Scientific Committee

Scientific Chair: Tobias Mütze (Novartis), Conference Chair: David Lawrence (Novartis)

The Scientific committee organises a number of one-day scientific meetings, webinars and the annual conference as well as joint meetings with other professional bodies each year. The topics of these meetings include a diverse variety of statistical techniques and applications relevant to PSI members working in clinical phase I-IV drug development & reimbursement and also a cover much wider remit applicable to the roles in the healthcare industry.

Meetings

The Scientific Committee meets each month and alternates between teleconferences and face to face meetings primarily in London or the surrounding area.

Composition

The Scientific Committee is composed of the following members: 

Amitava Mukhopadhyay (IQVIA)
David Lawrence (Novartis)
Jennifer Gilbride (Bayer)
Julia Niewczas (Janssen)
Julia Saperia (MHRA)
Kate Taylor (Amgen)  
Kristina Weber (Roche)
Maria Efstathiou (IQVIA)
Martin Jenkins (AstraZeneca)
Paul Terrill (PT Stat Consulting Ltd)
Rachael Lawrance (Adelphi Values) 
Russell Jones (Orchard Therapeutics)
Sarah Williams (Roche)
Sue Todd (Reading University)
Teodora Trasieva (AstraZeneca)
Tobias Mütze (Novartis)
Tom Burnett (Bath University)


Upcoming Events

PSI VisSIG Wonderful Wednesday Webinar Series

This is a good opportunity to develop your knowledge by thinking through a practical example, practicing how to apply graphics principles, and developing your coding skills.

PSI VIS SIG Webinar: Collaborative & Exploratory Data Analysis

In this talk, you will learn how to quickly explore your data in the web browser and how to create, collaborate and share interactive visualisations with others.

PSI Pre-Clinical SIG Webinar: Assay Qualification by Linear Mixed Model: Confidence, Prediction & Tolerance Intervals

Dr Francq will discuss the need for analytical methods to deliver unbiased and precise results and talk in detail on confidence, prediction and tolerance intervals work in linear mixed models and the interpretation of statistical results. This will be followed by Q&A.

PSI Training Course: An Interactive Introduction to Agile Ways of Working

During this session you will explore how we best execute change within our roles, build your practical understanding of agile tools and techniques, and inspire you to experiment with the new ways of working to deliver your goals.

PSI EIWG Webinar: Impact of estimands

To understand how the estimand framework changed the development of clinical trials.

PSI Training Course: Hybrid Frequentist / Bayesian Power and Bayesian Power in Planning Clinical Trials

Aimed at Statisticians working on the design of Clinical Trials, participants will learn how to use Expected Power, Average Power, Predicted Power, Probability of Success and Assurance, and Bayesian Power when planning clinical trials.

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