Lauren Howard

Lauren collaborates with different investigators in the Duke Cancer Institute on retrospective studies and clinical trials. She has experience with data management, data analysis, and preparation and editing of manuscripts. Some of her past projects have involved time-varying covariates, competing risks, and repeated measures. She is interested in methods for handling bias and confounding in observational research.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Biostatistician, Senior Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments

Recent Publications

Select black men are potential candidates for prostate hemi-ablation based on radical prostatectomy histopathology for intermediate-risk prostate cancer-a multicenter SEARCH cohort study.

Journal Article Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis · September 2025 IMPORTANCE AND OBJECTIVE: Partial gland ablation (PGA) is increasingly popular as a treatment for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer (IR-PCa) to preserve functional outcomes while controlling their cancer. We aimed to determine the impact of race a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mitochondrial DNA Copy-Number Assessment Is a Potent Predictor for Prostate Cancer in White but Not Black Individuals.

Journal Article Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) · September 2025 Black individuals are disproportionately burdened by prostate cancer compared with White individuals. The mitochondrion is an untapped source for prostate cancer biomarkers, and previous work has shown that altered mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number is ... Full text Cite

Social determinants of HIV status and viral load suppression among transgender women in South Africa: a cross-sectional analysis.

Journal Article AIDS Care · September 2025 Transgender women in South Africa face a heavy HIV burden, but data on key psychosocial and structural factors remain limited. This cross-sectional study examined associations between HIV outcomes and psychosocial (substance use, alcohol use, medical distr ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

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