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We are excited to welcome you to the 2025 Summer Institute in Statistics for Big Data (SISBID) and the Summer Institute in Statistics for Clinical and Epidemiological Research (SISCER). 

Sponsored by the University of Washington Department of Biostatistics, both institutes will again be held online only this year.

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Course Schedule & Format

SISCER

All SISCER courses will be held online only.

The schedule for each day’s online session is 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Pacific (11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern),

Except for the following modules, which will be held 1-4:30 p.m. Pacific (4-8:30 p.m. Eastern)

  • Module 2: Analyzing Data from Complex Surveys
  • Module 4: Introduction to Survival Analysis
  • Module 8: Design and Analysis of Two-Phase Studies

Live sessions will be conducted via Zoom. In addition, each module will use a Slack channel where instructors may post messages, links, answers to participant questions, etc. Course materials will be available through the registrant dashboard prior to the start of the course.

Registrants are allowed to take SISCER courses concurrent with other modules.

SISBID

All SISBID courses will be held online only.

The schedule for SISBID courses that start on Monday:

  • Monday: 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Pacific (11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern)
  • Tuesday: 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Pacific (11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern)
  • Wednesday: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. Pacific (11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Eastern)

The schedule for SISBID courses that start on Wednesday:

  • Wednesday: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Pacific (2:30-5:30 p.m. Eastern)
  • Thursday, 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Pacific (11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern)
  • Friday, 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Pacific (11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Eastern)

Recorded Sessions

SISBID and SISCER live-stream lecture sessions will be recorded and available to module participants through October 1, 2025. Group breakout sessions will not be recorded. Recordings may be viewed but not necessarily downloaded. The decision to allow downloads is up to individual instructors who own the course content (i.e., content is their intellectual property).

Eligibility

Summer Institutes courses are open to everyone. Requirements and prerequisites are outlined in the module descriptions so participants can gauge the knowledge base needed for the course.

Registration information

Registration instructions

  1. Review modules through the all courses or individual institute pages (e.g., SISBID or SISCE).
  2. Navigate to the description of a course by clicking the title or More Info
  3. Add courses to your Cart through the course cards or module description pages.
  4. After you have selected your courses, click your Cart in the upper right to check out.
  5. Select and confirm pricing (general, academic/gov’t/non-profit, UW)
  6. Resolve any conflicts (i.e., SISCER allows participants to register for concurrent courses; SISBID does not).
  7. Click CHECKOUT WITH THESE COURSES and review the Registration Summary Page. Click continue if all looks good.
  8. The next page will ask you to either create an account or log in if you have an account from past years or a UW NetID.
  9. Continue to the payment page. Payment methods include credit card (Mastercard or Visa, Pay by Invoice-Check, Pay by Invoice-Wire Transfer (international only, additional $25 fee), or a valid University of Washington Workday Worktag. If you selected a Pay by Invoice option, the confirmation receipt wills serve as your invoice. You may also download an invoice through your account dashboard after you have completed your order (click My Account upper right, Orders, click Order number)
  10. Questions or issues? Email uwbiost@uw.edu

Module registration closes seven days prior to the start of a module, and only credit card payments will be accepted for orders placed 7-14 days prior to the start of a module.

Group Registrations

Institutions and organizations that wish to make a single payment for registration fees for a group of people must email mailto:uwbiost@uw.eduto arrange payment. Each person in a group must register individually and each registration must use the same identical, case sensitive, billing address for their registration.

Invoices

Invoices and receipts are available through the registrant dashboard by logging in, clicking My Account upper right, then Orders, and the Order number. If a customized invoice is required (e.g., PO numbers, address adjustments), please contact uwbiost@uw.edu.

Refund Policy

  • Canceling a credit card payment, including changing payment from credit card to invoice or UW worktag, will result in the following cancellation fees:
  • Cancellations made on or before June 15 will be subject to a $70 processing fee.
  • Cancellations made June 16 to June 30 will be subject to a $100 processing fee.
  • No refunds will be processed after June 30.

Course Credit

Summer Institutes modules are training courses, not university academic classes. Attendees are not required to register as university students and no university credit is awarded. Participants will receive a certificate of participation.

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