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Xinyao Jian, MS

October 6, 2026

Xinyao Jian is a Ph.D. student in Mathematics and Computational Science at the University of Pennsylvania, advised by Dr. Yong Chen. She is also a member of PennCIL, a Penn […]

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Tingyin Wang, MA

October 6, 2026

Tingyin Wang is a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania, where she has been studying since fall 2024. Her primary research interest is complex (algebraic) geometry, with broader […]

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Lu Li, MA

October 6, 2026

Lu Li is a fifth-year Ph.D. student in the Applied Math and Computational Science (AMCS) program at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of PennCIL, a Penn research center […]

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Yuqing Lei, MS

October 6, 2026

Yuqing Lei, MS, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master’s degree in biostatistics. She is currently a member of PennCIL, a Penn research center focused on advancing clinical […]

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Siqi Chen, BS

October 6, 2026

Siqi Chen is a Ph.D. student in Applied Math & Computational Science at the University of Pennsylvania, advised by Dr. Yong Chen. She received her B.S. in Mathematics and Applied […]

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Yue Wu, PhD

September 1, 2026

Yue Wu is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. Her research focuses on statistical machine learning […]

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Dr. Qi Long Receives Dual Primary Appointment in Informatics

August 28, 2026

Qi Long, PhD, has been granted a dual primary appointment in Informatics, in addition to his existing primary appointment in Biostatistics, strengthening cross-divisional collaboration within DBEI.

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Dr. Yong Chen Receives Dual Primary Appointment in Informatics

August 24, 2026

Yong Chen, PhD, has been granted a dual primary appointment in Informatics, in addition to his existing primary appointment in Biostatistics, strengthening cross-divisional collaboration within DBEI.

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Yong Chen Elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

June 24, 2026

DBEI is proud to congratulate Yong Chen, PhD, on being elected a 2026 Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics in recognition of his outstanding contributions to biostatistics and statistical science.

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Dr. Yong Chen’s Study on Long COVID in Children Named a 2026 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement

January 28, 2026

Congratulations to Dr. Yong Chen on his RECOVER-EHR study being named a 2026 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement.

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Study Shows COVID-19 Reinfection More Than Doubles Long COVID Risk in Children

October 27, 2025

A new study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases shows that COVID-19 reinfection in children significantly increases the risk of long COVID and other serious health complications.

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Dr. Yong Chen and Dr. David Wolk Awarded NIH U24 Grant to Advance Alzheimer’s Research

October 17, 2025

Penn faculty Dr. Yong Chen and Dr. David Wolk have received a landmark NIH U24 award to lead national efforts to improve data quality and advance Alzheimer’s research.

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Dr. Yong Chen Awarded $8 Million to Advance Mental Health Diagnostics Using AI

May 1, 2025

Dr. Yong Chen has been awarded $8 million to lead a national effort using AI to improve how mental health conditions are diagnosed and treated—part of a larger $150 million initiative to advance mental health research.

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Using AI to Uncover Hospital Patients’ Long COVID Care Needs

January 16, 2025

In a new study, Yong Chen, PhD and colleagues at Penn Medicine, used AI and latent transfer learning to analyze long-COVID data, identifying four patient sub-populations with distinct care needs, improving hospital resource allocation and tailoring treatment for diverse patient populations.

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Jiajie Chen, PhD

October 29, 2024

Jiajie Chen is an Application Programmer at the Center for Center for Health AI and Synthesis of Evidence (CHASE) and the PennCIL Lab at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of […]

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Natasia Jacko-Gomez, MPH

October 29, 2024

Natasia Jacko-Gomez is a project manager for the Center for Health AI and Synthesis of Evidence (CHASE) and the Penn Computing, Inference and Learning Lab (PennCIL Lab). She joined the Department […]

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Yong Chen, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Yong Chen is Professor of Biostatistics and Informatics at Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics (DBEI), and a Senior Scholar at Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics (CCEB) at […]