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Marjanka Schmidt

Sharon Ngwenya

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Epidemiology

Biostatistics

I joined the Schmidt group at the NKI in September 2026 as a PhD candidate. My doctoral research focuses on identifying novel time-varying factors (genetic, immunological, and treatment-related) that impact contralateral breast cancer risk, with the goal of improving risk prediction and clinical management for breast cancer survivors.

Work experience

2025-2026
Biostatistician at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine & THRU ZIM BRTI.

2024-2025
Intern at the EORTC Belgium.

2023-2026
(MSc) in Data Science and Statistics at the University of Hasselt.

2021-2023
Student research assistant at the Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp.

2020-2022
(MSc) in Epidemiology from the University of Antwerp.

 

 

 

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