ASA Biopharm Scientific Working Group for Neuroscience

Co-chairs: Mandy Jin (AbbVie), Jianchang Lin (Takeda)

Webmasters: Mandy Jin, Jianchang Lin

Goals of the SWG NS:

       Acquire and develop advanced statistical methodology for neuroscience clinical development

       Fill the gap in the guidance of neuroscience clinical trials by engaging cross-company statisticians and regulatory workers, and to facilitate utilization and implementation of innovative approaches in clinical research for neuroscience diseases

       Demonstrate a statistical leadership role in advancing statistical designs and methodologies in neuroscience

       Provide education and share learning via statistical publications, presentations in major conferences and workshops

 

Who are we: We are a group of statisticians from industry, academia and regulatory units, who are highly engaged in statistical methodology and/or have extensive experience in neuroscience.

Sub-Teams

Sub-teams

Members

1. Statistical methods in neuroscience

Co-lead: Jia Jia (AbbVie), Hui Yang (Takeda)

Members:

Jianchang Lin (Takeda)

Jonathan Hartzel (Merck)

Yi Lu (Sanofi)

Nan Hu (Genentech)

Mandy Jin (AbbVie)

2. Innovative study designs in neuroscience

Co-lead: Bo Lu (OSU), Inna Perevozskaya (BMS)

Members:

Mandy Jin (AbbVie)

Kan Li (Merck)

Shyla Jagannatha (Johnson and Johnson)

Michelle Zhang (Stealth BioTherapeutics)

3. AI/ML in neuroscience

Co-lead: Yixin Fang (AbbVie), Xiaodong Luo (Sanofi)

Members:

Haoyan Hu (Eli Lilly)

Eric Zhang (Eikon Therapeutics)

Yilong Zhang (Meta)

Dooti Roy (Boehringer Ingelheim)

Jianchang Lin (Takeda)

Ye Li (FDA)