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

Genetic ancestry concordant RNA splicing in prostate cancer involves oncogenic genes and associates with recurrence.

Journal Article NPJ Precis Oncol · January 29, 2025 Black men suffer disproportionately from prostate cancer (PCa) compared to men of other races and ethnicities. Comparing the molecular landscape of PCa among Black and White patients has the potential to identify targets for development of new precision me ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characterization of the Biological Variability of the Angiome Biomarkers over Time in Healthy Participants.

Journal Article Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev · January 9, 2025 BACKGROUND: Biomarker analyses are an integral part of cancer research. Despite the intense efforts to identify and characterize biomarkers in patients with cancer, little is known regarding the natural variation of biomarkers in healthy populations. Here ... Full text Link to item Cite

Supplementary Table S5 from Characterization of the Biological Variability of the Angiome Biomarkers over Time in Healthy Participants

Other · January 9, 2025 <p>Supplementary Table S5 shows three potential measures of variance.</p> ... Full text Cite

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