Jan Beyersmann

Jan Beyersmann is a Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Ulm. He holds a PhD from the University of Freiburg (2005) and habilitation from the Medical Faculty of Freiburg (2012). His research focuses on survival analysis, competing risks, and multistate models with applications in clinical and epidemiological studies. He has authored the influential book Competing Risks and Multistate Models with R (2011) and serves on editorial boards for prominent journals like Biometrics and Statistics in Medicine.

Current affiliations include the Institute of Statistics at Ulm University, where he teaches and advises students in mathematical biometry. His recent work addresses methodological challenges in clinical trials, including event-driven trial design and multistate modeling of complex endpoints. Notable contributions include analyzing disability progression in multiple sclerosis (2022) and mortality关联 with joint replacement outcomes (2020). He has also led German Research Foundation projects on competing risks in transplant registries and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

• Core awards: Gustav-Adolf-Lienert-Award (2017)
• Grants: DFG grants BE 4500/1-1, BE 4500/3-1, BE 4500/4-1