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Biography
Dr Thao Le is a clinical trial statistician and Senior Research Fellow at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. She leads the statistical work within the Blood Transfusion Research Unit and holds a joint position with the Australian Trial Methodology Network (AusTriM).
Before joining Monash in 2019, Dr Le completed a Master’s degree in Statistics and Epidemiology at Hasselt University, Belgium, and a DPhil (PhD) in Prediction Modelling at the University of Oxford. At Monash, she initially contributed to the ASPREE trial before moving into transfusion research, where she continues to advance methodological and applied clinical science.
Her research focuses on prognostic modelling, complex survival analysis, and clinical trial design and analysis, with a particular interest in improving personalised approaches to blood transfusion.
Dr Le has published in leading international journals, including JAMA Oncology, The Lancet Healthy Longevity, and Annals of Internal Medicine. Her contributions to these high-impact studies have influenced clinical understanding in areas such as aspirin use, anaemia, cancer prevention, and optimal blood transfusion practice, as well as methodological innovation in medical statistics.
She teaches Survival Analysis within the Advanced Statistical Methods for Clinical Research unit for the Monash University’s postgraduate public health and clinical epidemiology programs.
Education/Academic qualification
Biostatistics, PhD, Prediction models for mortality in tuberculosis meningitis , University of Oxford
17 Oct 2015 → 31 May 2019
Award Date: 31 May 2019
Statistics, Master of Statistics, Universiteit Hasselt (Hasselt University)
1 Sept 2012 → 20 Sept 2014
Pharmacy, Bachelor, Hanoi University of Pharmacy
2005 → 2010
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PLATYPUS: Optimising platelet transfusions and medications to prevent bleeding in patients with bone marrow failure syndromes
Mo, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McQuilten, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wood, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shortt, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Le, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parker, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fanning, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilson, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nixon, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kaplan, Z. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Brown, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Stanworth, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Estcourt, L. J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Weinkove, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Henden, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
24/06/26 → 29/10/29
Project: Research
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TRANSFORM Trauma: TRial using an Adaptive platform to evaluate Novel Strategies in Fluid and haemostatic Optimisation to improve Recovery following Major Trauma
McQuilten, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Mitra, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Winearls, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reade, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Higgins, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Daly, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burns, B. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wood, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Moore, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), George, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Le, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lewis, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Martin, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Weber, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fraser, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Trapani, T. (Project Manager)
15/06/26 → 15/12/32
Project: Research
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A Centre of Research Excellence in Supportive Care for People with Blood Cancers
McQuilten, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Wood, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rickard, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Agar, M. R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hawkes, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Henden, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roberts, J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rutherford, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Le, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/11/25 → 31/10/30
Project: Research
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Making better use of blood: new knowledge to improve stewardship of Australia’s national blood supplies and outcomes for transfused patients
Wood, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McQuilten, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reade, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Trotman, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), French, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stanworth, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Le, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Daly, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mo, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Irving, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Flint, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mitra, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Winearls, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Weinkove, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wilson, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Ryan, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Callum, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & George, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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OPTIMAL: OPTimising Immunoglobulin Management in Australia
Wood, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McQuilten, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bielby, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fanning, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burgner, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roberts, J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Van Der Walt, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Heiss, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Daly, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chai, K. L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Singh-Grewal, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Irving, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Carrillo de Albornoz, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Crispin, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Le, T. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/11/23 → 31/10/28
Project: Research
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Ageing Through the Looking-Glass: The Different Flavours of Clonal Haematopoiesis
Singh, J. (Leading Author), Curtis, D. J., Thao, L. T. P., Wood, E. M. & McQuilten, Z. K. (Leading Author), Mar 2026, In: Aging Cell. 25, 3, 18 p., e70425.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Clonal Hematopoiesis and Kidney Function in the ASPREE Cohort
Singh, J. (Leading Author), Polkinghorne, K. R., Wolfe, R., Wong, N. C., Byars, S., Leichter, A., Lacaze, P., McNeil, J. J., Orchard, S. G., Phung, J., Ramshaw, H. S., Thao, L. T. P., Wetmore, J. B., Wood, E. M., Woods, R. L., Curtis, D. J. & McQuilten, Z. K. (Leading Author), Feb 2026, In: Kidney International Reports. 11, 2, 9 p., 103714.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Sepsis risk associated with clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP): a secondary analysis of the ASPREE trial
Singh, J. (Leading Author), Eisen, D. P., Byars, S. G., Leichter, A., Lacaze, P., McNeil, J. J., Orchard, S. G., Phung, J., Ramshaw, H. S., Thao, L. T. P., Wolfe, R., Wood, E. M., Woods, R. L., Curtis, D. J. & McQuilten, Z. K. (Leading Author), Jul 2026, In: Leukemia. 40, 7, p. 1535-1537 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Research › peer-review
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Validation of prediction models for patient outcomes and individualized treatment effect
Thao, L. T. P., Efthimiou, O., Varga, T. V., Hoogland, J. & Debray, T. P. A., 2026, Comparative Effectiveness and Personalized Medicine Research Using Real-World Data. Debray, T. P. A., Nguyen, T.-L. & Platt, R. W. (eds.). 1st ed. Boca Raton FL USA: CRC Press, p. 485-512 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Association Between Albuminuria and Glomerular Filtration Rate With Incident Frailty
Bongetti, E. K., Wilkinson, A. L., Wetmore, J. B., Murray, A. M., Woods, R. L., Espinoza, S., Ernst, M. E., Fravel, M. A., Orchard, S. G., Phuong Thao, L. T., Ryan, J., Wolfe, R. & Polkinghorne, K. R. (Leading Author), Feb 2025, In: Kidney International Reports. 10, 2, p. 489-502 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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Nuffield Department of Medicine Graduate Student Prize, Highly Commended in Overall prize
Le, T. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Excellence award- Early career research best paper award
Le, T. (Recipient), 15 Sept 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)