Personal profile
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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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. J. (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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Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and ageing-related diseases: the ASPREE-CHIP Extension (ASPREE-CHIP-XT) Study
McQuilten, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Curtis, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McNeil, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Woods, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Murphy, A. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wolfe, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lacaze, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bick, A. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Le, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wood, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Singh, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wong, N. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Bakshi, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
Project: Research
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Comparing validation metrics for individualised treatment effect prediction models
Le, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/01/25 → 19/12/25
Project: Research
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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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Advancing randomized controlled trial methodologies: The place of innovative trial design in eating disorders research
Ryan, E. G. (Leading Author), Gao, C. X. (Leading Author), Grantham, K. L. (Leading Author), Thao, L. T. P., Charles-Nelson, A., Bowden, R., Herschtal, A., Lee, K. J., Forbes, A. B., Heritier, S., Phillipou, A. & Wolfe, R., Jun 2024, In: International Journal of Eating Disorders. 57, 6, p. 1337-1349 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential as a prognostic factor: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Singh, J., Li, N., Ashrafi, E., Thao, L. T. P., Curtis, D. J., Wood, E. M. & McQuilten, Z. K., 23 Jul 2024, In: Blood Advances. 8, 14, p. 3771-3784 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Effect of Low-Dose Aspirin on the Course of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Secondary Analysis of the ASPREE Randomized Clinical Trial
Robman, L. D., Wolfe, R., Woods, R. L., Thao, L. T. P., Makeyeva, G. A., Hodgson, L. A. B., Lepham, Y. A., Jachno, K., Phung, J., Maguire, E., Luong, H., Trevaks, R. E., Ward, S. A., Fitzgerald, S. M., Orchard, S. G., Lacaze, P., Storey, E., Abhayaratna, W. P., Nelson, M. R. & Guymer, R. H. & 1 others, , 2024, In: JAMA Ophthalmology. 142, 7, p. 627-635 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Handling missing disease information due to death in diseases that need two visits to diagnose
Thao, L. T. P., Wolfe, R., Heritier, S. & Geskus, R., 30 Apr 2024, In: Statistics in Medicine. 43, 9, p. 1708-1725 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)
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)