Marco Carone

Marco Carone is a Professor of Biostatistics and Adjunct Professor of Statistics at the University of Washington, holding the Norman Breslow Endowed Faculty Fellowship. He is an Affiliate Investigator at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division. His research focuses on causal inference, survival analysis, and nonparametric methods, with applications in vaccine science, environmental health, and public health. Carone earned his PhD in Biostatistics from Johns Hopkins University and completed postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley.

Education:

• PhD in Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University (2011)
• Hon. B.Sc. in Probability and Statistics, McGill University (2005)
• Diploma of College Studies in Pure and Applied Sciences, Marianopolis College (2002)

Research Interests:

• Development of robust statistical methods for causal inference and nonparametric estimation
• Analysis of vaccine efficacy and infectious disease data
• Integration of machine learning with traditional biostatistical frameworks
• Applications in environmental epidemiology and aging research

His publications span topics including survival analysis, immune correlates of vaccine efficacy, and statistical methodologies for high-dimensional data. Carone has advised over 15 PhD students, many of whom hold academic and industry roles.

Awards:

• Norman Breslow Endowed Faculty Fellowship (2019)
• UW Teaching Award (2018)
• Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Omega Honor Societies (2011)

Teaching & Service:

• Teaches courses on survival analysis, statistical inference, and biostatistical consulting
• Associate Editor for Biometrics and Journal of Causal Inference
• Peer reviewer for leading journals and grant agencies