Volha Tryputsen

“Volha is a rare find, a truly talented statistician who is dedicated to her craft, rigorous in her work, and is full of enthusiasm for everything she does. Volha has been with the Biostatistics organization in Janssen for about three years now and has worked with me on several projects. I have seen her develop from a novice intern into a seasoned researcher who can undertake projects in completely new areas. Her work on the use of amyloid imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease, which she is submitting for publication, is testament to this. In these three years, Volha has worked on several biomarker projects involving emerging technologies: from developing genomic biomarkers from microarrays to developing sensitive outcome measures from imaging biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease. Her projects have spanned the spectrum from discovery to clinical development. In each, Volha has diligently studied the minutiae of the underlying technology to understand the corresponding data generated in order to develop the appropriate statistical approaches for analyzing the data. Volha has a particular passion for statistical graphics. Time and again she has come up with really innovative ways to display data and results. Volha is a great team member, with her enthusiasm for undertaking challenging work, the rigor with which she approaches it, and the quality of the work she delivers, Volha has become the go–to person for all things big and small.”

“I had the sincere good luck to work with Volha as a core member of my data mining and disease modeling team at J&J for 2 years. Volha brings remarkable skill and intelligence to everything she does, regardless of complexity, and has a profound impact on projects through a wonderful balance of superb skill, applied diligence and native passion for biomedical research. As a clinician, I was often struck by the clarity of her work--from conception through final outputs--and its consistent approachability. She possess a broad toolbox of techniques for analysis and, equally important, for visualization of results. Volha has a great gift for translating concepts and findings from the arid realm of rigorous statistics into the pragmatic realm of clinical research. Her accomplishments during her tenure as a junior statistician at J&J are really nothing short of stunning--and include significant engagement and influence with thought leaders within the NIH, major academic centers, other pharmaceutical and biotech companies based on disease modeling and biomarker characterization work she led. And I would be remiss not to mention that Volha is also a truly wonderful team member, collaborative and generous, and a trusted colleague.”