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Thomas Birkner

Thomas Birkner Department of Biostatistics
Carrel #5, Ryals Public Health Bldg 645
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294
Phone: (205) 975-9216  
Fax: (205) 975-2540
E-mail: birkner@uab.edu
Full CV
 


Thomas Birkner received a Diploma in Social Sciences from the University of Goettingen, Germany and completed the Mathematics bachelor course sequence at the University of South Alabama before entering the Master’s program in Mathematics. While there, Thomas discovered that his interest was sparked primarily by his courses in statistics. In 2007 he entered the Ph.D. program in Biostatistics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In his dissertation he developed novel approaches for estimating prevalence based on pooled data under the mentorship of Inmaculada Aban and Charles Katholi. He graduated in August 2011 and is currently working as Postdoctoral Fellow. His research areas include group testing/pool screening and the conduct and design of clinical trials.

Publications
 

  • 2011
  1. Aronow, W. S., Rich, M.W., Goodlin, S. J., Birkner, T., Zhang, Y., Feller, M. A., Aban, I. B., Jones, L. G., Bearden, D. M., Allman, R. M., and Ahmed, A.: In-Hospital Cardiology Consultation and Evidence-Based Care for Nursing Home Residents with Heart Failure [submitted to JAMDA June 2011].
     
  2. Tiwari, H. K., Birkner, T., Moondan, A., Zhang, S., Page, G.P., Patki, A., and Allison, D.B.: Accurate and Flexible Power Calculations on the Spot: Applications to Genomic Research. Statistics and Its Interface [accepted for publication October 2010].

 

Acknowledgement and Disclaimer
The trainee's projects are supported by Grant Number T32NS054584 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke or the National Institutes of Health.

Years: 2011 - (Postdoctoral Fellow)
          2007-2011 (Predoctoral Trainee)
Mentor: Gary Cutter, Ph.D. (2011 - )
Advisor: Hemant K. Tiwari, Ph.D. (2007 - 2011)