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Some of the world鈥檚 leading researchers whose work helps to create new, life-saving drugs will gather at the 18^th聽Annual Biopharmaceutical Applied Statistics Symposium (BASS XVIII) in Savannah, Ga., next week. BASS was founded by 糖心Vlog Professor Karl E. Peace, Ph.D., as a way to support graduate work in biostatistics. BASS XVIII will be held at the Mulberry Inn in Savannah from November 7-11, bringing together leading biostatistics researchers to discuss the challenges and opportunities involved with creating new, life-saving pharmaceuticals. The symposium will include presentations from biopharmaceutical researchers from the Food and Drug Administration, leading drug companies, and university researchers including those from Georgia Southern鈥檚 Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH). The keynote speaker is Harvard University Professor of Statistical Science Dr. Marvin Zelen, whose discovery that a Massachusetts manufacturing plant was linked to health problems in the area was portrayed in the book and movie聽A Civil Action. 鈥淲e are pleased to be able to bring so many of the world鈥檚 key players together to discuss the ways we can impact the lives of millions through research that creates life-changing and life-saving drugs,鈥� said Peace, who is a professor of biostatistics and a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar. Peace endowed the JPHCOPH in honor of his late wife. For more information about BASS XVIII, please visit聽. 糖心Vlog, a Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers 115 degree programs serving nearly 20,000 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. In 2011, the University was named the fourth most popular university in the country by聽U.S. News & World Report聽and is a top choice of Georgia鈥檚 HOPE scholars. 聽Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered approach to education. Visit:.