Ralph Brinks

Chair of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology (MBE)
 

Multi-stage models to describe the course of chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes and inflammatory rheumatic diseases)
 

Dragana Mitric
Secretariat

Marcel Klein
Academic staff

Dr Maryam Mohammadi Saem
Research assistant

Dr Sabrina Voß
Research assistant
 

Educational background

• Employee in the process data processing department of RWE Energie AG, Essen
• Trainee at RWE Energie AG, Essen
  Apprenticeship: Mathematical-Technical Assistant, graduated as best in the state
• Student at Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität, Münster
  Subjects: maths, physics, chemistry
• Civilian service as a paramedic with Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe, Hagen
• Higher education entrance qualification Christian-Rohlfs-Gymnasium, Hagen

Appointment

From 2021
W3 Chair of Medical Biometry & Epidemiology at the private Witten/Herdecke University

2020 - 2022
Biometrician at the Institute of Statistics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

2019/20
W3 deputy professorship for Methods, Statistics & Epidemiology at the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Siegen

2017
Postdoctoral university lecturing qualification in Biometry and Epidemiology by the High Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf

2016 - 2020
Senior biometrician at the Hiller Research Centre for Rheumatology,
University Hospital at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf

2013 - 2016
Degree programme for working professionals in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Master of Science in Epidemiology
Final grade good

2009 - 2024
Research assistant at the Institute of Biometry and Epidemiology of the
German Diabetes Centre, Leibniz Institute for Diabetes Research at
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Head: Professor Dr Oliver Kuß

2008 - 2010
Degree programme for working professionals in Management of Healthcare and Social Organizations, TU Kaiserslautern & Witten/Herdecke University
Final grade 1.8

2004 - 2009
Academic staff member at Philips Research Laboratories, Aachen
Nuclear Imaging

2001 - 2004
Research assistant and doctoral student at the distance studies university in Hagen
Numerical Mathematics, Prof Locher

Completion of doctoral studies with magna cum laude

1999 - 2001
Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Applied Sciences for Economics & Management (FOM), Essen

1996 - 2001
Student at the distance studies university Hagen (part-time)
Subjects: Mathematics, Computer Science, Medical Informatics, Diploma with honours
 

• QB Scientific Work I (Z1.2) 
  (School of Dentistry)
• TSP WIA Statistical Principles for Journal Clubs 
  (School of Medicine)
• TSP WIA Introduction 
  (School of Medicine)
• TSP WIA WIA Journal Club 
  (School of Medicine)
• QB01 Epidemiology, medical biometry and medical informatics 
  (School of Medicine)
• QB01 Epidemiology, Medical Biometry and Informatics - WIA Basics
  (School of Medicine)
• Structured doctoral student programme 
  (School of Medicine)
• Fak LV: Structured doctoral student programme
  (School of Medicine)
• TSP WIA: WIA Journal Club
  (School of Medicine)
   

Medical Biometry and Epidemiology
 

Memberships in professional organisations:

• German Mathematical Society (DMV)
• International Biometric Society, German Region (IBS-DR)
• German Society for Epidemiology (DGEpi)
• German Society for Social Medicine and Prevention (DGSMP)
• MEZIS e. V. Initiative of incorruptible physicians