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Richard Simon, D. Sc., Biostatistician, Chief, Biometric Research Branch, Head Molecular Statistics and Bioinformatics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Richard Simon

" In high school, I wasn’t really interested in learning until I began the study of geometry. My older sister was an excellent student, to whom I was always compared. I was questioned, “Why don’t you do better in school like your sister? Why don’t you apply yourself more?” The turning point came when I was in the 10th grade. I had a wonderful geometry teacher who loved her subject."

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Engages in the development of mathematical theory or apply statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical biological data to provide usable information.

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Master's Degree

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