Vikram B. Baliga

Assistant Professor of Teaching, University of British Columbia

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Welcome

I teach biostatistics and data science for the Biology Program at UBC. I regularly instruct or coordinate BIOL 300: Fundamentals of Biostatistics. Future teaching may include DSCI 100 or courses that blend biology, statistics, and data science.

I have also used motion capture and virtual reality to investigate flight control strategies in birds. Working with data from studies of neuroscience and behavior requires carefully verifying what each measurement captures and determining whether patterns are meaningful or just noise.

Making sense of information in these contexts makes me appreciate the importance of statistical thinking, sanity checks, and effective visualizations. That perspective shapes both my teaching and my enthusiasm for working with people on analyses.