Ron Brookmeyer
Professor of Biostatistics
Tel: (310) 825-2187
Fax: (310) 267-2113
Room: 51-253B CHS
Department of Biostatistics
650 Charles E. Young Drive South
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
E-mail: rbrookmeyer@ucla.edu
Education
B.S. Cooper Union (1975), Mathematics
M.S. University of Wisconsin (1977), Statistics
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin (1980), Statistics
Research & Interests
My research is at the interface of biostatistics and epidemiology. A main theme of my work concerns statistical and quantitative approaches for measuring the health of populations to address global public health problems. I have developed methods for tracking the course of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. An area of active research is the development of improved methods for estimating global HIV incidence. Other areas of research include statistical issues in bio-security such as models for response and containment of anthrax outbreaks. I also have ongoing projects in Alzheimer’s disease and aging. My research interests in biostatistical methodology include survival analysis, epidemic models, epidemiological methods and clinical trials. I am currently serving on the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine Panel to evaluate The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). I am a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a fellow of the American Statistical Association. I am an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine. I was honored to be selected for the 2011 Lester Breslow Distinguished Lectureship at UCLA.