Dr Mavuto Mukaka

Dr Mavuto Mukaka

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Mavuto@tropmedres.ac

Podcast interview

Mavuto Mukaka tells us about the use of statistics for medical studies and how his work impacts clinical trials.

Mavuto Mukaka

Head of Statistics

Clinical Trials Support Group

I am the Head of Statistics in the Oxford University Clinical Trials Support Group (CTSG) based in Thailand at the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU).  My role includes coordinating statisticians within my team; advising researchers in the design of the different types of studies that includes determining the appropriate sample sizes needed to answer research hypotheses; writing statistical sections of the study protocols; reviewing methodological aspects of study protocols; data analysis; providing statistical clinics to researchers; co-authoring on manuscripts; co-supervision of PhD students; provision of statistical training to researchers in Oxford Units, and sitting on Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs) both as a study statistician for MORU studies as well as a DSMB Statistician for studies from the other units. In addition, I am an active researcher in statistical methodology for medical research studies, and I also teach Biostatistics.