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Research Interests
Medical Statistics
Personal Statement
Following a degree in mathematics and a PhD in statistics, David worked as a Senior Statistician for Sanofi Pharmaceuticals in Newcastle and Paris, before returning to academic research at Harvard University in Boston developing statistical algorithms to identify brain cells targeted by anti-psychotic drugs. After a two-year contract with the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics at the University of Glasgow as a Statistician/Data Manager, David took up a joint post as lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Strathclyde and Consultant Statistician for the NHS.
Academic / Professional qualifications
Chartered Statistician
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Cell identification in microscope images
Award Date: 6 Nov 1997
External positions
Senior Consultant Statistician, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
2002 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A pilot randomised controlled trial of sleep restriction therapy versus sleep hygiene education for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with acute insomnia
Fleming, L. (Principal Investigator) & Young, D. (Co-investigator)
1/01/24 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Qualified persons training programme 23-25
Lalatsa, A. (Principal Investigator) & Young, D. (Co-investigator)
1/09/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Training / Short Course)
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Tracking the success of contextual offer students at one Scottish Higher Education Institution
Burns, N. P., Young, D., Sherriff, A., Black, P., Blackshaw, A. & Kelly, L., 18 Jan 2025, In: Higher Education Quarterly. 79, 1, 10 p., e70011.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Non-smoking, non-drinking, oral squamous cell carcinoma patients are a distinct and clinically significant group
Capanni, P. M., McMahon, J. D., Aslam-Pervez, B., Gray, I. E., Young, D., Subramaniam, S., Hislop, W. S., Thomson, E., Wales, C., Ansell, M. & McCaul, J. A., 16 Jan 2025, In: Oral and maxillofacial surgery. 29, 1, 35.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Data for: "Donated human milk use and subsequent feeding pattern in neonatal units"
Alyahya, W. (Creator), Barnett, D. (Creator), Cooper, A. (Creator), Garcia, A. L. (Creator), Edwards, C. A. (Creator), Young, D. (Creator) & Simpson, J. H. (Creator), figshare, 28 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4651655.v1
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Activities
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Outcomes of purely internal thoracic artery coronary artery bypass grafting in patients 50 years and younger
Youg, H. Y. (Speaker), Young, D. (Contributor), Lang, P. (Contributor), Hussain, I. (Contributor), Smith , R. (Contributor), Moise, S. (Contributor) & Al-Attar, N. (Contributor)
12 Dec 2024 → 15 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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SQA Advanced Higher Statistics Reviewer
Young, D. (Advisor)
2 Nov 2024Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy