UT Health San Antonio

Joel Edmund Michalek, Ph.D.

Professor

I have a broad background in biostatistics pertaining to theory and methods, preclinical and clinical trials, and epidemiology.  Since 2006, in my current position, I have written protocols and grants, analyzed data, and co-authored manuscripts arising from clinical studies in surgery, emergency medicine, cancer, and pediatrics.  From 1992 to 2005 I was Principal Investigator of the Air Force Health Study, a 20-year prospective epidemiological study of veterans who sprayed Agent Orange and other herbicides in Vietnam; while in that position, I authored or co-authored papers on statistical methods, pharmacokinetics, survival analysis, and epidemiology and presented results to the National Academy of Sciences and the United States Congress.  My research interests include Bayesian methods in the design and analysis of clinical studies.  I am currently active at the Mays Cancer Center (MCC) as a member of the Protocol Review Committee; additionally I provide statistical guidance and co-authorship on MCC investigator-initiated grants and protocols.