معرفی
Robert Balshaw is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba. He is also a Senior Biostatistician in the Data Science Platform of the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation. His expertise lies in biostatistics, clinical trial design, and causal inference, with a focus on biomarker discovery and longitudinal data analysis.
Education:
- PhD in Statistics, Simon Fraser University (1997)
- MSc in Statistics, University of Manitoba (1987)
- BSc (Hons) in Statistics, University of Manitoba (1986)
Research Interests:
- Innovative clinical trial design
- Causal inference in observational studies
- Methods for biomarker discovery and validation
- Bayesian statistical approaches
- Longitudinal and life history data modeling
Advising & Grants: Balshaw has served as a consulting biostatistician for over 35 years, leading dozens of clinical trials and consulting on hundreds of research projects across academia, government, and industry. His work emphasizes cost-effective surveillance strategies and translational research in healthcare innovation.
Labs/Teams: He is affiliated with the George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, contributing to projects like the SpecTRA translational study and the CAN-CHA protocol.
