Janet Suzanne Sinsheimer (August 28, 1957 – March 14, 2023) [1] [2] was an American expert in statistical genetics who worked as a professor of human genetics, biomathematics and biostatistics in the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles. [3] Topics in her research included genome-wide association studies, epigenetics, and Bayesian methods for phylogenetics.
Early life
Sinsheimer was born in Montclair, New Jersey in 1957. [2]
Education
Sinsheimer graduated from Brown University in 1979, majoring in chemistry. She earned a master's degree in biochemistry in 1985 from Brandeis University, a second master's degree in biomathematics in 1988 from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Ph.D. in biomathematics in 1994 from UCLA. [3] Her dissertation, Extensions to Evolutionary Parsimony, concerned phylogeny (the inference of evolutionary trees), and was jointly supervised by evolutionary biologist James A. Lake and biostatistician Roderick J. A. Little. [4]
Recognition
Sinsheimer became a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2013. [5] The Linnean Society of London elected her as a fellow in 2014. [6] In 2017 the Boston University Department of Biostatistics gave her the L. Adrienne Cupples Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service in Biostatistics. [7]
References
- ^ "In Memoriam: Janet Suzanne Sinsheimer", Women In Academia Report, April 5, 2023, retrieved 2023-08-17
- ^ a b https://obituaries.neptunesociety.com/obituaries/sherman-oaks-ca/janet-sinsheimer-11213027
- ^ a b "Janet Sinsheimer", Faculty Directory, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, retrieved 2020-06-06
- ^ Janet Sinsheimer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Many Honored at Presidential Address, Awards Ceremony" (PDF), AmStat News, pp. 20–22, October 2013
- ^ "Fellows Elected 2014" (PDF), Annual Report 2014, Linnean Society, pp. 43–44
- ^ L. Adrienne Cupples Award Presented to UCLA Professor, Boston University School of Public Health, April 28, 2017, retrieved 2020-06-06
External links
- Janet Sinsheimer publications indexed by Google Scholar
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
- 1957 births
- 2023 deaths
- American women statisticians
- American biostatisticians
- Brown University alumni
- Brandeis University alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- UCLA School of Public Health faculty
- Fellows of the American Statistical Association
- Fellows of the Linnean Society of London
Janet Suzanne Sinsheimer (August 28, 1957 – March 14, 2023) [1] [2] was an American expert in statistical genetics who worked as a professor of human genetics, biomathematics and biostatistics in the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles. [3] Topics in her research included genome-wide association studies, epigenetics, and Bayesian methods for phylogenetics.
Early life
Sinsheimer was born in Montclair, New Jersey in 1957. [2]
Education
Sinsheimer graduated from Brown University in 1979, majoring in chemistry. She earned a master's degree in biochemistry in 1985 from Brandeis University, a second master's degree in biomathematics in 1988 from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Ph.D. in biomathematics in 1994 from UCLA. [3] Her dissertation, Extensions to Evolutionary Parsimony, concerned phylogeny (the inference of evolutionary trees), and was jointly supervised by evolutionary biologist James A. Lake and biostatistician Roderick J. A. Little. [4]
Recognition
Sinsheimer became a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2013. [5] The Linnean Society of London elected her as a fellow in 2014. [6] In 2017 the Boston University Department of Biostatistics gave her the L. Adrienne Cupples Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service in Biostatistics. [7]
References
- ^ "In Memoriam: Janet Suzanne Sinsheimer", Women In Academia Report, April 5, 2023, retrieved 2023-08-17
- ^ a b https://obituaries.neptunesociety.com/obituaries/sherman-oaks-ca/janet-sinsheimer-11213027
- ^ a b "Janet Sinsheimer", Faculty Directory, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, retrieved 2020-06-06
- ^ Janet Sinsheimer at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Many Honored at Presidential Address, Awards Ceremony" (PDF), AmStat News, pp. 20–22, October 2013
- ^ "Fellows Elected 2014" (PDF), Annual Report 2014, Linnean Society, pp. 43–44
- ^ L. Adrienne Cupples Award Presented to UCLA Professor, Boston University School of Public Health, April 28, 2017, retrieved 2020-06-06
External links
- Janet Sinsheimer publications indexed by Google Scholar
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
- 1957 births
- 2023 deaths
- American women statisticians
- American biostatisticians
- Brown University alumni
- Brandeis University alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- UCLA School of Public Health faculty
- Fellows of the American Statistical Association
- Fellows of the Linnean Society of London