Scientific Concept of the National Cohort (status ... - Nationale Kohorte

C.1
C.1 Annex: Description of the study centers
C.1.4.1 Cluster coordinator
Table 1: Cluster coordinator
Table 12: Cluster coordinator
Coordinator
Name Prof. Dr. Andreas Stang, MPH
Institution
Town
Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-
Wittenberg, 06112 Halle (Saale)
Institute/department/division Institute of Clinical Epidemiology
Address, telephone, e-mail Magdeburger Str. 8, 06112 Halle (Saale)
C.1.4.2 Study centers
Study center Halle
+ 49 345-557-3596
e-Mail: andreas.stang@medizin.uni-halle.de
Table 1: Overview of participating institutions and investigators/scientists
Table 13: Overview of participating institutions and investigators/scientists
Institution
Town
Principal investigator
Institute/department/division
e-mail
Co-principal investigator
Institute/department/division
e-mail
Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-
Wittenberg,
06112 Halle (Saale)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Stang, MPH
Institute of Clinical Epidemiology (IKE)
e-mail andreas.stang@medizin.uni-halle.de
Prof. Dr. Johannes Haerting
Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics
(IMEBI)
e-mail: johannes.haerting@medizin.uni-halle.de
Description of the institutions responsible for establishing and operating the study
center
The Institute of Clinical Epidemiology (director: A. Stang) was originally founded as a
section of the Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics at the Medical
Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg in 2004 with the appointment
of A. Stang as the head of the section. In 2009, the Medical Faculty founded the Institute
of Clinical Epidemiology, which is headed by A. Stang. The scientific work of the Institute
is concentrating on clinical epidemiology, focusing mainly on evaluating diagnostic tests,
screening and therapeutic interventions, and prognostic factors.
The Institute of medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics (IMEBI; director: J.
Haerting) is part of the Medical Faculty of Halle University and of the Halle (Saale) Medical
Center. The institute has extensive expertise in biostatistical and epidemiologic methods
and in planning and conducting epidemiologic studies and clinical trials. J. Haerting is principal
investigator of the CARLA study and head of the DSMC of the SHIP study Greifswald.
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