Penn Statistics in Imaging and Visualization Endeavor (PennSIVE)
Advancing biostatistical methods and training the next generation of experts
to improve rigor and reproducibility in imaging-based biomedical research.
Russell T. Shinohara, PhD
Deputy Director, Biostatistics
Professor of Biostatistics
About the Director
Russel Shinohara, PhD, is the Director of the Penn Statistics in Imaging and Visualization Endeavor (PennSIVE). He is also a Professor of Biostatistics and a Deputy Director for the Biostatistics division in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics. Dr. Shinohara’s research centers on the assessment of structural and functional changes in the brain throughout the lifespan and in neurological, psychiatric, and developmental disorders. He is interested in describing complex processes and studying questions that have direct impacts on human health. He pursues broad collaborative interests in medicine and public health, with particular emphasis in quantitative biomedical imaging and biomarkers.
Associate Directors
Quy Cao, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Kristin A. Linn, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Haochang Shou, PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Research Staff & Students
Christina Chen
MD-PhD Student
Allen Fu
Clinical Research Coordinator
Elizabeth Horwath
Data Analyst
Fang (Amy) Liu
Biostatistician
Bailey Spangler
Clinical Research Coordinator
Vasiliki Tassopoulou
PhD Student
PennSIVE Alumni
Joanne Beer, PhD
Biostatistics Scientist
Alamar Biosciences
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Jordan Dworkin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Biostatistics
Columbia University
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Andrew Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Medical University of South Carolina
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Jean-Philippe Fortin, PhD
Senior Scientist
Genentech, Inc.
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Hannah Horng
Senior Scientist in Biostatistics
Merck
Fengling Hu, PhD
MD Student
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
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Carolyn Lou, PhD
Manager of Biostatistics
Pfizer Inc.
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Abdhi Sarkar, PhD
Data Scientist
Zebra Technologies
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Daniel Shin, PhD
Research Assistant Professor of Dermatology
University of Pennsylvania
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Danni Tu, PhD
Data Scientist/Principal Biostatistician
Regeneron
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Alessandra Valcarcel, PhD
Statistical Scientist
Genentech, Inc.
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Simon Vandekar, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Vanderbilt University
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Sarah Weinstein, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Temple University
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Chenxi (Chelsea) Yuan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Informatics at Ying Wu College of Computing
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
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