Biography
Dr Paul J. Nietert is currently Executive Vice Chair and Professor of Biostatistics at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), United States. He earned a BS in Mathematics at Duke University, United States, and his PhD in Biostatistics at MUSC. As a collaborative biostatistician, he has directed several quantitative cores for large research centres, including the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Center, South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, MUSC’s Core Center for Clinical Research for rheumatic diseases, and MUSC’s Digestive and Liver Diseases Research Core Center. He also leads the Charleston Heart Study, a longitudinal study on aging, which was funded by the National Institute on Aging, a division of the United States’ National Institute of Health, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Dr Nietertethodological research interests include pilot study design, hierarchical data analysis, health services research methods, and randomisation in clinical trials. One of his passions is mentoring junior researchers on rigorous study design and data analysis techniques.
Panel Presentation (2025) | TBA
