistics, and a concurrent AM degree in Statistics. I am thrilled to be back in Boston for a few more years as a part of the Biostatistics PhD program at HSPH.

My research journey gradually led me to biostatistics, but applying quantitative strategies to improve human health has always been a central theme of my work.

In high school, I conducted wet-lab microbiology research on combatting antibiotic resistance. After a summer research program at MIT introduced me to the world of genomics and big data, I was eager to delve deeper into this burgeoning field. Entering college, I found great interest in the field of cancer genomics, and for two years, I worked with Dr. David Kwiatkowski at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on several exciting projects. I led a broad scientific mission to unravel the genomic, transcriptomic, and epigenomic landscape of a rare, aggressive tumor type. Seeking a deeper theoretical understanding of the statistical methodology behind the analytic tools I routinely used in cancer genomics, I was first drawn to biostatistics. A summer spent working in the Regeneron Genetics Center further drew me to the field, as I developed efficient methods for computing polygenic overlap at biobank scale.

My statistical background and various research endeavors have ultimately equipped me with both a rigorous theoretical foundation and a practical understanding of applications. For the past two years, I have been working with Dr. Xihong Lin at HSPH developing statistical frameworks to predict disease risk and progression, while accounting for related subjects and longitudinal measures. Developing and efficiently implementing statistical tools for applications in health and precision medicine is a broad area of research I hope to further explore during my PhD. In particular, I am eager to develop statistical methods and tools to facilitate an increased understanding of the genetic basis underlying various human diseases. In my free time, I enjoy going on long runs, hiking in the Northeast, and playing basketball. I also enjoy baking and cooking; exploring new recipes is my favorite way to decompress. I loved exploring all the cafes around Boston during my college weekends, and I look forward to continuing to explore new cafes in the coming few years.

Hello! My name is Suhwan Bong, and I am excited to join Harvard’s Biostatistics PhD program this fall. I grew up in Seoul, Korea, and completed my undergraduate studies in statistics and mathematics at Seoul National University, where I also pursued a master’s degree in statistics with an emphasis on causal inference. During my master’s program, I participated in several projects developing causal inference methodologies. Also, I had the opportunity to work on projects analyzing public health data with clinical researchers. These experiences solidified my decision to pursue a PhD in biostatistics.

Prior to my master’s, I double majored in statistics and mathematics, which sparked my interest in the mathematical foundations of statistics. My undergraduate research spanned nonparametric statistics and spatial statistics. I studied statistical methodologies in infinite-dimensional parametric spaces and asymptotic theory, applying them to real data. Additionally, I engaged in methodological and application-driven projects involving spatial and spatio-temporal data, including developing a statistical model to explain COVID-19 transmission in Korea. These experiences, where I applied rigorous statistical methodologies to practical situations, fueled my fascination with applied statistics and inspired me to pursue further graduate studies. At HSPH, I look forward to exploring various subfields within statistics and biostatistics.

Beyond academics, I enjoy staying active through exercise, particularly working out and playing tennis. I also love traveling and hope to explore different parts of the world. I am thrilled to be part of the biostatistics PhD program at Harvard and look forward to meeting everyone.

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