Xihong Lin Receives the Lowell Reed Lecture Award

The Department of Statistics is pleased to share that Xihong Lin was selected to receive the Lowell Reed Lecture Award from the Health Statistics Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). The award is presented annually to a statistician who has made significant contributions to public health through research, teaching, and/or service. The lecture honors the legacy of Dr. Lowell Reed, who served as Chair of Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (1926), Dean of the School (1937–1946), and later as President of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Lin delivered the Lowell Reed Lecture, titled “Navigating Statistics, Generative AI, and Genomics Health,” on Monday, November 3, 2025, at the 2025 APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Congratulations, Prof. Lin!