The 3rd Summer Institute in Statistics for Big Data (SISBID 2017) will be held at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington during July 10-28, 2017. The Institute consists of a series of two-and-a-half day workshops (modules) designed to introduce biologists, quantitative scientists, and statisticians to modern statistical techniques for the analysis of Biological Big Data. The format will involve formal lectures, computing labs, and hands-on case studies. The instructors are world-class faculty with expertise in all aspects of Biological Big Data. Participants are encouraged to enroll in multiple modules.