Mirzaei Group

Our lab is focused on the analysis and interpretation of childhood cancer survivor data within the St. Jude LIFE Study and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS). The goal of these studies is to determine whether there are associations between early therapeutic treatments and long-term sequelae experienced by survivors. The data collected are observational, and reliant on patient self-reporting of clinical events and timelines. We develop statistical methodologies to reduce the inherent bias that exists in these recall-based data and analyze them in a way that we can ensure the most accurate interpretation possible.

Our research interests cut across different areas of statistics, including survival and event history analysis, modeling, theory and methods for estimation, prediction, and the analysis of incomplete data. We are motivated by scientific and technical issues that arise in medicine, public health, and currently cancer survivors. Part of our scientific goal focuses on joint models for longitudinal and time-to-event data with applications in biomarker identification and precision medicine.