West Chester Statistics Institute

Job and Internship Opportunities

Applied Statistics Seminars

Tuesday
November 11, 2008
2:15 – 5:30
25 UNA, Room 105

Student Internship Presentations
and
GlaxoSmithKline Award and Seminar

2:15 Presentation of 2008 GSK Scholar Award to Sakar
        Sigdel
2:20 Seminar: Statistical Experiences in a Pharmaceutical
        Company

Malini Iyengar and Kai-Fen Wang,

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals

This presentation will cover early-stage drug discovery through clinical trials, and comment on the statistical methodologies used at each stage.  The talk will also briefly cover statistical issues needed to address the many types of responses that are becoming increasingly available due to modern technological platforms such as: genomics, blood chemistry measurements, telemetry, imaging, etc.  In conclusion, this presentation will wrap up with a brief overview of what business and consulting skills are expected of a statistician consulting in a major pharmaceutical company.

3:00   Informal discussion with GSK representatives

3:30   Mat Davis                  Omnicare Clinical Research
3:45   Thierry Bernard          GlaxoSmithKline
4:00   Annice Zhang             Sanofi Aventis
4:15   Ann Tierney               Prosoft Software
4:30   Tom Gibbons             Viszla Society of America/WCSI
4:45   Jia He                        Cephalon

5:00   Informal discussion with student interns.

2008 Course Offerings

Spring Semester: