Welcome to the Clinical Outcomes Research Unit
The Clinical Outcomes Research (CORe) Unit provides expertise in advanced analytics of existing or emerging clinical databases. Rather than service provision, CORe fosters collaborative relationships.
The CORe analysts are involved in conceptualisation and interpretation of research projects and work closely with principal investigators from other research teams, providing expertise in analytics, as well as insight into the subject of their research.
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R package MSoutcomes (version 0.2.0)
CORe is bringing to you the 2nd version of the R package MSoutcomes (v 0.2.0)
This version is a major upgrade of version 1.0.0 and now includes functions for operationalised identification of:
– confirmed disability worsening
– confirmed disability improvement
– confirmed disability events (with roving baseline)
– progression independent form relapse activity (PIRA)
– clinically apparent secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) sample data
This tool, designed for analysts, statisticians, academic neurologists and outcomes researchers in multiple sclerosis, will facilitate your analytical work and the use of harmonised definitions across studies.
MSoutcomes is available from CRAN.
Components of the Unit
The success of the CORe Unit is driven by the three complementary skillsets available within the team.
Meet the Unit
The CORe Unit consists of researchers from wide-ranging backgrounds, who each add immense value to the group through their individual subject matter expertise and knowledge base. They each bring creative thinking, thoughts and ideas to the table, as they seek answers to complex problems both individually and as a group.
The CORe Unit consists of researchers and analysts who have come to the team from all over the world.
Green – present team members; Orange – previous fellows and team members
Prof Tomas Kalincik
Group Leader, Head of Neuroimmunology & MS at RMH
A/Prof Charles Malpas
Research Stream Leader (Neurocognitive disorders & Epilepsy)
Dr Sifat Sharmin
Biostatistician & Research Fellow (Multiple Sclerosis)
Dr Ai-Lan Nguyen
Neurologist & Postdoctoral Researcher (MS & Neuroimmunology)
Dr Izanne Roos
Neurologist and Postdoctoral Researcher (Multiple Sclerosis)
Dr Nahid Moradi
Medical Doctor & Ph.D. Candidate (Multiple Sclerosis)
Dr Will Brown
Neurologist & Research Fellow (United Kingdom)
Ms Valeriya Kuznetsova
Neuropsychology Fellow & Ph.D. Candidate
Mr Hassam Iqbal
Graduate Researcher (Biomarkers of Personalized therapy for Multiple Sclerosis)
Ms Stefanie Roberts
Neuropsychology Fellow & Ph.D. Candidate (Multiple Sclerosis)
Prof Federico Frascoli
Honorary Member
Mr Darren Qiang
Graduate Researcher (Biomarkers of Personalized therapy for Multiple Sclerosis)
Dr Steve Simpson-Yap
Senior Research Fellow
Mr Dagmawi Haile
Graduate Researcher
Present Fellows, Visitors & Students:
Dr Nathaniel Lizak – Neurology Advanced Trainee (Multiple Sclerosis); Monash University & The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Mr Dagmawi Chilot – Graduate Research Student, University of Gondar; Commenced January 2024
Mr Hassam Iqbal – Graduate Research Student, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia; Commenced January 2024
Mr Darren Qiang – Graduate Research Student, University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced February 2024
Mr Tristan Burford-Baynes – Research Scholar student; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced July 2024
Ms Yishi Huang – Research Scholar student; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced July 2024
Dr Kurt Baladjay – Visiting Research Fellow, Philippine General Hospital; Commencing August 2025
Dr Anne-Marie Lavigne – – Visiting Research Fellow, Hôpital de l’Enfant-Jésus; Commencing August 2025
Current PhD Opportunities:
PhD Project 1, 2023 Biomarkers of personalised therapy for multiple sclerosis – click for more
PhD Project 2, 2023 Developing models of causal effects of therapies in multiple sclerosis – click for more
Clinical Outcomes Modelling in Paediatric Multiple Sclerosis – Research Lead Dr Sifat Sharmin – contact us for more info
Previous Fellows, Visitors & Students:
Dr Rene Carvajal Junco – Visiting Research Fellow, Vall d’Hebrón Research Institute (VHIR); Commenced March 2025
Ms Laura Hogenboom – Visiting Research Fellow, Amsterdam University Medical Center; Commenced March 2025
Mr Radovan Burganic – Visiting Research Fellow, Ostrava University Hospital, Czech Republic; Commenced March 2025
Dr Winston Dzau – Neurology Advanced Trainee (Multiple Sclerosis); University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr Silvia Susin – Visiting Clinical Fellow, Hospital Del Mar & Pompeu Fabra University; Commenced January 2024
Dr Jannis Muller – Neuroimmunology Fellow; University Hospital Basel and Memory Clinic, Switzerland; Commenced August 2023
Dr Jodie Roberts – Neuroimmunology Fellow; University of Calgary, Canada; Commenced September 2022
Mr Timothy Tan – Masters of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) student; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced January 2024
Mr Ben Wang – Masters of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) student, University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced 2023
Ms Eunice Lui – Masters of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) student, University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced 2023
Ms Katia Lepore – Honours student, University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced 2023
Ms Federica Giofre – Visiting Research Fellow, University of Bologna, Italy; commenced 2022
Ms Jezabelle Miller– Masters of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) student; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced 2022
Ms Emily-Clare Mercieca– Masters of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) student; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced 2021
Ms Carmen Zheng – Neuropsychology Fellow; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced July 2022
Ms Islay Pittaway – Masters Student; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced 2020
Ms Isobella Peterson – Masters Student; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced 2020
Ms Rebecca Leahy – Masters Student; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced 2020
Ms Serene Lee – Masters Student; University of Melbourne, Australia; Commenced 2020
Mr Sam Harding-Forrester – MDRP Student; University of Melbourne, Australia; July 2019 – July 2021
Ms Marina Martínez Sánchez – Neurology Resident; University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Spain; Feb 2022 – April 2022
Ms Jacquie Eyres – Honours Student; University of Melbourne, Australia; 2020 – Nov 2021
Dr Ibrahima Diouf – Research Fellow (Multiple Sclerosis); University of Melbourne, Australia; July 2019 – December 2021
Dr Nathaniel Lizak – Research Associate & Physician Trainee (Multiple Sclerosis); Monash University & The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Dr Anna He – Neurology Registrar and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia
Mr Daniel Merlo – Ph.D. student; Monash University, Australia; February 2017 – February 2020
Dr Marianna Vitkova – Visiting research fellow; Pavol Jozef Safarik University, Slovakia; March 2019 – March 2020
Dr Mathias Buron – Visiting research fellow; Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center, Rigshospitalet, Denmark; October 2019 – December 2019
Dr Tomas Uher – Visiting research fellow; Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic; October 2018 – March 2019
Dr Francesca Bovis – Visiting research fellow; University of Genoa, Italy; January 2019 – March 2019
Dr Amy Kunchok – Research fellow; University of Melbourne, Australia; February 2017 – June 2018
Mr Minh Le – MD Research Project student; University of Melbourne, Australia; February 2018 – June 2018
Mr Hanafi Husin – Master student; University of Melbourne, Australia; February 2018 – June 2018
Ms Mathilde Lefort – Visiting research fellow; University of Rennes, France; February 2017 – April 2017
Ms Johanna Andersen – Visiting research fellow; Rigshospitalet, Denmark; February 2017 – April 2017
Dr Bernd Merkel – Research fellow; University of Melbourne, Australia; May 2016 – May 2017
Dr Thor Chalmer – Visiting research fellow; Rigshospitalet, Denmark; February 2017 – April 2017
Dr Jordana Hughes – MD Research Project student; University of Melbourne, Australia; February 2017 – June 2017
Dr Adam Fambiatos – MD Research Project student; University of Melbourne, Australia; February 2017 – June 2017
Mr Jae-Kwan Jake Jun – MD Research Project student; University of Melbourne, Australia; February 2017 – June 2017
Dr Johannes Lorscheider – Research fellow; Universitätsspital Basel, Switzerland; February 2015 – February 2016
Mr Luke Perry – Student; Monash University, Australia; December 2016 – March 2018
Mr Jiah Wallace – Student; Monash University, Australia; December 2016 – December 2017
Dr Lukas Sobisek – Economics University Prague, Czech Republic 2013 – March 2019
Dr Matthew Warrender-Sparkes – MD Research Project student; University of Melbourne, Australia; February 2014 – June 2014
RESEARCH THEMES
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CORe ADVANCED STATISTICS COURSES (CASC)
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