1. Current Status, Position

Dr. Lars G. Hemkens, MD, MPH is Senior Scientist at Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel and Lead Pragmatic Trials and Real World Evidence at the Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB). Lars is affiliated with the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS; Stanford University, USA) and the Meta-Research Innovation Center Berlin (METRIC-B) at the QUEST Center for Responsible Research (Berlin Institute of Health, Charité and Max Delbrück Center, Berlin, Germany).

2. Education

He studied at Philipps University of Marburg, University of Cologne and Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf.

3. Research Area

His research focuses is on pragmatic trials providing randomized real-world evidence, facilitated by digital biomarkers and routinely collected data. He works at the intersection of clinical research, evidence-based medicine, and digital health and applies his work across the full spectrum of clinical medicine and public health, with a focus on complex, rapidly evolving areas such as neuroscience.

4. Conflict of interest

None