Applied Health Research

With a track record of funded research and a commitment to research excellence, the Applied Health Research program from University of Liverpool is an ideal environment for developing the skills and applications needed to tackle health challenges in stratified medicine, infections, regenerative medicine and public health.

The Department of Biostatistics provides an umbrella for cross-disciplinary units and initiatives, including the Clinical Trials Research Centre and the Medical Research Council North West Hub for Trials Methodology Research.

The Applied Health Research program from University of Liverpool is currently involved in the supervision of several students whose projects cover a wide range of topics, both in biostatistics and related health research fields. The development of, and support, for researchers is a high priority in the department.

Key facts

• Academic staff in the Department of Biostatistics are undertaking high-impact research in statistical genetics, pharmacogenetics, joint modelling of longitudinal and time-to-event data, multivariate data analysis, stereology, multi-source evidence synthesis and clinical trials. The Department of Biostatistics has a sustained track record of research funded by the MRC, Wellcome Trust, Horizon 2020 and NIHR, and is committed to excellence in methodological and applied research.

Research themes:

• Clinical trials
• Survival data analysis
• Pharmacodynamics personalised dosing algorithms
• Methods for evaluating biomarkers.
• Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
• Multivariate and multilevel data analysis
• Analysis of laboratory-based data
• Statistical pharmacogenetic
• Joint modelling of longitudinal and time-to-event data
• Stereological methods
• Pharmacokinetics
• Statistical performance monitoring
• Quality of life data analysis
• Statistical shape and image analysis.