Statistics plays a key role in society in general and, in particular, in the fields of biology and medicine

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University of DaytoneCommonsKenneth C. Schraut Memorial Lectures Math Events2006The Role of Biostatistics in Medical Devices:Making a Difference in People’s Lives Every Day(Abstract)Gregory CampbellFollow this and additional works at: http://ecommons.udayton.edu/mth_kcsPart of the Mathematics CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Math Events at eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Kenneth C. SchrautMemorial Lectures by an authorized administrator of eCommons. For more information, please contact frice1@udayton.edu,mschlangen1@udayton.edu.eCommons CitationCampbell, Gregory, "The Role of Biostatistics in Medical Devices: Making a Difference in People’s Lives Every Day (Abstract)"(2006). Kenneth C. Schraut Memorial Lectures. Paper 5.http://ecommons.udayton.edu/mth_kcs/5The Department of Mathematics at the University of Dayton presentsThe 7th Annual Kenneth C. Schraut Memorial LectureSaturday, November 4, 2006Science Center Auditorium12:45 - 1:45 pm The Role of Biostatistics in Medical Devices:Making a Difference in People’s Lives Every DayDr. Gregory CampbellDirector, Division of BiostatisticsCenter for Devices and Radiological HealthFood and Drug Administration Abstract:Statistics plays a key role in society in general and, in particular, in the fields of biology andmedicine.  In order for medical products of any significant risk to be approved for market entryin the US, the companies must demonstrate that their products are safe and effective.  That isaccomplished through clinical trials and other research.  Such evidence for each product issubmitted to the Food and Drug Administration and reviewed by an interdisciplinary team ofscientists, including a statistician.  The FDA employs almost 200 statisticians.  Thesebiostatisticians review the data, analysis and interpretation from these clinical studies andprovide recommendations for decisions that FDA makes concerning the marketability of allkinds of medical products including the wide range of devices.  The talk will be appropriate forcurrent students of mathematics as well as the general public.After graduating from UD in 1970 with a B.S. in mathematics and a minor in physics, Greg completed amasters in mathematics at Michigan State (where he met his better half, Patricia Forsythe, a graduate of theCollege of St. Francis in Illinois).  They both went to Florida State (much warmer)  to get Ph.D.’s, his inStatistics, hers in Mathematics Education.  After a stint as a faculty member in the Department of Statistics atPurdue University, Greg came to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, first in theLaboratory of Statistical and Mathematical Methodology and then as a Section Head in the National Instituteof Neurological Disorders and Stroke, where he led a group in the statistical analysis of brain images.  Hecurrently directs a group of 40 statisticians in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.  Theauthor of 90 scientific publications, Greg is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and a member ofthe prestigious Senior Biomedical Research Service in the Department of Health and Human Services.Math Events 2006Main Math Events Page

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