Summary
Michal Juraska is a senior staff scientist and biostatistician with over a decade of experience applying advanced statistical methods to vaccine and infectious disease research at Fred Hutch. He specializes in sieve analysis, immune correlates, clinical immunobridging, and trial design and monitoring for vaccines and monoclonal antibodies, combining methodological development with hands-on collaboration on clinical studies. Michal’s background spans academic research, industry biostatistics at Novartis Oncology, and teaching, reflecting deep expertise in both theoretical and applied statistics. Based in Seattle, he actively mentors students and seeks opportunities to teach novel statistical and computational tools, bringing a rare blend of rigorous PhD-level methodology and practical trial oversight to translational vaccine science.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biostatistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biostatistics at University of Washington
Graduate Exchange Student, Statistics, Graduate Exchange Student, Statistics at Kansas State University
Master of Science (M.S.), Mathematical Statistics, Master of Science (M.S.), Mathematical Statistics at Charles University in Prague
Slovak, German