David Bickel, University of Ottawa

Research

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Bayesian Inference Biostatistics Empirical Bayes Genetic Epidemiology Genome-Wide Association Study Imprecise Probability Large-Scale Inference Local False Discovery Rate

Latest funding

Combining probability distributions for statistical inference on the basis of complementary methods
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$70,000
Statistical methods of estimating genetic associations of low detectability
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$222,083
Training in Statistical Genetics and Epidemiological Research (TRIGGER)
CIHR · 2009 · Co-investigator

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

Combining probability distributions for statistical inference on the basis of complementary methods

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bickel, David

$70,000

Statistical methods of estimating genetic associations of low detectability

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Bickel, David R

Keywords: Bayesian Inference; Biostatistics; Empirical Bayes; Genetic Epidemiology; Genome-Wide Association Study; Imprecise Probability; Large-Scale Inference; Local False Discovery Rate; Robust Bayesian; Statistical Genetics

$222,083

Training in Statistical Genetics and Epidemiological Research (TRIGGER)

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Training Grant in Genetic Epidemiology - Letter of Intent

Principal investigators: Little, Julian

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Collaborative; Ethics; Genetic Epidemiology; Graduate Education; Interdisciplinary; Legal Issues; Public Health Genomics; Social Implications; Statistical Genetics

The strength of statistical evidence for composite hypotheses with applications to -omics data

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bickel, David

$75,000

CIHR Training Grant in Neurodegenerative Lipidomics: A Targeted Systems Biology Approach to Integrative Research Training

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Bennett, Steffany A; Figeys, Daniel

Keywords: Alzheimer And Parkinson'S Disease; Cell Biology; Lipidomics; Mass Spectrometry; Neurodegenerative Disease; Systems Biology

$1,790,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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