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Othus
Megan Othus, PhD

Megan Othus, PhD

  • Professor, Biostatistics Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
  • Member, Translational Data Science Integrated Research Center (TDS IRC), Fred Hutch
  • Affiliate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Background

Dr. Megan Othus is a biostatistician whose research interests are in clinical trial design and conduct. She leads research that informs the design, conduct, and analysis of future clinical trials. She has a particular interest in the conduct of clinical trials in rare cancer populations. Much of her research is motivated by her role as the faculty statistician on the SWOG Cancer Research Network Leukemia and Rare Cancer Committees. In that role, she leads the design, oversight, analysis, and reporting of the statistical aspects of clinical trials and translational research from these committees.

For questions or additional information:
Tess B Hurley    
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Mail Stop M3-C102
1100 Fairview Ave N.
Seattle, WA 98109-1024
Email: thurley@fredhutch.org

Education

PhD, Biostatistics, Harvard University, 2009

AM, Biostatistics, Harvard University, 2006

BA, Mathematics, Reed College, 2004

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