Ben Ackerman, PhD

Biostatistician/Data Scientist, @jhubiostat alum, runner, challah baker, library frequenter, he/him 🏳️‍🌈✡️ (views = my own)

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

Notice my new 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📊 banner? I’ve updated my #rstats pride flag code to use the wonderful color palettes in the ‘gglgbtq’ package (by @Rturtletopia)! Every generated plot is unique and special, make and share yours today! https://t.co/KR9Oo5vpbh

[sydney 🫧 @ivylynnpilled]

so there’s this show from 2012 starring megan hilty

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

New Year, New Mayor.

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

@svershbow Mr. Mayor and Mr. Mayor!

[Alina ⑂🌻🇷🇴 @repondezunivers]

Eurovision 2025 statistics: vocal ranges of the songs, calculated with the live performances #Eurovision #Eurovision2025

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

@superTV247 Diva never down!!!!!!

[sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴛᴠ @superTV247]

LET THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST BEGIN!!! #Eurovision2025

[sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴛᴠ @superTV247]

HAPPY EUROVISION WEEK, HAPPY SEMI FINAL DAY 🎊 #Eurovision

[sam @sam_d_1995]

congestion pricing is a policy miracle

[Jacob Fiksel @jfiksel1]

I know it's pretty dead on here, but my team (not me) within the data & computational science team at Vertex is hiring an integrative data scientist: https://t.co/SBpQUY5zjS. If you're interested please apply, it's an awesome place to work!

[Judy Bass (she/her) @JudithKBass]

Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.

https://t.co/ukj6bhL1tW

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

@svershbow Gotta make up for lost time!

[uché blackstock, md @uche_blackstock]

*BROOKLYN*, I’ll be back on Thursday 5/1 at 10am, where it all began at Kings County Hospital where my mother and grandmother worked, where I trained in Emergency Medicine, to give a keynote!

The first 100 attendees will receive a free copy of LEGACY🩺

[sam @sam_d_1995]

cities aren’t loud. cars are loud

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

@svershbow Good morning Mr. Mayor!

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

@5_utr @ADAlthousePhD @f2harrell Thanks for the thoughts!

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

@5_utr @ADAlthousePhD @f2harrell Agreed. Establishing a clear target population, identifying relevant characteristics, and having an established research question can help shift ‘representativeness’ from a sweeping concern to something more concrete!

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

@ADAlthousePhD @5_utr @f2harrell Also good to consider what types of questions these tools can help best answer, like using trial results (across diff diseases) to inform population-level decisions (e.g. policy, reimbursement). Reconciling any trial/target pop differences can help build confidence!

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

@ADAlthousePhD @5_utr @f2harrell There are ways to improve representativeness from a design perspective (like broader eligibility criteria, thoughtful recruitment/sampling). These stat methods can help when such design strategies are infeasible, or also if trials have already recruited/read out

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

And find me on Goodreads for more recs! https://t.co/oTKLePp8v7

[Ben Ackerman, PhD @backerman150]

📚 Take a break from doomscrolling and pick up a book from your local library or support an independent bookstore! Here are some of my favorite novels from last year: