Foundation chair
Professor
Adrian Esterman has been appointed foundation chair of biostatistics,
bringing a wealth of experience to UniSA’s growing biostatistics and
epidemiology team. Biostatistics and epidemiology are foundation
sciences of health research, helping to track the causes of health
issues from avian flu to hospital safety.
Well published and with a strong history of research grant success, Prof Esterman has broad research interests with some special focus on cancer epidemiology and environmental health.
Prof Esterman will lead a new research concentration in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, focusing on existing strengths in both mental health and cardiovascular disease. He will be developing a new teaching module in epidemiology and providing workshops on epidemiology and biostatistics to staff and students.
Prof Esterman will be presenting as part of the Body of Knowledge public
lecture series for 2006. The event will be announced on the website
www.unisa.edu.au/hsc/bok in
the coming months.