Dr. Michael SCHULZER Memorial Award in Biostatistics

Award descriptionAwards totalling $2,000 have been made available annually through a gift from Patricia Chin, in memory of Dr. Michael Schulzer (1936-2021) for outstanding graduate students who demonstrate excellence in applied biostatistics. Dr. Michael Schulzer (B.A. 1958, M.A. 1959, M.D. 1963, Ph.D.) served as a faculty member in the UBC Department of Statistics and Faculty of Medicine for more than 25 years and as a Professor Emeritus, Michael held a faculty appointment with the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (C2E2). Michael received his M.D. from UBC in the 1960s, and his Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington in the 1970s. His varied research passions included the exploration of the application of statistics in medical research, regression modelling, meta-analysis and health metrics. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Medicine, in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.