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Hello, I am Morteza Hajihosseini, a biostatistical data scientist at Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) specialized in developing statistical analysis plans, conducting data analyses, and building bioinformatics tools.
I am also an adjunct assistant professor at the School of Public Health, University of Alberta. I teach and mentor students in biostatistics, epidemiology, and research methods, guiding them to apply statistical techniques in healthcare research.
Research Interests
Research Interests
Pediatric Health and Neurodevelopment
Lifestyle, Diet, and Cancer Epidemiology
Spatial Single-Cell Analysis and Tumor Heterogeneity
AI-Driven Risk Stratification
Precision Prevention Models
Education
Education
Postdoctoral Fellow– Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Urology (2022 –2023)
Under supervision of Dr. Benjamin I. Chung and Dr. Marvin Langston
Project: Impact of adherence to the international lifestyle and diet guidelines on renal cancer risk using population-level data.
PhD in Epidemiology – University of Alberta, School of Public Health (2017–2022)
Under supervision of Dr. Irina Dinu
Dissertation: Updating local birth weight percentiles and statistical methods motivated by challenges in microbiome data analysis.
MSc in Biostatistics – Hamadan University of Medical Science, School of Public Health (2013–2015)
Under supervision of Dr. Javad Faradmal
Dissertation: Survival analysis of breast cancer patients after surgery with an intermediate event.
BS in Statistics – University of Birjand, Department of Statistics (2008–2013)
Work Experience
Work Experience
Biostatistical Data Scientist, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) (May 2024 – Present)
Develop and review statistical analysis plans for clinical trials
Conduct data analyses using R, SAS, and Python
Create R Shiny applications for bioinformatics pipelines
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta (July 2024 – Present)
Collaborate with trainees and faculty on research
Serve on student thesis committees and as a co-supervisor
Participate in academic and community engagement activities
Biostatistician, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation (API) (Feb 2021 – May 2024)
Designed and implemented targeted statistical research studies
Developed analysis plans, reports, and clinical trial documents
Supported regulatory submissions and manuscript preparation
Statistical Consultant, WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs (Oct 2021 – Aug 2023)
Conducted statistical analysis and designed R Shiny applications for multiple projects
Developed R packages for the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire and WHO Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Tool
Research Assistant, School of Public Health, University of Alberta (Sep 2017 – Jan 2021)
Conducted interdisciplinary research in cardiology, pediatrics, and epidemiology
Collaborated with various healthcare and academic institutions
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