Founded in 1970, the Department of Biostatistics is a leader in statistical sciences. Its faculty include members of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and fellows of the American Statistical Association. Alumni hold leadership roles in academia, government, and industry worldwide. The department is a center for development and application of statistical methodology across the health sciences, and has collaborative partnerships with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children's hospital Research Institute, Group Health Cooperative, and the Veterans' Administration. To complement research, the department recently established the Center for Biomedical Statistics to provide consulting and collaborative services.