Isabel Elaine Allen, PhD, MA

Professor of Biostatistics & Epidemiology

We need to use well designed clinical and translational medicine trials combined with real world evidence to examine how well new therapies and technologies are working.

Current Work

Isabel is a Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at UCSF and Professor Emeritus of Statistics and Entrepreneurship at Babson College. She serves on the board and advises several non-profit, analytic and biotechnology companies. She is a fellow of the American Statistical Association and has published widely.

Personal Hero

My father

Words of Strength

Making sense of data

Vision

Isabel believes we need to use well designed clinical and translational medicine trials combined with real world evidence to examine both new therapies and technologies and how they are working.

Strategy

Isabel's expertise in biostatistics helps other researchers combine imaging, clinical, neurological and longitudinal data to examine the whole patient and the whole set of issues faced in cognitive impairment.

Motivation

Isabel is mentoring and working with Atlantic Fellows and GBHI faculty to move their research in new directions in evaluating dementia. She is especially interested in diversity and inequities in healthcare for dementia care.

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