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DEPT. OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
& BIOSTATISTICS
 

SARA M. DEBANNE, PH.D.

Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Professor of Community Dentistry (secondary appointment)
Profesor Plenario (adjunct appointment) Departamento de Investigacion, Universidad de Belgrano. Buenos Aires, Argentina.


Office: School of Medicine, Wood Bldg. WG-51
Phone: (216) 368-3895
E-mail: sara.debanne@case.edu
Education
Lic. 1969, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Ph.D. 1977, M.S. 1974, Case Western Reserve University


Research Interests
Stochastic modeling; multivariate Markov chains, statistical methods in Epidemiology, epidemiology of tuberculosis, epidemiology of Alzheimer disease.


Courses Taught
EPBI 431: Statistical Methods in Biological and Medical Sciences I
EPBI 492: Epidemiology: Statistical Methods
EPBI 499: Special Topics: Mathematical Modeling of Disease Progression


Professional Service
NIH Study Sections:
Physiological Sciences Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health. (1995)
Health Services Research Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health. (1994)
Epidemiology and Disease Control - subcommittee 1 Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health. (ad-hoc 1993, panel member 1994-98, ad-hoc 1999-2000, panel member 2001-2004).
NIH Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Epidemiology Study Section (2005)
NIH CSR Special Emphasis Panel, Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Epidemiology (2005)
NIH CSR Cardiovascular Disease and Sleep Epidemiology Study Section (2006)
NIH SEP ZRG1 HOP-Q. Special Emphasis Panel (2007)
NIH CSR Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Health, Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions Study Section (2007)
NIH Health of the Population Integrated Review Group, CSR (2008)
NIH AG P01Special Emphasis Panel (2008).

Advisory Groups:
Adviser to the Technical Advisory Group on Strategic Planning for Poliomyelitis Eradication of the World Health Organization. (1999)
Expert witness for the U. S. Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on the proposed rule for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. (1998)

Editorial Boards:
Editor for Biostatistics. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (2001-2004) (Associate Editor 1996-2000, Associate Editor, J Alzheimer's Disease (2008)


Honors and Awards
American Statistical Association / National Science Foundation Senior Research Fellow at the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. (1998-1999)


Research Activities
Invitational Workshops:
Eradication of Poliomyelitis in Europe. Technical Advisory Group on Strategic Planning for Poliomyelitis Eradication of the World Health Organization, Paris, France; June 1999. (Invited presentation)
Mathematical Modeling of Tuberculosis II. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Francisco, California; April 1996. (Invited presentation)
Mathematical Modeling of Tuberculosis I. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Francisco, California; February 1995. (Invited presentation)
Conference to Reestablish Control of Tuberculosis in the United States. American Lung Association, Washington DC; March 1994. (Invited presentation)
Learning from the Past: Defining the Future of Tuberculosis. Mathematical Modeling of Tuberculosis. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia; November 1993.
Eradication of Poliomyelitis in the Americas. Technical Advisory Group of the Expanded Program on Immunization of the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC; January 1993. (Invited presentation)


Publications
Link to Publications

Last Updated: December 9, 2008