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Wendy Leisenring, ScD

Wendy Leisenring, ScD

  • Professor, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutch
  • Professor, Biostatistics Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
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Background

Dr. Wendy Leisenring is a biostatistician who plays a key role in the design and analysis of a wide variety of clinical studies. She is particularly interested in studies of infectious diseases other conditions that may develop because of cancer treatments. Dr. Leisenring is involved in randomized clinical trials designed to test new therapies or vaccines; she also works on large cohort studies, which look for clues to the cause, prevention or treatment of disease.

Education

ScD, Biostatistics, Harvard University, 1992

MS, Biostatistics, Harvard University, 1990

AB, Mathematics, Bryn Mawr College, 1986

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