Susan Ruth Wilson (19 March 1948[3] – 16 March 2020)[4] was an Australian statistician, known for her research in biostatistics and statistical genetics, and for her work on the understanding of AIDS in Australia.[pub 1][pub 2][pub 3] She edited the bulletin of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics from 1993 to 1998, and was president of the International Biometric Society from 1998 to 1999.[5]
Susan R. Wilson | |
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| Alma mater | Australian National University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biostatistics Bioinformatics |
| Institutions | University of Sheffield Australian National University University of New South Wales |
| Thesis | Some Statistical Results in Genetics[2] (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | P.A.P. Moran[2] |
Education and career
editWilson was born in Sydney.[3] She earned her Ph.D. in 1972 from Australian National University; her dissertation, supervised by P. A. P. Moran, was Some Statistical Results in Genetics.[2] She became a lecturer at the University of Sheffield, but in 1974 returned to Australia to take a position as research fellow at the Australian National University. She became a fellow there in 1976, and a senior fellow in 1984. In 1994, she was given a professorship in Statistical Science in the Centre for Mathematics and its Applications.[3] At her death, she was a professor emeritus of bioinformation science and statistical science at Australian National University[1] and also an honorary professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New South Wales.[6]
Recognition
editShe was elected as a member of the International Statistical Institute in 1979, as a fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1991, as a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics,[5] and as an honorary life member of the International Biometric Society in 2012.[7]
Selected publications
edit- ^ Solomon, P.J.; Wilson, S.R.; Swanson, C.E.; Cooper, D.A. (1990), "Effect of zidovudine on survival of patients with AIDS in Australia", Medical Journal of Australia, 153 (5): 254–257, doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb136895.x, ISSN 0025-729X, PMID 2392071, S2CID 20749782
- ^ Solomon, P.J.; Wilson, S.R.; Swanson, C.E.; Cooper, D.A. (1990), "Predicting the course of AIDS in Australia", Medical Journal of Australia, 153 (7): 386–394, doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb125495.x, ISSN 0025-729X, PMID 2215308, S2CID 25278359
- ^ Solomon, P.J.; Wilson, S.R. (1993), "(Backcalculation of HIV Infection Rates): Comment", Statistical Science, 8 (2): 112–114, doi:10.1214/ss/1177011000, JSTOR 2246146
References
edit- ^ a b Sue Wilson, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University, retrieved 26 November 2017
- ^ a b c Susan R. Wilson at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b c "Wilson, Susan Ruth (1948 - )", Encyclopedia of Australian Science, retrieved 26 November 2017
- ^ "Prof Susan Ruth Wilson", Sydney Morning Herald, 21 March 2020, retrieved 26 April 2020
- ^ a b "Nomination Statement for Susan Wilson", Council Circular (PDF), International Biometric Society, April 2012, retrieved 26 November 2017
- ^ Staff directory, University of New South Wales School of Mathematics and Statistics, retrieved 26 November 2017
- ^ "Professor Sue Wilson - Award of Honorary Life Member of the International Biometric Society", News & Events, UNSW Prince of Wales Clinical School, retrieved 26 November 2017