MRC Biostatistics Unit
We develop, apply and promote innovative statistical and data science approaches to advance biomedical science and human health.
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- Reposted by MRC Biostatistics UnitJoin our hybrid Bradford Hill Seminar 'Leveraging External Data for Testing Experimental Therapies with Biomarker Interactions in Randomized Clinical Trials' with Professor Lorenzo Trippa @hsph.harvard.edu & @danafarber.bsky.social 📅 Friday 27 February, 1 PM Info & registration buff.ly/xoDhItz
- Exciting news! ✨ We will be hosting MASAMB 2026. Save the dates: 7 - 8 September, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge More info, including how to submit an abstract, will be coming soon 👇 www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/events #MASAMB2026
- Medicines360 has acquired global licensing rights to innovative pregnancy-risk tools developed by researchers from @cam.ac.uk & Uni Edinburgh. Paul Kirk is Co-Principal Investigator in the Cambridge team of researchers behind the novel blood-based biomarkers. www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/medicin...
- Reposted by MRC Biostatistics UnitNew paper: "Extending the Use of Mendelian Randomisation With Non-Inherited Variants to Assess Socially Transmitted Parental Exposures Under Assortative Mating" published at Genetic Epidemiology and led by Benji Woolf: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... Brief thread:
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- Reposted by MRC Biostatistics UnitOur first Bradford Hill Seminar of 2026 will be in-person with Professor Clare Turnbull of the Institute of Cancer Research to discuss expanding testing of cancer susceptibility genes from the clinic to the population. 📅 Wed 14 Jan, 1 PM (UK) Register: buff.ly/hZtYEKZ @phgfoundation.bsky.social
- Genetic evidence suggests that alcohol’s effect is limited to certain cancer types. New research published in BMC Medicine, led by Stephen Burgess, Susanna Larsson and Siddhartha Kar. Read more 👇 www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/genetic... Read full paper 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Reposted by MRC Biostatistics UnitNew paper: "Alcohol consumption and risk of cancer: a Mendelian randomization analysis of four biobanks and consortium data" out at BMC Medicine: link.springer.com/article/10.1.... Lots of interesting findings! Brief thread:
- Libby Daniells from the BSU and colleagues have developed a new technique to improve the reliability of #ClinicalTrials. Read more 👇 www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/incorpo... Paper in Biostatistics 👇 academic.oup.com/biostatistic...
- BSU PhD student, Jackie Rao, is at the Machine Learning for Health Symposium in San Diego, organised by the Association for Health Learning and Inference. Yesterday, Jackie presented a poster about her work on Federate Variational Inference for Bayesian Mixture Models. Congrats to Jackie 🤩👏
- In a letter published in European Respiratory Society, Benjamin Woolf, Stephen Burgess and colleagues, demonstrate that medical record codes are an unreliable source of information for defining Pulmonary Hypertension cases. www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/address...
- Reposted by MRC Biostatistics UnitNew pre-print "Mendelian randomization in a multi-ancestry world: reflections and practical advice" led by @amymariemason.bsky.social on - arxiv.org/abs/2510.17554
- Another fantastic Armitage Workshop! This year, it was on the theme of integration of data from multiple domains, with fantastic talks and discussions. Thanks to all our speakers and to all those who attended.
- Our brilliant BSU #PhD students, joined by Matthew Stephens from University of Chicago.
- Happy #WorldStatisticsDay2025! 🎉 At the BSU, you can find a fantastic group of passionate people driven to improve the way we look at scientific problems and design methods to help us understand the deluge of data we are surrounded by.
- Reposted by MRC Biostatistics UnitI'm very excited to be attending my first #ASHG25 this week! Come find me at poster board 1090F to talk about flexible and efficient eQTL mapping with quasar!
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- Our Director John Whittaker took part in a short video interview discussing; what motivated him to work in biostatistics, why he enjoys being Director, and his thoughts on the future of #Biostatistics. Watch here 👇 youtu.be/o3ArK999wgE
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- There are 2 weeks left to register for our annual flagship event - 22nd Armitage Workshop and Lecture. The theme this year is integration of data from multiple domains, with a brilliant programme of talks. 23 Oct, Cambridge and online onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-...
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- Happy #PostdocAppreciationWeek 😀🎉🤩 Programme Leaders, Sofia Villar and Paul Kirk, endorse just how brilliant our BSU postdocs are and how they add significant value to our research portfolio and working environment. Thank you to each and every one of you 🙏
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- A few weeks ago, we filmed a lovely short interview with Research Associate, Rajenki Das 🤩 Rajenki gives a summary of her current research and discusses what she enjoys about working at the BSU, as well as what she likes to do outside of work. Watch the video at 👇 youtu.be/NzQl4KXkgwo
- This summer we welcomed another fantastic cohort of #Interns to work on and contribute to BSU research projects. "The internship has not only given me technical skills and research experience, but also something deeper - a sense of direction." Read more: www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/another...
- Our short course on Adaptive Methods in Clinical Research is back! 17 - 19 Nov, Cambridge We introduce the definition of adaptive designs and consider its several most common types. More info & registration 👇 onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-...
- We were delighted to take part in the first Cambridge Biomedical Campus School Safari. We welcomed a group of local school students to our Unit, to have fun with statistics and inspire future careers in #STEM. Read more 👇 www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/local-s...
- This summer, we are privileged to have a fantastic group of interns with us for eight weeks. They are each working with our researchers on projects and experiencing life at our Unit. It's great to have you all with us 😀
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- Today, Tommy Nyberg is speaking at #ESRA2025 about his work on the Natsal Study @natsal.bsky.social - "Data Integration Using Doubly Robust and Bayesian Meta-Analysis Methods for Probability and Convenience Samples" www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conf2025/pro...
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- In May, we organised a one-day workshop on the topic of HIV and STI data and how they can be better used to inform sexual health services. Read more: www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/using-l...
- Registration now open for short course on: Efficient Adaptive Designs for Phase I Dose-Finding and Dose-Optimisation Studies 24 - 26 Sept, Cambridge Register: onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-... @pmozgunov.bsky.social @thomasjaki.bsky.social
- Congratulations to our Emeritus Director, Prof Sylvia Richardson, on being named a 2024 Top Scholar by Scholar GPS 👏 scholargps.com/scholars/184...
- Many congratulations to Research Associate, Mia Tackney, on being awarded an NIHR Advanced Fellowship 👏🤩 Mia's fellowship will focus on digital outcome measures in clinical trials. Read more 👇 www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/mia-tac... @nihr.bsky.social
- Sarah Dawson and Sofia Villar from the BSU are at #CCR25. Sarah is presenting about the Nasal High-Flow Oxygen Therapy after Cardiac Surgery, with colleagues Andrew Klein and Siddesh Shetty. @criticalcarereviews.com
- We had a fantastic away day yesterday, bringing together our amazing and talented staff and students for a day of sharing, learning and recognising the great people who work at the BSU. Big thanks to the organising team for creating a brilliant day for us all 🤩
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- Fantastic two days of stimulating talks and discussions at our Workshop on Adaptive and Bayesian Designs in Real Trials, where statisticians, clinicians and patients have shared their experiences of #ClinicalTrials. Thanks to all our speakers and all those who attended.
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- Many congratulations to BSU Research Associate, Stina Zetterstrom, on being awarded the Best Student Paper Award by the Swedish Society for Medical Statistics, for her paper on 'Bounds for selection bias using outcome probabilities' 🤩👏 statistikframjandet.se/fms/best-pap...
- Daniela De Angelis, Conor Egan and Constantin Schmidt are at the 45th Conference on Applied Statistics in Ireland. Daniela gave a keynote talk, while Conor and Constantin each presented about their PhD work. Congrats to them all 🤩 #CASI2025
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- Last week, Sofia Villar gave a talk at @astrazeneca.bsky.social about her expert research on response-adaptive randomisation in #ClinicalTrials, discussing the strengths and limitations of response-adaptive studies.
- Still time to register for this exciting hybrid event on Adaptive and Bayesian Designs in Real Trials. 📆 5 & 6 June, Cambridge and online Register 👇 onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-... #AdaptiveDesigns #ClinicalTrials #Bayesian @pmozgunov.bsky.social
- We are delighted to have Peter Mueller from the University of Texas visiting our Unit. Today he is delivering the first part of a short course on Nonparametric Bayesian Methods in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics.
- A brilliant day at our Ethics and Innovative Trial Designs workshop. Thanks to the fantastic speakers, co-organisers and sponsors, and to all those who attended 🤩 @cmu.edu @ox.ac.uk
- Great talks have continued at the Ethics and Innovative Trial Designs workshop, with Alex John London from @cmu.edu and Jerome Singh from Uni KwaZulu-Natal on the ethical aspects of adaptive designs.
- Our Ethics and Innovative Trial Designs Workshop has kicked off with @thomasjaki.bsky.social speaking on routinely used and complex adaptive designs.
- A great day of teaching at our Introduction to Adaptive Clinical Trials: Ethical & Statistical Considerations, with lectures and discussion sessions led by Sofia Villar and David Robertson from the BSU, and Mackenzie Graham and Mark Sheehan from @ox.ac.uk.
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- New article in British Medical Journal - 'AI in healthcare: what does good evidence and regulation look like?' Paul Kirk, Programme Leader at BSU, quoted on what gold standard evidence looks like for AI technologies. Full article: www.bmj.com/content/389/... #AI #Healthcare
- New software, flashfmZero, offers insights into the genetic basis of complex health traits. Published in Cell Genomics - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Led by Jennifer Asimit, Feng Zhou, Will Astle and colleagues. Read more: www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/flashfm...
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- New research by Jessica Barrett, Zander Gu and colleagues, reveals that cardiovascular risk assessments should be personalised based on initial individual cardiovascular risk, age, and sex - challenging the current one-size-fits-all approach. Published BMJ - bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/...
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- We are at the Family Weekend of @cambridgefestival.bsky.social, having fun with statistics! Solve the mystery of how Mr Stats broke their leg and get competitive with our ball throwing and probability activity 😀
- Looking forward to taking part in the @cambridgefestival.bsky.social Family Weekend on Saturday and Sunday at the New Museums Site 😃 We will be there having fun with #Statistics! Come and find us in the Student Services building. www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
- Really looking forward to our Data Quiz and Statistical Karaoke this evening for Cambridge Festival 2025 😀🙌🎤🎉 6.30pm, Hexagon Room, Frank Lee Centre All are welcome! @cambridgefestival.bsky.social
- Congrats to BSU #PhD student Conor Egan on presenting a poster at the STEM for Britain poster competition, where he met MPs Daniel Zeichner and Pippa Heylings. 🤩 #STEM4Brit25
- Really looking forward to hosting this event on Friday evening! Come join us for an evening of quizzing and karaoke fun 🤩🎤😃 Part of the Cambridge Festival 2025. 📅 Friday 21st March, 6.30pm, Frank Lee Centre, Cambridge Free sign-up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-quiz-...
- Some of our brilliant #PhD students - Connor Fitchett, Zhi Cao and Letao Yuan, are presenting at the NIHR MRC Doctoral Training Day on Trials Methodology.
- Members of our Efficient Study Design theme were at the National EDI in Mathematics Workshop at the Isaac Newton Institute. Rajenki Das gave a talk about her experiences of inclusivity in statistical research. gateway.newton.ac.uk/event/tgm148
- Interested in doing a #PhD in biostatistics? We are recruiting for students to start Oct 2025. For this round, we welcome UK based applications and those who are self-funded. Find out more about the cutting-edge projects and apply at 👇 www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/phd-opportun... Closing date: 27 March
- (1/2) Another action packed day at the workshop on Adaptive Designs and Multiple Testing Procedures in Regensburg, with great talks from BSU researchers and PhD students - Gianmarco Caruso, Stef Baas and James Willard.
- David Robertson and Thomas Jaki are organising a workshop on Adaptive Designs and Multiple Testing Procedures, happening today and tomorrow in Regensburg. admtp.github.io/ADMTP2025/ BSU PhD students, Connor Fitchett and Weishi Chen, have presented today.
- We are organising an exciting workshop on Adaptive and Bayesian designs in real trials: clinicians', patients' and statisticians' perspectives 5 - 6 June, Cambridge, UK and online Part of Pavel Mozgunov's NIHR Advanced Fellowship Info and registration: www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/events/works...
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- The Mendelian Randomization course turns 10! 🥳 This March marks a significant milestone for the popular short course run by the BSU, as it enters its 10th year. Read more 👇 www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/news/mendeli... @stevesphd.bsky.social
