On Wednesday 8 April 2026, Z. Yang will defend the doctoral thesis titled: Advanced Statistical Modelling in Prostate Cancer
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- Co-promotor
- Co-promotor
- Date
- Wednesday 8 Apr 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Space
- Professor Andries Querido room
- Building
- Education Center
- Location
- Erasmus MC
Below is a brief summary of the dissertation:
This thesis focuses on two methodologies for guiding prostate cancer health policies in the areas of screening and active surveillance (AS): (1) Joint models for longitudinal and time-to-event outcomes, which support personalized AS protocols at the individual level; and (2) Microsimulation models, which integrate real-world data to provide population-level evidence for protocol evaluation.
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The public defence will start exactly at 10.30 hrs. The doors will be closed once the public defence starts, latecomers can access the hall via the fourth floor. Given the solemn nature of the meeting, we advise not to bring children under the age of 6 to the first part of the ceremony.
A livestream link has been provided to candidate.
