Keynote Speakers
David Zhang, Ph.D.
Chief Strategy Officer
[Abivax]
Dr. Zhang is Chief Strategy Officer at Abivax. Prior to joining Abivax, Dr. Zhang was Senior Vice President, Head of Biometrics and Data Management at Alumis.
William Rote, Ph.D.
Sr. Vice President, Research & Development
[Travere Therapeutics]
Dr. Rote has served as Senior Vice President of Research and Development for Travere Therapeutics since February 2017.
Susan Abushakra, Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
[Alzheon]
Dr. Abushakra is the Chief Medical Officer of Alzheon Inc., a privately held biotechnology company developing oral anti-amyloid agents for Alzheimer’s disease.
Special Guest Speaker
Ronald L. Wasserstein
Executive Director
[American Statistical Association]
We are honored to welcome Ronald L. Wasserstein, Executive Director of the American Statistical Association (ASA), as a special guest speaker at the 2025 BBSC. With a distinguished career dedicated to advancing the role of statistics in science and society, Ron has been a pivotal figure in promoting ethical statistical practices, innovative methodologies, and meaningful collaboration across diverse fields.
Topic: Moving to a World Beyond p<0.05
Abstract: For nearly a hundred years, the concept of “statistical significance” has been fundamental to statistics and to science. And for nearly that long, it has been controversial and misused as well. In a completely non-technical (and generally humorous) way, ASA Executive Director Ron Wasserstein will explain this controversy, and say why he and others have called for an end to the use of statistical significance as means of determining the worth of scientific results. He will talk about why this change is so hard for the scientific community to make, but why it is good for science and for statistics and will point to alternate approaches
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