Hrishikesh Chakraborty

Hrishikesh Chakraborty, is a Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University and affiliated with the Duke Clinical Research Institute. He is an internationally experienced biostatistician whose work integrates statistical methodology, clinical trial design, data coordinating center leadership, and collaborative biomedical research. Over more than 25+ years of independent and collaborative research, he has contributed to more than 20+ clinical trials and authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. His research spans pragmatic and cluster-randomized trials, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, survival analysis, genomic medicine, dietary metabolomic biomarker discoveries, cardiovascular and kidney disease, pulmonary hypertension, pain management, and other areas of public health and clinical research.

Dr. Chakraborty has served as principal investigator for multiple data coordinating centers and has provided statistical leadership for large, multisite, federally funded research initiatives. His work encompasses the full research lifecycle, including study design, protocol development, sample-size and power calculations, data management and harmonization, study monitoring, statistical analysis, interpretation, and dissemination. His multidisciplinary background in statistics, biostatistics, and sociology supports a collaborative approach that connects rigorous quantitative methods with consequential clinical and public health questions.