Mirajul Islam, PhD

Islam is a statistician with a doctoral degree in statistics from the University of New Hampshire. After completing his Ph.D., he joined the Stephen Freedland research team at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) in October 2022 as a biostatistician. At IMR, his responsibilities include providing statistical analysis, ensuring data quality, drafting statistical analysis plans, and writing reports for prostate cancer research projects utilizing VA healthcare data.

Before coming to the U.S., Islam completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in applied statistics from ISRT at Dhaka University. He then worked as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Statistics at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology for nearly six years. During his time there, he served as an associate sub-project manager for two years on the "Development of Teaching and Learning System of Statistics through Modern Technology-Based Programs" project, sponsored by HEQEP, University Grant Commission, Bangladesh.

Islam is excited to begin his new role as a biostatistician in Global Pediatric Medicine at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He will use his statistical expertise and experience in data analysis to collaborate with teams to enhance treatment and survival rates for children battling various fatal diseases.

In his leisure time, Islam enjoys spending time with his family, including his two children, dining out, and playing cricket and soccer. He misses seeing the fall colors and swimming in the freshwater lakes of New Hampshire.