We are delighted to be hosting our 20th Armitage Workshop on the theme of ‘Statistical Perspective in Precision Medicine’.

The Armitage Workshops were established in 2003 by the MRC Biostatistics Unit, to honour the immense contributions of Professor Peter Armitage CBE who was at the Unit from 1947 to 1961. Professor Armitage’s work is recognised throughout the world as achieving a successful balance between methodological rigour and applied common sense, to which all statisticians aspire.

This year, we are delighted that Professor Amy H. Herring will be our Keynote Lecturer. Professor Herring is Sara & Charles Ayres Distinguished Professor of Statistical Science, Global Health, and Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University.

Prof Herring’s Keynote Lecture will be on:

“Are You My (Sub)type? Results from the Sepsis Characterization in Kilimanjaro (SICK) Study”

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the immune system’s response to an infection causes severe damage to the internal organs and tissues. In recent years, clustering sepsis patients has garnered significant interest in the medical community, as it has become hypothesized that sepsis consists of multiple distinct subtypes that each require a distinct method of treatment. We consider how to leverage prior information on clusters to identify meaningful and interpretable sepsis subtypes. To do this, we introduce the notion of cluster discovery, that is, observing a cluster that has not been recorded in previous large-scale studies, and we explore challenges in cluster estimation in clinical studies.

As well as the keynote lecture, we will have a fantastic line-up of talks including from Dr Jessica Barrett and Dr Leiv Ronneberg, both from MRC Biostatistics Unit, and there will also be a special session to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Armitage Workshops. More details to follow soon.

Register FREE: 20th Armitage Workshop Tickets, Thu 9 Nov 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Please note this will be hybrid event. We very much welcome delegates to attend in-person, however if you are unable to travel to Cambridge, you can still enjoy the talks virtually. When registering, please select the relevant ticket option.