Ruth Pfeiffer
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Born | Ruth Maria Pfeiffer |
Alma mater | TU Wien University of Maryland, College Park |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biostatistics, cancer epidemiology |
Institutions | National Cancer Institute |
Thesis | Statistical problems for stochastic processes with hysteresis (1998) |
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.
Life
[edit]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]
Selected works
[edit]- Pfeiffer, Ruth M.; Gail, Mitchell H. (2017). Absolute Risk: Methods and Applications in Clinical Management and Public Health. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4665-6168-7.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Ruth Pfeiffer, Ph.D., biographical sketch and research interests - NCI". dceg.cancer.gov. 1980-01-01. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b 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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