Ruth Pfeiffer

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Born
Ruth Maria Pfeiffer
Alma mater TU Wien
University of Maryland, College Park
Scientific career
FieldsBiostatistics, cancer epidemiology
Institutions National Cancer Institute
Doctoral advisor Mark Freidlin

Ruth Maria Pfeiffer is a biostatistician who researches risk prediction, molecular and genetic epidemiology, and electronic medical records. She is a senior investigator in the biostatistics branch at the National Cancer Institute. Pfeiffer is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute and the American Statistical Association.

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Life

Pfeiffer received an M.S. degree in applied mathematics from the TU Wien. [1] She earned a M.A. in applied statistics and a Ph.D. (1998) in mathematical statistics from the University of Maryland, College Park. [1] Her dissertation was titled, Statistical problems for stochastic processes with hysteresis. [2] Mark Freidlin was Pfeiffer's doctoral advisor. [2]

Pfeiffer is a tenured senior investigator in the biostatistics branch of the division of cancer epidemiology and genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI). [1] Her research focuses on statistical methods for risk prediction, problems arising in molecular and genetic epidemiologic studies, and the analysis of data from electronic medical records. [1] Pfeiffer is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute. [1] In 2013, she became an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ruth Pfeiffer, Ph.D., biographical sketch and research interests - NCI". dceg.cancer.gov. 1980-01-01. Retrieved 2022-10-16.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. 1 2 Pfeiffer, Ruth Maria (1998). Statistical problems for stochastic processes with hysteresis (Ph.D. thesis). University of Maryland, College Park. OCLC   40966894.
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