Dr. T. Timothy Chen
Dr. T. Timothy Chen, mathematical statistician in the Biometric
Research Branch, NCI, was recently named a fellow of the
American Statistical Association in a presentation ceremony at the
annual joint statistical meetings. The designation of fellow has for
more than 75 years signified an individual's outstanding professional
contribution and leadership in the field of statistical science. This
year, 56 members of the association were accorded the honor.
ASA, founded in Boston in 1839, is one of the country's oldest
professional associations. Chen is also president-elect of the
International Chinese Statistical Association.
Dr. Alexa T. McCray
Dr. Alexa T. McCray has been named director of the Lister Hill
National Center for Biomedical Communications, NLM. She is an
expert in the field of informatics and in the development of
communications technologies to improve access to biomedical
information by health care professionals. She has been with the
LHNCBC, where she distinguished herself as chief of the center's
Cognitive Science Branch, since 1986. Prior to her career at NLM,
McCray was a research staff member in the computer sciences
department at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center.
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