Javier Mencia-Ledo

I am a first-year PhD student in Biostatistics at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto supervised by Dr. George Tomlinson, I am also interning at AstraZeneca’s Oncology Outcomes Research department supporting real world evidence studies.

I am highly interested in the applications of machine learning and causal inference to risk prediction for chronic conditions.

I previously completed my MSc Biostatistics practicum at Dr. Zahra Shakeri’s HIVE Lab, where I develop longitudinal mortality risk prediction models for patients with prostate cancer. Concurrently, I served as a Research Assistant at the ReSTORE Lab applying machine learning techniques in predicting functional decline and work disability in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

Email: j.mencialedo@mail.utoronto.ca

Recent Highlights

• Sep 2026 Started PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Toronto.
• Jul 2026 Presented work on a metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer mortality prediction model at the IEEE EMBC (📍 Toronto, ON).
• May 2026 Received the Patrick Loisel Award and delivered an oral presentation on functional decline prediction using machine learning at the 7th International WDPI Meeting (📍 Vancouver, BC).
• Apr 2026 Presented two research posters, including a poster tour oral presentation at the CRA Annual Meeting (📍 Halifax, NS).
• Mar 2026 Delivered a 60-minute talk on Risk Prediction Modelling in SLE to clinicians at UHN Bombardier Research Rounds (📍 Toronto, ON).

Upcoming Talks

• November 2026 Accepted for an oral presentation and two posters at the American College of Rheumatology Convergence 2026 in Orlando, FL.