Dear All
 
We invite applications for a project which is part of a competition funded by the Institute of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Aberdeen. The project involves developing prognostic models to predict outcomes in Parkinson's disease patients. Using dynamic prediction modelling it will be possible to update predictions at different points in time as more clinically useful information becomes available.  Being able to estimate and update the evolving prognosis at different points in time is important for clinical decision making e.g. planning individualised interventions or planning for social care needs. The study will use pooled data from six different studies.  Please follow the link for further details: 
 
https://www.findaphd.com/search/projectDetails.aspx?PJID=95339   
 
You will join a collaborative team in the University of Aberdeen who are known in the world of PD research for their expertise in the creation of innovative prediction models and have experience in the development of dynamic prediction models in single studies in other disease settings. There will be opportunities to develop collaborations with researchers in the other study centres (Universities of Cambridge, Newcastle, Stavanger, and Umea), for example around genetic predictors of prognosis in PD. There will be opportunities to engage with local and national patient groups to improve the accuracy of prognostic information given to patients, and to engage with clinicians to evaluate the use of these models in clinical practice. This project requires a numerically highly skilled student, preferably with a medical statistics qualification, who is interested in prognostic modelling and is motivated to perform high-quality research which is useful to those with PD. 

The deadline for submission of your application to the competition is Saturday 31st March 2018.  Applicants may contact Dr David McLernon at [log in to unmask] or Dr Angus Macleod at [log in to unmask] to discuss the project in advance of submitting an application.

Best Wishes,
 
David

David McLernon
Research Fellow in Medical Statistics
Polwarth Building
Medical Statistics Team
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
University of Aberdeen
Foresterhill
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD

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