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CALC Episode 1: From Molecule to Patient: The Statistician’s Role in Developing New Medicines

The Drug Development Process How do we develop new medicines to treat nasty and debilitating diseases?  It all starts by discovering a novel target molecule in the lab. Fast forward 12 years and an average expenditure of 1.5 billion dollars we hopefully get the thumbs up from health authority bodies to license the medicine for public …

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CALC Episode 0: Introduction to PSI CALC Podcast Series

Do you have a passion for numbers and want to save lives? The PSI CALC podcast is a 5 part series occurring bi-weekly. In this series, Alexander and members of the PSI CALC team discuss medical statistics as a career option. This series is aimed at university students reading Mathematics or Statistics wanting to know …

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Non-parametric analyses – much more than just the Wilcoxon test!

Interview with Frank Konietschke Frank has something in common with Benjamin and myself – we all studied statistics in Göttingen and learned and researched in non-parametric statistics. Afterwards, we went into different paths. Whereas Benjamin started at a CRO and I joined large pharma organizations, Frank continued on the academic track. He recently became Professor …

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How to work effectively as and with a placement student – a success story with Katie and Claire

Have you ever considered to work with a placement student?Do you consider to spend some time as a placement student yourself? In this interview with Katie Thorn and Claire Brittain, we’re exploring factors, which help to make it a win for both sides. Both have worked very well together and share their stories. We step …

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