Alexander Tsodikov

Alexander Tsodikov is a Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. His career spans multiple institutions including the Curie Institute, University of Leipzig, University of Utah, and University of California, Davis.

• Education: PhD in Applied Mathematics (1991), M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics (1988), both from St. Petersburg State Technical University.

Research focuses on biostatistical methodology for cancer studies, including:

• Survival analysis and cure models
• Semiparametric inference
• Frailty/mixture models
• Age-period-cohort modeling
• Statistical consulting in clinical research

Methodological contributions include generalized self-consistency approaches and computational methods like EM/MM algorithms. Research supported by National Cancer Institute grants.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Elected Member, International Statistical Institute (2011-present)

Key affiliations:

• Member, American Statistical Association
• Member, International Biometric Society
• Co-Investigator, Cancer Interventions and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET)

Students advised include Quoc Tran, Kelley Kidwell, Jonathan Rice, and Chin-Shang Hu.