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Newcastle University

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Professor James Wason is Professor of Biostatistics in the Population Health Sciences Institute within the Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University, where he has been based since July 2017. In December 2021, he began an NIHR Research Professorship. A prominent statistician, his research centres on advancing biostatistics to enhance clinical trial efficiency through superior design and analysis methods. Core interests encompass adaptive designs for clinical trials, techniques for integrating biomarkers to stratify patients by treatment response, and refined analyses of composite endpoints incorporating continuous components. His programme particularly aims to optimise trials addressing immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Wason leads a dedicated research group that develops innovative statistical methodologies and applies them in practical clinical trial settings, fostering collaboration between theoretical advancements and real-world implementation.