Biostatistics Core Facility - about us

The Biostatistics Core was charted in 2012 thanks to the support by Karolinska Institutet and the Region Stockholm (county council). Since its inception, it has collaborated with an increasing number of researchers in Stockholm and worldwide.

Meet our team

The backbone of the Biostatistics Core Facility are its biostatisticians. The quality of the provided service ultimately depends on them. Their competence and happiness are of utmost importance to us.

Director

Coordinator

Anna Olofsson

Statistician

Anna Olofsson has a Master's degree in statistics from Stockholm University. She has experience in the analysis of large datasets, genetic data, infectious diseases, and other statisitcal methods.

Ann-Louise Jensen

Statistician

Ann Louise Jensen has a Bachelor's degree in statistics from Stockholm University. She has collaborated with colleagues with different background and has extensive experience with managing large data sets and woriking with authorities on processes and reports.

Ivette Raices Cruz

Statistician

Ivette Raices Cruz has a doctoral degree in environmental science from Lund University and a Master's degree in applied mathematics, probability and statistics from the University of Havana, Cuba. She has experience as a clinical trial statistician and experise in Bayesian modeling, statistical analysis of clinical trials and methods for evidence synthesis such as pairwise and network meta-analysis. She is passionate about statistics and broadly interested in its applications in medicine.

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Jane Yan

Statistician

Jane Yan has a Master's in global health from Karolinska Institutet. She has experience in statistical modeling in different areas ranging from multistage biosystems to latent class models, surival models, and generalized estimating equations, and marginal structural models.

Pär Villner

Affiliated to Research

Pär Villner has a Master's degree in mathematical statistics from Stockholm University. He has experience in statistical consulting in health and medicine. Her research interests include statistical methods for combining data and information from heterogeneous sources.

Sara Freyland has a Master's degree in statistics from Uppsala University. She has experience in the analysis of extreme value distributions, time series, and other statisitcal methods.

Advisory Board

  • Professor Johan Askling, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna
  • Professor Anders Ekbom, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna
  • Professor Maria Feychting, Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine
  • Professor Per Tornvall, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset

Collaborating institutions

  • Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm
  • Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm
  • Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
  • S:t Eriks Ögonsjukhus, Stockholm
  • S:t Göran's Hospital, Stockholm
  • Södersjukhuset, Stockholm
  • Hip Arthroplasty Register, Göteborg
  • Charite, University Hospital, Berlin, Germany
  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

Contact and visit us

The Biostatistics Core Facility is located at Karolinska Institutet Campus Solna.

Facility email: biostatcore@ki.se

Postal address: Biostatistics Core Facility, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm

Visiting address: Biostatistics Core Facility, Nobels väg 13, 171 65 Solna

Feedback: The Biostatistics Core Facility strives to contribute to the success of its users. Its policy and organizational structure are subjected to continual evaluation towards improving its effectiveness. Feedback and suggestions are welcome and appreciated.