Professor Jon Deeks
position
Data, Diagnostics and Decision Tools Theme Lead
Bio
Jon Deeks is Professor of Biostatistics and leads the Biostatistics, Evidence Synthesis, Test Evaluation and Prediction Modelling Research Group in the University of Birmingham’s Institute of Applied Health Research. Jon’s current major focus is on test evaluation. He is the senior methodologist on numerous primary evaluations and systematic reviews of medical tests, leads the Cochrane Collaboration’s test evaluation activities, advises the WHO on-test evaluation methods and is a NIHR Senior Investigator Emeritus. He is an enthusiastic teacher of statistics and research methods, and frequently runs workshops, particularly related to test evaluation, at local, national and international events.
