Biostatistics Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations for the Biostatistics department.

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Description:: Risk score models are simple scoring systems that map patient characteristics to the probability of an outcome occurring. These models are popular with clinicians because …
Year:: 2024
Contributor:: Eglinton, Hannah Jones (creator); Paul, Alice (Advisor); Hogan, Joseph (Reader); Brown University. Department of Biostatistics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Tuberculosis; Interpretable Machine Learning; Risk Score Models
Collection:: Public Health; Biostatistics; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: This study introduces Biologically Annotated Neural Networks (BANNs) for identifying causal Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) linked to complex traits. BANNs combine neural network flexibility with …
Year:: 2024
Contributor:: Amruthur, Tara Chandrashekar (creator); Crawford, Lorin (Advisor); Ma, Ying (Reader); Brown University. Department of Biostatistics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Genomics; Bioinformatics; Deep Learning; Interpretable Machine Learning
Collection:: Public Health; Biostatistics; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) pose a significant threat to medication safety, with risks varying across populations. Sex is a key factor influencing the heterogeneity of …
Year:: 2026
Contributor:: Gao, Xurui (creator); Paul, Alice (Advisor); Hubbard, Rebecca (Reader); Brown University. Department of Biostatistics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Interpretable Machine Learning; Pharmacovigilance
Collection:: Public Health; Biostatistics; Theses and Dissertations

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