specializing in the design and analysis of clinical trials. A graduate of City College (now City U) NY, his doctorate was obtained from The American U (Washington, DC) in 1957. From 1977 Zelen was on the faculty at the Harvard School of Public Health. He received the Wilks Award of the ASA in 2006 and the Parzen Prize in 2008. He was the COPSS Fisher Lecturer in 2007. In 2009 he was awarded the Medal of Honor of the American Cancer Society.

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