Biostatistics & Data Science
Improving the health of people by interpreting data and transforming it into knowledge.
About
Leading in a data-driven world
The Department of Biostatistics and Data Science is the academic home for statisticians and data scientists working to help people live better by translating data into public health knowledge.
We believe that the synergy between statistics and data science has the means to revolutionize the way we improve population health and deliver healthcare services. This intersection drives evidence-based decision-making in both research and industry, and already serves an integral role in enhancing the quality of life for people around the world. We equip our students with the knowledge and experiences needed to thrive in this era of Big Data. Our well-established faculty develop and maintain interdisciplinary networks across the Texas Medical Center, and use these relationships to ensure students have the opportunity to tackle real world challenges as part of their education.
Latest Department News
Two School of Public Health Faculty Named 2025 Shine Academy inductees
Last week, The University of Texas System recognized four outstanding UTHealth Houston faculty for their teaching excellence and commitment to enhancing health science education by inducting them into the 2025 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education.
Latest Department News
- UTHealth Houston to Lead Data Coordinating Center on $11.4M Multi-Site Clinical Trial
- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science Celebrates 55 Years of Excellence
- Social determinants of health and critically ill children
- NIH Roybal grant funds country’s first elder mistreatment research center in Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston
Message from Chair
Message from Chair
Hulin Wu
Professor and Chair and Betty Wheless Trotter Professorship
"As a biostatistics student at UTHealth School of Public Health, you will develop expertise in the theory and practice of biostatistics, working with faculty who are renowned leaders in statistical theory and its applications to health sciences."
BADS by the Numbers 
617
Total Number of Graduate Students and Alumni
247
PhD Students
308
MS Students
62
MPH Students
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Contact Us
Chair:
Dr. Hulin Wu
(713) 500-9586
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Vice-chair:
Dr. Michael Swartz
(713) 500-9570
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Vice-chair:
Dr. Samiran Ghosh
(713) 500-9443
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Administrator:
Marice Barahona
(713) 500-9440
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Academic and admissions advisor:
Emmanuel Moon
(713) 500-9564
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Admission chair:
Dr. Wenyaw Chan
(713) 500-9321
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