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Nuria Mercade Besora
Research Assistant in Health Data Sciences
- DPhil student
I am a DPhil student in Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics at NDORMS. My research interests are on evaluating the accuracy, robustness, and limitations of statistical and epidemiological methods to enhance the quality of real-world evidence in healthcare. Through my DPhil, I aim to use the target trial emulation framework to replicate clinical trials, test and refine methodologies, and expand trial results to more diverse populations with longer follow-up periods.
I hold a BSc in Engineering Physics from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and an MSc in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). My academic journey began during my BSc in the Computational Biology and Complex Systems research group at UPC, where I contributed in in silico experiments on ischemic stroke and tuberculosis, and modelled COVID-19 spread across Europe. I later joined NDORMS’ Health Data Sciences group to study the effectiveness of COVID-19 for my bachelor’s thesis, which solidified my desire to pursue a research career in epidemiology. While completing my master’s online, I also worked as a data scientist in the Real-World Cancer Epidemiology group at IDIAP Jordi Gol.
In addition to my DPhil, I work as a research assistant in the Health Data Sciences group at NDORMS, where I contribute to the development of R packages for the OMOP Common Data Model for healthcare data analysis.
Recent publications
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Standardised and Reproducible Phenotyping Using Distributed Analytics and Tools in the Data Analysis and Real World Interrogation Network (DARWIN EU).
Dernie F. et al, (2024), Pharmacoepidemiol drug saf, 33
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Incident Use of Hydroxychloroquine for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Mercadé-Besora N. et al, (2024), Arthritis care res (hoboken), 76, 1173 - 1178
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Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 among patients with cancer in Catalonia, Spain.
Lazar Neto F. et al, (2024), Nat commun, 15
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Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent long COVID: data from Norway.
Trinh NT. et al, (2024), Lancet respir med, 12, e33 - e34
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The role of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing post-COVID-19 thromboembolic and cardiovascular complications.
Mercadé-Besora N. et al, (2024), Heart, 110, 635 - 643