Conference
History
The idea of a unique conference that brings statisticians and
oncologists together to discuss the challenges in oncology was
initiated in 2015 during discussions between Yuan Ji (University
of Chicago) and Professors Ying Lu(Stanford). The first
symposium was held in 2017 at
Stanford
University. It was sponsored jointly by Stanford University
and the University of Chicago. The second symposium was held in
2018 at
the University of
Chicago. At that time, we extended our partnership to
include the University of Connecticut and chose OncoStat as the
symposium name. The third symposium was held in 2019 at
the
University of Connecticut and renamed our symposium
Stat4Onc. In 2020, we further extended our partnership to
include the Oregon Health & Science University. This
symposium is intended to be an annual event that rotates its
location between Stanford University, the University of Chicago,
the University of Connecticut and the Oregon Health &
Science University. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Symposium
was postponed to 2021. In 2021, we held our 4th Stat4Onc
Symposium virtually by
Stanford
University. Also, in 2021, our symposium received an
R13 grant award by the National Cancer Institute (NCI),
which ends in 2025. The 9th STAT4ONC ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM (2026) is
our year beyond US and host in Osaka university.