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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.

Most recent publications:

• Schmidt R, Schewe D, Herpertz S, Zipfel S, Tuschen-Caffier B, Friederich H.C, Mayr A, Zwaan M, Hilbert A (2025). Mechanisms of Change in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adults With Binge-Eating Disorder: A Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling Approach. International Journal of Eating Disorders. Accepted.
• Ehrentraut H, Puskarevic A, Kunsorg A, Abulizi I, Mayr A, Jung M, Schillings M, Temme C, Pütz A, Coburn M and Wittmann M (2025). Improved Perioperative Risk Education Through the Use of an Interactive Online Anaesthesia Education Tool (iPREDICT): A Prospective, Randomised Controlled Single-Centre Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(9): 3131.
• Briseno Sanchez G, Klein N, Klinkhammer H and Mayr A (2025): Boosting Distributional Copula Regression for Bivariate Binary, Discrete and Mixed Responses. Statistical Methods for Medical Research. 2025;0(0).