Anastasia Ivanova

Anastasia Ivanova, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health. She specializes in clinical trial design, with over 20 years of experience in adaptive designs, dose-finding methods, and enrichment strategies. Her leadership roles include Principal Investigator of the NHLBI-funded PrecISE Network Data Center and co-PI of the BACPAC DAC. She holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Maryland (1998) and a PhD in Mathematics from St. Petersburg State University (1998).

Research focuses on innovative trial methodologies including adaptive trials for severe asthma, back pain consortia, and CAR-T cell therapies. Key publications span statistical methods in Biometrics, Statistics in Medicine, and Statistical Methods in Medical Research. Awards include the American Statistical Association Fellowship (2020) and the Stanley S. Schor Scholarship (2006-2007).

• Education: PhDs in Statistics (UNC, 1998) and Mathematics (St. Petersburg, 1992); MS in Mathematics (1988)
• Service: Associate Editor for Statistics in Medicine since 2006; North Carolina ASA leadership roles
• Key Projects: PrecISE Network (adaptive asthma trials), BACPAC (back pain research), CAR-T cell clinical trials

Her work integrates statistical rigor with translational medicine, advancing precision interventions through multi-stage and biomarker-stratified designs.