Diana Abbott

Diana Abbott is a Research Associate at the Center for Innovative Design & Analysis within the Department of Biostatistics & Informatics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, affiliated with the Colorado School of Public Health. Her work emphasizes collaborative research, focusing on clinical trial design and statistical genetics.

Education:

• PhD in Statistical Genetics, University of Iowa
• MS in Biostatistics, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center
• BS in Mathematics Education, Brigham Young University

Dr. Abbott specializes in statistical genetics, linkage analysis, and clinical trial design, with additional expertise in survival analysis, data safety monitoring, and hematology. Her approach prioritizes connecting data to real-world patient stories, driving scientific progress through rigorous statistical methods.

She previously held positions as a research assistant professor in genetic epidemiology at the University of Utah and as a statistical genetics analyst and biostatistics core manager at Duke University's Center for Human Genetics. Currently, she is based in the Fitzsimons Building on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado.