Raymond Boston, MSc., Ph.D.

Chief, Section of Biostatistics Head, Center for Animal Health and Productivity

Contact Information:

School of Veterinary Medicine University of Pennsylvania 382 West Street Rd Kennett Square, PA    19348 610.925.6557 (office phone/voice mail) 610.925.8123 (office fax) ldewald@vet.upenn.edu (general information email)

The Biostatistics Section has three focuses 1) the application of mathematical modeling to the analysis and interpretation of biomedical and agricultural data, 2) the application of statistics to the design and investigation of clinical trials, and field experiments, and 3) the development of new computer methods for the management, processing and analysis of biomedical data, and for the instruction of students (particularly veterinary students) in clinical methods, epidemiological techniques, and disease pathologies.

At the heart of the efforts of members of this section is salvaging the knowledge derived from, often animal intensive, investigations and re-purposing, or re-packaging, it into environments that make it available for investigators from diverse areas to build upon. In this way veterinary students, agricultural producers and biomedical investigators can apply the knowledge confident that the application environment protects them against mis-application.