Allison Drosdowsky is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of General Practice and Primary Care and the Centre for Cancer Research at the University of Melbourne. Her research aims to use large linked datasets including general practice medical record data to improve the timely diagnosis of cancer. Her background is in biostatistics, and her research interests include novel statistical methodologies, the translation and implementation of research, and meta-research. In addition, she has been a Health Services Researcher at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre since 2012, where she is involved in the development and execution of statistical analysis plans, and advising on study design and methodology.