Prof. Dr. Mehmet Koçak
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kocak earned his MSc degree in applied statistics from Michigan State University and a PhD in applied statistics from the University of Memphis. He has been a study biostatistician for numerous Phase-I and Phase-II brain tumor clinical trials conducted by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital from 2002-2011 and by Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC) from 2002-2021. He joined the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in 2011 and supported clinical and observational studies conducted by UTHSC. Since 2021, he is serving as the professor of Biostatistics in the International School of Medicine at Istanbul Medipol University and he is the chair of the department of biostatistics and medical informatics and the director of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Analysis Unit. His areas of research have been time-course gene expression data analysis, meta-analysis of p-values, Phase-I/II clinical trial design, Survival analysis, and categorical data analysis. He is an expert in SAS programming language as well as Statistical Simulations and Graphics.Selected Publications;
Spatial Association of Environmental and Dietary Factors with COPD Deaths
Aktas S, Tuzuner B, Mergen M, Sultan-Ali I, Kocak M. Spatial Association of Environmental and Dietary Factors with COPD Deaths. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2022;17:1643-1650
https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S364076
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ThymoQuinone Formula (TQF) for Treating Outpatient SARS-CoV-2
Bencheqroun H, Ahmed Y, Kocak M, Villa E, Barrera C, Mohiuddin M, Fortunet R, Iyoha E, Bates D, Okpalor C, Agbosasa O, Mohammed K, Pondell S, Mohamed A, Mohamed YI, Gok Yavuz B, Kaseb MO, Kasseb OO, Gocio MY, Tu PT, Li D, Lu J, Selim A, Ma Q, Kaseb AO. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ThymoQuinone Formula (TQF) for Treating Outpatient SARS-CoV-2. Pathogens. 2022 May 7;11(5):551.
A pooled RT-PCR testing strategy for more efficient COVID-19 pandemic management
Ayaz A, Demir AG, Ozturk G, Kocak M. A pooled RT-PCR testing strategy for more efficient COVID-19 pandemic management. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2022 Mar 1;116:1-6.
A Spatial Analysis of Air Quality and Food Consumption Surrogates in Relation to Asthma Deaths: An Analytical Research
Tüzüner B, Mergen M, Aktaş S, Koçak M. A Spatial Analysis of Air Quality and Food Consumption Surrogates in Relation to Asthma Deaths: An Analytical Research. Türkiye Klinikleri Biyoistatistik. 2022;14(1):1-3.
Seasonal fluctuations in weight and self-weighing behavior among adults in a behavioral weight loss intervention
Fahey MC, Klesges RC, Kocak M, Talcott GW, Krukowski RA. Seasonal fluctuations in weight and self-weighing behavior among adults in a behavioral weight loss intervention. Eating and Weight Disorders-Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity. 2020 Aug;25(4):921-8.
EPCT-02. PBTC-051: FIRST IN PEDIATRICS PHASE 1 STUDY OF CD40 AGONISTIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY APX005M IN PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS WITH RECURRENT/REFRACTORY BRAIN TUMORS
Lindsay H, Onar-Thomas A, Kocak M, Poussaint TY, Dhall G, Broniscer A, Vinitsky A, MacDonald T, Trifan O, Fangusaro J, Dunkel I. EPCT-02. PBTC-051: FIRST IN PEDIATRICS PHASE 1 STUDY OF CD40 AGONISTIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY APX005M IN PEDIATRIC SUBJECTS WITH RECURRENT/REFRACTORY BRAIN TUMORS. Neuro-Oncology. 2020 Dec;22(Suppl 3):iii304.
Phase 1 study of pomalidomide in children with recurrent, refractory, and progressive central nervous system tumors: A Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium trial
Fangusaro J, Mitchell DA, Kocak M, Robinson GW, Baxter PA, Hwang EI, Huang J, Onar‐Thomas A, Dunkel IJ, Fouladi M, Warren KE. Phase 1 study of pomalidomide in children with recurrent, refractory, and progressive central nervous system tumors: A Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium trial. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2021 Feb;68(2):e28756.
Randomized phase II study of a home-based walking intervention for radiation-related fatigue among older patients with breast cancer
VanderWalde NA, Martin MY, Kocak M, Morningstar C, Deal AM, Nyrop KA, Farmer M, Ballo M, VanderWalde A, Muss H. Randomized phase II study of a home-based walking intervention for radiation-related fatigue among older patients with breast cancer. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2021 Mar 1;12(2):227-34.
Acceptance of productivity software as a course management and collaboration tool among student pharmacists
Gatwood J, Hohmeier K, Kocak M, Chisholm-Burns M. Acceptance of productivity software as a course management and collaboration tool among student pharmacists. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2021 Apr 1;13(4):361-7.
Associations of prenatal metabolomics profiles with early childhood growth trajectories and obesity risk in African Americans: the CANDLE study
Zhao Q, Hu Z, Kocak M, Liu J, Fowke JH, Han JC, Kakhniashvili D, Lewinn KZ, Bush NR, Mason WA, Tylavsky FA. Associations of prenatal metabolomics profiles with early childhood growth trajectories and obesity risk in African Americans: the CANDLE study. International Journal of Obesity. 2021 Apr 6:1-9.
Counselor Efficiency at Providing Feedback in a Technology-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention: Longitudinal Analysis
Fahey MC, Klesges RC, Kocak M, Gladney LA, Talcott GW, Krukowski RA. Counselor Efficiency at Providing Feedback in a Technology-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention: Longitudinal Analysis. JMIR Formative Research. 2021 May 5;5(5):e23974.
Gender Specific Modeling of Growth Profiles in Pre-School-Age Children
Kocak, M., Tylavsky, F. A., Wolde, A. (2020) Gender Specific Modeling of Growth Profiles in Pre-School-Age Children. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Biostatistics. (in press) doi: 10.5336/biostatic.2019-71002
Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Pretreatment Weight Change in a U.S. Military Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention
Fahey, M. C., Klesges, R. C., Kocak, M., Talcott, G. W., Krukowski, R. A. (2020). Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Pretreatment Weight Change in a U.S. Military Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention. Military Behavioral Health, 8(3), 327-332. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85083491904.
Modeling the End Date of COVID-19 Pandemic
Kocak, M. (2020). Modeling the End Date of COVID-19 Pandemic. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Biostatistics, 12(2), 127-39.
A Comparison of Time-Series Models in Predicting COVID-19 Cases
Kocak, M. (2020). A Comparison of Time-Series Models in Predicting COVID-19 Cases. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Biostatistics, 12(1):89-96.
A New Testing Strategy for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 and Similar Pandemics
Kocak, M. (2020). A New Testing Strategy for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 and Similar Pandemics. Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Biostatistics, 12(1) :107-13.