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Institute for Medical Biometry and Statistics (IMBS)

The Institute for Medical Biometry and Statistics at the Philipps-University Marburg is focusing on three specific aims: 

• Statistical and methodological research on state-of-the-art tools for data analysis, e.g. statistical learning algorithms
• Biometrical support and consulting for clinical trials, experiments and all other biomedical research
• Teaching in Biostatistics, Biometry & Epidemiology, Statistical Programming and Data Analysis 

For statistical consulting and new projects, please do not hesitate to contact Petra Fischer via imbs@uni-marburg.de if you are interested in a cooperation. We are always open to new areas of application.

We also offer various topics for Bachelor or Master theses with a focus on statistical methodology. Please get in touch with us if you are interested.

New projects:

• DFG Project Boosting polygenic risk scores via distributional regression to uncover potential gene-environment interactions together with Dr. Carlo Maj, Philipps-Universität Marburg.