Frank Konietschke

Prof. Dr. Frank Konietschke is Acting Director of the Institute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology at Charité – University Medicine Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH). He leads the Working Group Statistical Methods of Translation and Early Clinical Trials.

• Professor for Statistical Methods of Translation and Early Clinical Trials since 2019
• Previous Tenure Track Professor at University of Texas at Dallas (2014-2018)
• Holds doctorate in Mathematics from Georg-August University Göttingen (2009)

Research Expertise:
Specializes in nonparametric statistical methods with focus on:

• Resampling techniques and ranking methods for factorial designs
• Diagnostic studies and longitudinal data analysis
• High-dimensional data and statistical translation
• Applications in cardiology, neurology, and radiology

Scientific Contributions:
• 121 publications including methodological advances in:

• Nonparametric Behrens-Fisher problem
• Group sequential designs
• Multiple contrast tests under heteroscedasticity

• Developed R packages for statistical analysis (rankFD, nparLD)

Awards and Recognition:

• Betty and Gifford Johnson Award (2017)
• Julia Williams van Ness Award (2017)
• Gustav-Adolf Lienert Award (2012)