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Shirley W. Eberly, M.S.

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Shirley Eberly, MS, Associate in the Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, is primarily involved with study design, protocol development, and statistical analysis of clinical research data. This has included large scale clinical trials for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. Other studies in which she has participated extensively include examinations of genetic factors affecting the recurrence of coronary events after myocardial infarction; possible interventions to reduce environmental lead exposures in young children; causes of suicide in older adults, and the effect of pacifier use on breastfeeding duration and complications.

Credentials

Education

1960
BS | Stanford University
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1961
MS | Stanford University
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Publications

Journal Articles

2016
Huntington Study Group PHAROS Investigators. "Clinical-Genetic Associations in the Prospective Huntington at Risk Observational Study (PHAROS), Implications for Clinical Trials" . Journal of the American Medical Association - Neurology. 2016; 73(1): 102-110.

2016
Anderson, K.E.; Eberly, S.; Groves, M.; Kayson, E.; Marder, K.; Young, A.B.; Shoulson, I.; PHAROS Investigators. "Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation in People at Risk for Huntington's Disease." Journal of Huntington's Disease. 2016; 5(4): 389-394.

2016
Liu, G.; Boot, B.; Locascio, J.J.; Jansen, I.E.; Winder-Rhodes, S.; Eberly, S.; Elbaz, A.; Brice, A.; Ravina, B.; van Hilten, J.J.; Cormier-Dequaire, F.; Corvol, J.C.; Barker, R.A.; Heutink, P.; Marinus, J.; Williams-Gray, C.H.; Scherzer, C.R.; International Genetics of Parkinson Disease Progression (IGPP) Consortium. "Specifically Neuropathic Gaucher's Mutations Accelerate Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's." Annals of Neurology. 2016; 80(5): 674-685.

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