Leena Elhussein
Postdoctoral Data Scientist
Motivated by the challenges in medical statistics
As a postdoctoral data scientist, I provide statistical and data analysis support for the production of real world evidence. This includes research projects and post-authorisation safety studies (PASS).
In 2024, I finished a DPhil in Clinical Epidemiology and Meical Statistics with the Pharmaco- and Device epidemiology team at NDORMS. My research aimed to apply longitudinal methods for the analysis of real world data. I investigated how frailty and polypharmacy develop and progress in older people, and whether certain progression patterns are associated with a higher risk of mortality.
I joined the Pharmaco- and Device epidemiology (PDE) team as a research assistant in statistics and data science in 2019. Prior to joining the PDE team, I worked as a medical statistician with Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU) since 2017 where I was mainly responsible for early-phase oncology trials.
Before coming to Oxford, I obtained a BSc in Biotechnology/Biochemical Engineering from International Islamic University Malaysia, followed by an MSc in Statistics with Applications in Medicine from the University of Southampton.