Information for Prospective Students

We are based in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science at SFU. The Group welcomes all students with interests in statistics and/or statistical computing who share a curiousity about genetics and biology. Students in the group enroll in the Department’s graduate programme. More information on StatGen and graduate studies in Statistics at SFU is available through the following links.

• What is StatGen?
  See an article in Quanta Magazine: "A Statistical Search for Genomic Truths",  describing what statistical geneticists do, and other related general information.
• What information is available on graduate study in Statistics at SFU?
  See the Department’s webpage of information for prospective graduate students, which includes information on degree programs offered, admissions, tuition and financial support, etc. The SFU Dean of Graduate Studies Office has also prepared a helpful site detailing scholarship and award opportunities available to grad students.
• What is expected of graduate students in the programme?
  We have drafted a short summary of our expectations.
  
• What research resources are available?
  There are many writing resources available on the web, such as tutorials on how to write an outline and understanding plagiarism. Our group also maintains a page with some local research and programming resources that we use a lot. Finally, the SFU Student Learning Commons can provide personalized help with writing, learning, and study strategies.