Ian Ford is a Scottish doctor who is a professor of biostatistics and a director of the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, and a former Dean of Faculty of Information and Mathematical Sciences, at the University of Glasgow.
Biography Ford was born in Glasgow and educated at the former Hamilton Academy. He studied at the University of Glasgow, graduating with a BSc and in 1976, was awarded a PhD in Statistics. From 1976-77, he was visiting Lecturer to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and since then successively Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader, Personal Professor and Professor at the University of Glasgow.Frost’s Scottish Who’s Who – Ian Ford Retrieved 28 October 2010 He is the first holder of the Chair of Biostatistics at the University.University of Glasgow Story , Universitystory.gla.ac.uk Retrieved 28 October 2010
Ford has been the Director of the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics since 1991Robertson Centre for Biostatics - staff list , Rcb.gla.ac.uk, Retrieved 28 October 2010 and Director of the Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit. He is also a member of the editorial boards for the international journals, Statistical Methods for Medical Research;Publication information - journal, 'Statistical Methods for Medical Research, Sagepub.com, Retrieved 28 October 2010 Journal of Evaluation in Clinical PracticePublication information - International 'Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice', Wiley.com, Retrieved 28 October 2010 and Public Library of Science Medicine.Public Library of Science Medicine - international editorial board members, Plosmedicine.org, Retrieved 28 October 2010Public Library of Science Medicine Papers and Reports by Prof. Ian Ford, Plosmedicine.org, Retrieved 28 October 2010 He has written numerous papers.Systolic Heart Failure Treatment Trial Study – co-author, Prof. Ian Ford , Shift-study.comn Retrieved 28 October 2010Evening Times newspaper article, release of Report, co-authored by Ian Ford, Eveningtimes.co.uk, Retrieved 28 October 2010The New England Journal of Medicine, U.S.A. - Papers and Reports by Iain Ford, Nejm.org, Retrieved 28 October 2010
In 1999, Ford was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.Royal Society of Edinburgh - List of Fellows Retrieved 28 October 2010 He is also a Fellow of both the International Statistical Institute and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.Scottish Health Informatics Programme – biography, Ian Ford, Scot-ship.ac.uk, Retrieved 28 October 2010 A member of the Cholesterol Triallists Collaboration and the Fibrinogen Studies Collaboration, Ford is also a member of the American Statistical Association; Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry; the Drug Information Association; the Royal Statistical Society; and the International Society for Clinical Biostatistics.Healthcare registry , Clarify-registry.com, Retrieved 2 November 2010
From 2000–04, Ford served as Dean of the Faculty of Information and Mathematical Sciences, University of Glasgow.
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External links Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow