Gary Collins
Senior Medical Statistician
Gary graduated in 1996 with a BSc (hons) in Maths & Computing, in 2000 he obtained his PhD in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Exeter with his thesis titled "Multivariate Analysis of Flow Cytometry Data".
He has previously worked at British Gas Technology Plc, the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) in the Quality of Life Unit, Belgium and at the UK Children's Cancer Study Group (UKCCSG, now the CCLG), University of Leicester.
Gary joined CSM in October 2006 and until February 2009 was providing statistical support to scientists and researchers on Cancer Research UK clinical trials.
He now works on a methodological programme of research where his current interests include statistical aspects of prognostic modelling, risk scores, monitoring surgical outcomes and patient reported outcomes.
Gary is interested in methodological issues and reporting aspects of developing and validating risk scores. He is particularly interested in evaluating the performance of risk scores. Gary is a statistical editor for the British Medical Journal.
