The Galicia Node, led by researcher María Xosé Rodríguez Álvarez (University of Vigo), currently has 52 members, who come from both the three Galician universities and other academic institutions at the national and international levels. Additionally, it involves the participation of members from various biomedical institutions. The research areas of the node encompass diverse topics, including, among others, semi-parametric and non- parametric regression techniques, survival analysis, goodness-of-fit tests, spatial and spatio-temporal statistics, functional data analysis, computational statistics, and statistical methods applied to massive datasets.

Researchers participating in the node

Principal Investigator: María Xosé Rodríguez Álvarez (Universidade de Vigo)

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Main lines of investigation

The Galician Node represents a dynamic and diverse group of researchers dedicated to advancing Biostatistics. Its multidisciplinary nature is enriched and enhanced by the active participation of members from diverse biomedical institutions. The research lines of the node covers a wide spectrum, encompassing diverse topics that contribute to the
comprehensive understanding and application of statistical methods in the realm of biology and medicine. From a methodological perspective, some of the reseach line covered by the node (see poster) are:

  • Computational statistics and software developments
  • Directional statistics: circular, cylindrical and toroidal data
  • Functional data analysis
  • Goodness-of-fit tests
  • High-dimensional data analysis
  • Multiple testing/multiple comparison procedures
  • Semiparametric and nonparametric regression techniques
    • Boosting
    • Generalised Additive Models (GAMs) and extensions (e.g., GAMs for Location, Scale and Shape, GAMLSS; multivariate GAMs; mode regression)
    • Kernel and penalised spline smoothers
    • Mixed models
    • Small area estimation
    • Variable selection techniques
  • Spatial and spatio-temporal statistics
  • Statistical evaluation of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers (ROC curves and extensions without and with covariates)
  • Survival analysis
    • Censored and truncated data
    • Cure models
    • Joint models for longitudinal and survival data
    • Multi-state models

Institutions present in the node

National universities

  • Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
  • Universidade da Coruña
  • Universidade de Vigo

Foreign universities

  • Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Universidade do Minho
  • Hasselt University
  • Georg-August Göttingen Universität
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  • University of Bonn
  • Universidade de Coimbra
  • Universidade de Lisboa
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
  • Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires (UNNOBA)

Biomedical institutions

  • Dirección Xeral de Innovación e Xestión da Saúde Pública de la Xunta de Galicia
  • Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS)
  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Ourense (CHUO)
  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)

Otras instituciones

  • Biostatech – Advice, Training & Innovation in Biostatistics

Biostatistics consulting activities

They will be carried out in different centres, among them:

  • CHUS Research Support Unit, which provides methodological support to the centre’s clinicians.
  • Research Support Unit of the Complejo Hospitalario Universitario da Coruña (CHUAC), which provides methodological support to the centre’s clinicians.
  • Biostatistics Unit of the Faculty of Medicine of the USC, which integrates Biostatistics research with training and its transfer, through co-authorship of the resulting documents and collaboration in research projects in Biomedicine and Statistics.

Entities and groups with which it collaborates

Dirección General de Salud Pública (DXSP) de la Xunta de Galicia

Fundación Gallega de Endocrinología y Nutrición

Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC – Vigo)

Rede Galega de Biotecnoloxía e Acuicultura (ReGABA)

Grupo de Recursos Marinos y Pesquerías – Universidad de A Coruña (UDC)

Laboratorio de Neurociencia Computacional (LANCON) – Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)

Laboratorio de Imagen Radiológica – Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)

Instituto de Acuicultura – Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)

Grupo de Parasitología Humana y Animal del Instituto de Investigación y Análisis Alimentarias – Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)

Grupo de Investigación GI-1232 (Laboratorio de Invertebrados Marinos)- Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)

List of node members

  • María Xosé Rodríguez Álvarez

    Principal InvestigatorComité EjecutivoUniversidade de Vigo

  • Adrián Lago Balseiro

    Universidade de Vigo

  • Altea Lorenzo Arribas

    BioMathematics and Statistics Scotland (BIOSS)

  • Ana Bouzas Lorenzo

    Comité de WebmastersUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • Ana López Cheda

    Universidade da Coruña

  • Andreas Mayr

    University of Bonn

  • Arturo González Quintela

    Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS)

  • Beatriz López Calviño

    Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)

  • Berta Rial Ameijeiras

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • Bruno de Sousa

    Universidade de Coimbra

  • Carla Díaz Louzao

    Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago

  • Christel Faes

    Hasselt University

  • Francisco Gude Sampedro

    Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago

  • Geert Molenberghs

    Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

  • Geert Verbeke

    Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

  • Giovani Loiola da Silva

    Universidade de Lisboa

  • Ipek Guler Caamano Fajardo

    AMADIX

  • Jacobo de Uña Álvarez

    Universidade de Vigo

  • Javier Roca Pardiñas

    Universidade de Vigo

  • Jenifer Espasandín Domínguez

    Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Universidade

  • Jesús Gutiérrez Botella

    Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaBiostatech – Advice, Training & Innovation in Biostatistics

  • Jorge Alcántara Espinosa

    Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago

  • José Antonio Vilar Fernández

    Universidade da Coruña

  • Juan Antonio Arias López

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • Luis Filipe Meira Machado

    Universidade do Minho

  • Luzia Gonçalves

    Universidade Nova de Lisboa

  • Mª Aurora Baluja González

    Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS)

  • Manuel Oviedo de la Fuente

    Universidade da Coruña

  • Marc Aerts

    Hasselt University

  • María Amalia Jácome Pumar

    Universidade da Coruña

  • María del Mar Rodríguez Girondo

    Leiden University Medical Center

  • María Graciela Estévez Pérez

    Universidade da Coruña

  • María Isabel Borrajo García

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • María Isolina Santiago Pérez

    Dirección Xeral de Innovación e Xestión da Saúde Pública de la Xunta de Galicia

  • María José Ginzo Villamayor

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • María José Lombardía Cortiña

    Universidade da Coruña

  • María Pazos Pata

    Biostatech – Advice, Training & Innovation in Biostatistics

  • María Teresa Seoane Pillado

    Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)

  • Matías Hisgen

    Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires (UNNOBA)

  • Mercedes Conde Amboage

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Muiños

    Dirección Xeral de Innovación e Xestión da Saúde Pública de la Xunta de Galicia

  • Mónica López Ratón

    Cultura, Educación, Formación Profesional e Universidades

  • Nora Martínez Villanueva

    Universidade de Vigo

  • Oscar Lado Baleato

    Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS)

  • Pablo García Tahoces

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • Pedro Faraldo Roca

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • Ricardo Cao Abad

    Universidade da Coruña

  • Rosa Crujeiras Casais

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

  • Sonia Pértega Díaz

    Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)

  • Thomas Kneib

    Georg-August Göttingen Universität

  • Vicente Lustres Pérez

    Biostatech – Advice, Training & Innovation in Biostatistics

  • Wenceslao González Manteiga

    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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