Equipo ISGlobal

Helena Martí Soler, PhD, is a biostatistician specializing in Public Health and Epidemiology. She holds a degree in Statistics from the UAB and UPC, a Master’s in Public Health, and a PhD in Biostatistics from the Université Paris-Sud, INSERM and the Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, in France. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in biostatistics and cardiovascular epidemiology at the IUMSP, in Lausanne, Switzerland.

She is part of the Migrant Health Group, and her main research focuses on developing predictive models using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing techniques, with a particular interest in improving the health of migrants.

In recent years, her research has focused on malaria, specifically within the framework of the Mozambican Alliance Towards the Elimination of Malaria project, a collaboration between ISGlobal and the Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM). Her work has involved  using time series analysis to evaluate the impact of interventions and analyzing various vector control products.

Additionally, she collaborates as a statistical and methodological consultant for several international organizations.

Líneas de investigación

• Biostatistics and predictive models
• Migrant Health
• Malaria

Principales publicaciones

• Requena-Méndez A, Cattaneo P, Bogale RT, Marti-Soler H, Wangdahl A, Buonfrate D, Bisoffi Z, Farnert A; Malaria Migrant Collaborative group. Malaria parasite prevalence among migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Microbiol Infect. (2023). doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.09.010. Epub 2023 Sep 20.
• Nettleton DF, Marí-Buyé N, Marti-Soler H, Egan JR, Hort S, Horna D, Costa M, Vallejo Benítez-Cano E, Goldrick S, Rafiq QA, Konig N, Schmitt RH, R Reyes A. Smart Sensor Control and Monitoring of an Automated Cell Expansion Process. Sensors (Basel). (2023). doi: 10.3390/s23249676
• Marti-Soler H, Máquina M, Opiyo M, Alafo C, Sherrard-Smith E, Malheia A, Cuamba N, Sacoor C, Rabinovich R, Aide P, Saúte F, Paaijmans K. Effect of wall type, delayed mortality and mosquito age on the residual efficacy of a clothianidin-based indoor residual spray formulation (SumiShield 50WG) in southern Mozambique. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 5;16(8):e0248604. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248604. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34351936
• Galatas B, Saúte F, Martí-Soler H, et al. A multiphase program for malaria elimination in southern Mozambique (the Magude project): A before-after study. PLoS Med. 2020;17(8):e1003227. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003227
• Marti-Soler H, Hirotsu C, Marques-Vidal P, Vollenweider P, Waeber G, Preisig M, Tafti M, Tufik SB, Bittencourt L, Tufik S, Haba-Rubio J, Heinzer R. The NoSAS score for screening of sleep-disordered breathing: a derivation and validation study. Lancet Respir Med. 2016 Sep;4(9):742-748. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(16)30075-3.