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      Meagan Antunes

      Master’s degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. BSc in Mathematical Biology

      Scientist Real-World Evidence

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      Meagan first joined PMI in 2021 as an intern in Life Sciences before joining as a scientist specializing in real-world evidence and epidemiology. She holds a master’s degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from the University of Bern, and a BSc in Mathematical Biology from Queens University, Canada. Meagan has a keen interest in biostatistics, data analysis, programing, literature reviews, and scientific writing.

      In June 2022, Meagan was one of several PMI authors on a study called Ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalizations in Japan before and after the introduction of a heated tobacco product. She also presented this study in a 5-minute video (GFN Fives) at the Global Forum on Nicotine. Meagan loves working with data, coding, and running analyses is her favorite part of project work. During her studies at Queens University, she provided one-to-one mentorships in mathematics and statistics to first- and second-year students.

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