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22:00 UTC

S217 - Experiences of Early Career Biostatisticians in Clinical Trial and Data Coordinating Centers

Tuesday October 6, 2026 22:00 - 23:00 UTC

This session will feature four early career researchers working in academic data coordinating and/or clinical trial centers. The speakers will talk about their (collaborative) biostatistician roles and responsibilities in their respective institutions, sharing about their training journeys and lessons learned along the way.

Speakers

Emily Roberts

University of Iowa

Dr. Emily Roberts is an assistant professor of biostatistics at the University of Iowa. She completed her PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Michigan in 2022, where her dissertation focused on Causal Inference Methods and Intermediate Endpoints in Randomized Clinical Trials... Read More →

Megan McCabe

Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Megan McCabe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and the Assistant Director for Clinical Trials Development for the DATA coordinating and Collaborative Research Unit (DATA CRU). She graduated with her PhD... Read More →

Madeline Abbott

Harvard University

I am a Research Associate in the Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR) at Harvard University. I work on clinical trials for the treatment and prevention of HIV and tuberculosis, collaborating closely with clinicians in the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS... Read More →

Margaret Banker

Northwestern University

Dr. Margaret Banker is an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Informatics in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. As a member of the Northwestern University Data Analysis & Coordinating Center (NUDACC), she collaborates... Read More →

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