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Dr. Jinghao Sun is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Causal Inference at the University of Pennsylvania, working with Professors Eric J. Tchetgen Tchetgen and Douglas E. Schaubel. In […]

Dr. Yi Lian is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Biostatistics Division at the University of Pennsylvania. His methodological research spans high-dimensional statistical learning, federated learning, missing-data methods, and integrative […]

Katherine (Kate) Courtright MD, MSHP is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and core faculty at the Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center in the Perelman School of Medicine. She […]

Dr. Yingying Lu is a biostatistician at the Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center. She received her PhD in Statistics from the University of Arizona, where she specialized in bioinformatics and […]

Kenneth Lee is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania, mentored by Dr. Michael Harhay, Dr. Katherine Courtright, and Dr. Fan […]

Dr. Xiao’s methodological research centers around statistical genetics and genomics, where she develops statistical methods and computational tools for RNA-seq and single cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) data analysis. Particularly, she has […]

Dr. Xie’s current research goals are twofold. First, she continues to develop new statistical methods for survival analysis, missing data, measurement error problems, high dimensional data, biomarker evaluations, and longitudinal […]

Dr. Yang’s methodological research includes causal inference, functional data analysis and dynamic risk prediction. He is also interested in collaborative research in chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and pharmacoepidemiology.

Dr. Zheng is an assistant professor of Biostatistics. His research focuses on the development of novel statistical methods to address important scientific problems, and the application of sound statistical approaches […]

Dr. Stephens Shields is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics. Her research is focused on extensions and innovative applications of causal inference approaches to enhance the design and analysis of clinical […]

Dr. Shults is currently the principal investigator of the NIH-funded project “Longitudinal Analysis for Diverse Populations” (R01CA096885). Her work on this project involves quasi-least squares (QLS) and is based on […]

Dr. Mumford is renowned for her research on modifiable dietary and lifestyle factors affecting reproductive health, which has informed guidelines for women, men, and couples. Her work uses couples-based approaches […]

Dr. Ogdie’s research is focused on inflammatory arthritis (IA) including psoriatic arthritis (PsA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The mission of her research program is to improve outcomes […]

Dr. Putt is a translational scientist, whose goal is to both bring state-of-the-art statistical methodologies to the design and analysis of biomedical research studies, and to adapt/develop methodologies to meet […]

Dr. Schaubel’s methodologic research interests mostly involve survival analysis and the analysis of recurrent event data. His more recent methodology has been at the intersection of causal inference and survival […]

Nicholas J. Seewald, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, Dr. Seewald […]

Dr. Li’s methodology research interests include clinical trial design, survival analysis, longitudinal data analysis, and statistical methods for health services research. Her earlier research focused on survival analysis, specifically statistical […]

Yun Li, PhD is Associate Professor of Biostatistics in the Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (DBEI), and a faculty member at […]

Dr. Linn’s methodological research addresses barriers to incorporating complex, high-dimensional data into models for personalized medicine and biomarker development using neuroimaging data. As a co-investigator, she provides biostatistical leadership on […]

Dr. Long’s research program marries innovative statistical and ML/AI research with impactful biomedical research. His lab has focused on developing robust statistical and ML/AI methods and models for advancing intelligent […]

Dr. Merkel is the Chief of Rheumatology and a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Merkel is an internationally recognized research and clinical expert in vasculitis, […]

Dr. Miano is a critical care pharmacist and epidemiologist whose work aims to reduce harm from adverse drug events in acutely ill patients. His research focuses on understanding the determinants […]

Knashawn H. Morales received her Bachelor’s in Mathematics in 1995 from Hampton University and received a doctorate in Biostatistics in 2001 from Harvard School of Public Health. After two years […]

Dr. Hwang’s research is focused on statistical methods for early-phase oncology trials; analysis of survival, longitudinal and spatial data; and the discovery and evaluation of cancer biomarkers. She has extensive […]

The focus of Dr. Kawut’s research group is the role of the pulmonary vasculature and right-ventricular function in health and disease. His group leads or contributes to epidemiologic studies and […]

Brendan J. Kelly, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he works as an infectious diseases physician and molecular epidemiologist. […]

Dr. Hsu’s statistical research focuses on methods for observational studies and causal inference. He has specific interests in survival analysis, longitudinal data analysis, inverse probability treatment weighting, and the potential […]

Joel M. Gelfand MD MSCE is the James J. Leyden Professor of Clinical Investigation, and Professor (with tenure) of Dermatology and Epidemiology, Director (co-founding) of the Center for Clinical Sciences […]

Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, is Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Werner and Gertrude Henle Endowed Chair in the Division […]

James Guevara, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Pediatrics & Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and an attending physician at the Children’s Hospital […]

Dr. Harhay, Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Trials Innovation, specializes in the statistical design, analysis, and interpretation of large randomized trials and cohort studies. He has been involved […]

Dr. Cohen’s primary research interest is in the area of hypertension. Her research program focuses on better understanding physiology-driven pharmacologic effects of antihypertensive medications in complex and high-risk disease states […]

Dr. Ellenberg’s research interests have focused on issues in the design and analysis of clinical trials, and on assessment of medical product safety. Particular areas of interest include efficient trial […]

Ongoing Methodological Research: Dr. Feng’s current research focuses on exploring and improving the potential of deep learning methodologies, for structured input variables in biomedical research. Her recent development of the […]

Dr. Aplenc is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics. His research focus is in pediatric […]

Dr. Bewtra is a clinical epidemiologist whose research has focused on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for more than a decade. She has investigated IBD’s natural history, outcomes and related medication […]

Dr. Bilker’s methodological research focuses on pharmacoepidemiology, survival analysis, psychiatric methods and correlated data. His primary applied research interests are in schizophrenia and in the analysis of pharmacoepidemiology data using […]

Dr. Bisson is committed to using clinical and translational research to answer important questions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and tuberculosis (TB); he focuses primarily on the application of […]