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Samantha Thomas

Biostatistician, Principal
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
DUMC 2717, Durham, NC 27710
2424 Erwin Road, 8039 Hock 1 Box 2717, Durham, NC 27710

Research Interests


Health Disparities Research
Cancer Research
Modeling of Non-Linear Associations
Decision-Tree and Recursive Partitioning Analysis

Selected Grants


Planning grant for Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) for African American (AA) Cancer Survivors

ResearchBiostatistician III · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2024 - 2027

Defining Actionable Opportunities in Malignant Phyllodes via Genomic Profiling

ResearchBiostatistician · Awarded by Food and Drug Administration · 2024 - 2027

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Smoking Cessation Application Tailored to Individuals with Serious Mental Illness

ResearchBiostatistician · Awarded by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · 2024 - 2025

FRa expression in Endometrial Cancer

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by ImmunoGen, Inc. · 2023 - 2025

Characterizing neurocognitive symptoms in older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism

ResearchBiostatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025

Hybrid Trial of a Tailored Smoking Cessation Digital Therapeutic for Persons Living with HIV

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2024

Randomized Trial of Optimal Type of Aerobic Training in Breast Cancer

ResearchBiostatistician II · Awarded by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · 2015 - 2019

Duke CTSA (UL1)

ResearchBiostatistician III · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2018

Aerobic Training During or After Adjuvant Therapy: A Randomized Trial

ResearchStatistical Analyst · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2014

External Relationships


  • American Joint Committee on Cancer
  • Canadian Network for Statistical Training in Trials (CANSTAT)

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