NEWS

Professional Training 2: Presentation Skills

2025.10.20

On October 19, 2025, as part of our professional training, our doctoral students came together in Lyon for a full-day Presentation Skills workshop led by S. Lerch. This hands-on training focused on turning complex research into clear, compelling talks. Every doctoral student had an opportunity to deliver a short presentation and receive detailed feedback on structure, delivery, body language, and slide design. They finished the day with an interactive session on nervousness and stage fright, exploring the underlying causes and learning practical strategies to stay calm and confident on stage.

Huge thanks to S. Lerch for the energetic coaching and structured feedback, and to our doctoral students who leaned in, practiced, and gave thoughtful peer reviews.

We’re walking away with personal presentation profiles and a clear plan to keep improving every talk we give.

SHARE-CTD doctoral student submitted manuscript to Statistics in Medicine

2025.10.07

Han Chang Chiam (MUW) has submitted a manuscript to Statistics in Medicine. The arXiv preprint is available here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.04829.

Professional Training 1: Team Building & Management

2025.10.07

Last week, our doctoral students participated in an engaging Team Building and Management Workshop, led by S. Lerch, aimed at enhancing collaboration, communication, and leadership across our international consortium.

The workshop covered both practical and theoretical topics, including effective delegation, time management, problem-solving, and conflict resolution. Through interactive exercises and group discussions, participants explored key principles of effective teamwork, such as recognizing diverse personalities, defining project leadership roles, and maintaining team cohesion and motivation.

The session fostered a supportive environment that encouraged self-reflection, creativity, and shared responsibility, which are essential elements for a thriving interdisciplinary research setting. Doctoral students also had the opportunity to reflect on their team dynamics, discuss ground rules, and share expectations. This interactive experience offered valuable insights into trust-building, cultivating a feedback culture, and navigating conflict, ultimately supporting stronger coordination and collaboration within the team.

Primer: Conducting an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

2025.10.01

Gorka Fraga Gonzalez, Leonhard Held and Fabio Molo (UZH) wrote a primer on conducting individual patient data meta-analyses. The primer can be downloaded via Zenodo (https://zenodo.org/records/17153077).

SHARE-CTD doctoral student published her first paper in JCE

2025.09.22

Giulia Varvarà (UNIVREN) has published her first paper “Reusing clinical trial data to consolidate and advance medical knowledge" in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (JCE) with Clara Locher, Cora Burgwinkel, Ulrich Mansmann, Florian Naudet and Joseph Ross. The abstract can be read here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40976520/. Congratulations!

SHARE-CTD doctoral student published his first paper in JCE

2025.09.20

Ka Hin Tai (UNIVREN) has published his first paper in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (JCE) "Key concepts in clinical epidemiology: FAIRification of biomedical research data.", together with Ulrich Mansmann, Evelyne Decullier, Florian Naudet, Fabian Prasser, Ulrich Sax, and others. The full article can be read here: https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(25)00253-7/fulltext. Congratulations!

SHARE-CTD doctoral students participate in ROeS and ISCB 2025

2025.09.19

Cora Burgwinkel (UZH) and Han Chang Chiam (MUW) participated in ROeS (https://www.roes2025.at/) in September 2025 and successfully presented their PhD projects: Cora Burgwinkel gave a presentation on “Adjusting for Outcome Reporting Bias: A Multiple Imputation Approach,” while Han Chang Chiam spoke on “Selection Bias in Hybrid Randomized Controlled Trials Using External Controls". Cora Burgwinkel also participated in ISCB 2025 (https://iscb2025.info/) and presented her project. Congratulations to both of them! Further information is also available on our LinkedIn account.

Second datathon in February 2026 in Utrecht

2025.09.09

Under the lead of PhD Assistant Professor Valentijn de Jong (University Medical Center Utrecht) the second SHARE-CTD Datathon will take place in Zeist from February 9 to 13, 2026.

"Good Scientific Writing"

2025.08.13

On November 27, 2025, and December 1, 2025, the fourth professional training session for our 11 doctoral students will take place online. The topic of the training is Good Scientific Writing and will be conducted by T. Korver.