for our VUB-UZ Brussel research community

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Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Kurt Barbé

Statistical Consultants

Dr. Wilfried Cools (Jette)
Dr. Lara Stas (Etterbeek)

Supporting Researchers (BISI)

Prof. Dr. Kurt Barbé
Prof. Dr. Ronald Buyl
Dr. Sven Van Laere
Drs. Susanne Blotwijk
Dr. Iris Steenhout
Dr. Oscar Olarte
Drs. Hanif Shaikh
Drs. Camille Raets

Consultancy Publications

Master Student, authorized by promoter
to get a push in the right direction

General guidance on methodology, statistics and its communication. For Humanities, the focus is on writing scholarship applications and articles. For Life Sciences & Medicine, the focus is on the master thesis.

Researcher
to get your study and analysis up and running

A look over your shoulders to ensure appropriate methodology and statistics and help its communication, possibly taking over parts of the data analysis.

Research Groups
to get fully dedicated support for your project

Full involvement in a project, for study design and/or data analysis, in optimizing the data collection and processing for recurrent studies and in bringing in the latest statistical techniques.

Committees
to help safeguard research quality and ethics

Reviewing and refereeing research protocols and proposals to promote efficient / effective studies, reducing costs for patient, lab animal, researcher.

Consultancy
asking the right questions the right way

Statistical and methodological advice on data analysis and data collection (eg., sample size), on communicating statistics and results, on writing protocols and research proposals.

Data Analysis
getting the relevant information out of it

A full collaboration implies taking our responsability for implementing (parts) of the analysis, communicating the results and responding to remarks made by reviewers.

Tutoring
learning to do things yourself

Workshops and seminars are provided to enhance the existing proficiency in statistical and methodological reasoning where needed.

Automation
getting the computer to do it for you

Parts of the data collection, data analysis and reporting can be automated to avoid repetitive work, errors and time loss, and to promote uniformity.

Financially supported

Research board, University Medical Campus
Vice-rectorat Research Policy
 

Project based

Exercise therapy for osteoarthritis pain: how does it work? 
Ivan Bautmans, Jo Nijs & David Beckée, research groups Frailty in Aging, Pain in Motion & Rehabilitation 

SPARC - Smart design nanoParticles to Activate immune Responses against Cancer. 
Karine Breckpot (PI), Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Therapy.

Societal Benefit of Markerless Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: A statistical Support based on Quantitative Imaging. 
Mark De Ridder (PI), Department of Radiotherapy (UZ-B)