Dr Galina Polekhina

PhD, MBiostat
Research Scientist

Dr Galina Polekhina has recently joined the Transfusion Research Unit and is one of the main data analysts with the ASPREE trial. She was awarded a PhD in Biochemistry by Aarhus University (Denmark) and a Master of Biostatistics by the University of Melbourne. Prior to working as a biostatistician she was a postdoctoral researcher at St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research and later a Lab Head at Monash (now Hudson) Institute of Medical Research. Over the years, she has held a number of grants and Fellowships funded by NHMRC and ARC.