MRC Biostatistics Unit
The Medical Research Council (MRC) Biostatistics Unit (BSU) is one of the largest groups of biostatisticians in Europe, and a major centre for research, training and knowledge transfer in biostatistics.
“We develop, apply and promote innovative statistical and data science approaches to advance biomedical science and human health.”
John Whittaker, Director of MRC BSU
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BSU Seminar: ‘Some advances and applications of robust gradient-based Markov chain Monte Carlo’
October 3 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm20th Armitage Workshop & Lecture
November 9 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
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NEW DATE for Bradford Hill Seminar by Meaghan Kall @kallmemeg from @UKHSA.
"Tweeting through the storm: how to use social media during a pandemic”
Wednesday 11 Oct, 1pm - Hybrid, Cambridge
FREE registration
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bradford-hill-seminar-by-meaghan-kall-tickets-680742879277?aff=oddtdtcreator
#pandemic #Covid #sciencecommunication
Great to have you with us @MdeMuniategui!
Jiachen Cai and Chunyu Wang from the BSU are speaking at the Joint Conference on Statistics and Data Science.
FREE registration now OPEN for our 20th Armitage Workshop on 'Statistical Perspective in Precision Medicine'.
Keynote lecturer @amyhherring, as well as fantastic line-up of speakers incl Jessica Barrett & Leiv Ronneberg.
Hybrid, Cambridge, 9th Nov.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/20th-armitage-workshop-tickets-672992738397
"I feel very lucky to have such a warm, helpful and inspiring community around me!"
A day in the life of BSU #PhD student Luka Kovačević.
https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/blog/a-day-in-the-life-of-luka-kovacevic/
@Cambridge_Uni @Cam_Grads #phdlife #DataScience
New paper in Pharmaceutical Statistics by @AleSerra05, @thomas_jaki, @pmozgunov & Geraint Davies.
'Determining the minimum duration of treatment in tuberculosis: An order restricted non-inferiority trial design'
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pst.2320
#clinicaltrials #Tuberculosis @PSIupdate
On my way to Bethesda's symposium 👇✈️
Version v0.8.0 of MendelianRandomization package is now rolling out on CRAN. Two updates, the mr_mvcML method and the mr_pivw method - thanks to Zhaotong Lin from @PanGroupBiostatUMN and Siqi Xu from @HKUniversity for coding these up!
Article in @newscientist discusses how vitamin D levels may protect against autoimmune diseases. Based on new research by @stevesphd & colleagues using Mendelian Randomization analysis.
Article:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2372443-having-naturally-high-vitamin-d-levels-may-protect-against-psoriasis/
Full paper:
https://europepmc.org/article/PPR/PPR642791
@Cambridge_Uni
Indeed!!! Excellent meeting #crukallfellows. So much talent in here!!!
A few of our wonderful students share what they enjoy about doing a #PhD at our Unit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzKMN8kUHno
Find out more & apply for our @UKHSA studentships working with @Daniela070791 & Paul Birrell:
https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/training/phd/phd-opportunities/
@Cambridge_Uni @Cam_Grads
Applications are invited for #UKHSA #PhD #Studentship for 2024 for the project Development of Agent-Based Modelling for Prospective and Retrospective Assessment of Pandemic Interventions, with Dr Paul Birrell and Prof Daniela De Angelis. Further details:
http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/training/phd/phd-opportunities/