Research in Biostatistics

Biostatistics is one of the important areas in Statistics, which involves the methodology developments and applications of statistical techniques to scientific research in health- and environment-related fields, such as medicine, epidemiology, public health, biology, environment and agriculture. Many medical and environmental problems challenge conventional approaches of statistical modelling. For example, correlation of within-patient observations over time in randomised controlled trials makes statistical modelling very difficult.

Professor J. Pan is particularly interested in the area of longitudinal studies and survival analysis in medical and environmental sciences. His recent work includes a) joint modelling of mean and covariance structures in longitudinal studies b) statistical diagnostics based on linear/non-linear mixed models and c) growth curve analysis in medical and biological sciences. His recent book, Growth Curve Models and Statistical Diagnostics (Springer-Verlag, 2002; with K. T. Fang), also reflects his research interests and contributions in these areas.

Professor J. Pan is active in collaborative work, mainly with Professors R. Thompson of IACR-Rothamsted, D. von Rosen of Swedish Agriculture University and K. T. Fang of Hong Kong Baptist University. He is an honorary member of the Biostatistics Group at Medical School of The University of Manchester and is developing research collaboration with Professors G. Dunn and A. Pickles of the group in the area of epidemiology and randomised controlled trials.

Academic contact:

Professor Jianxin Pan, Tel: +44 (0)161 275 5864, E-mail: Jianxin.Pan (@manchester.ac.uk)