Bruce S Weir
Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics
University of Washington
Box 359461
Seattle, WA 98195-
206-221-7947
bsweir@uw.edu
Research Interests
Statistical methodology for genetic data with an emphasis on allelic dependencies, population structure, disease associations and relationships; use of genetic data for human identification
Biostatistics Biography
Education
BSc Mathematics, University of Canterbury (New Zealand), 1965
PhD Genetics, Statistics, North Carolina State University, 1968
In the News
Biostatistician helps link illegal ivory to African cartels
ASPPH, 11/08/2018
How to identify almost anyone in a consumer gene database
Scientific American, 10/11/2018
Biostatisticians Contribute to UW Study Pinpointing Ivory Poaching
SPH News, 07/02/2015
Biostatisticians Help Pinpoint Ivory Poaching
Science, 06/30/2015
Weir Named to National Institute of Standards and Technology Committee
SPH News, 12/12/2014
Tracking Elephant Poachers Through Tusks
The Daily, 04/09/2014
Using Genome Data to Unlock Hispanic Health Risks
SPH News, 02/21/2014
Matching Science of DNA With Art of Identification
WSJ, 05/10/2011
New Alliance to Help Design New Drug Treatments
SPH News, 03/17/2009