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Gustavo Amorim
Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Statistics, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Amir Asiaee
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical InformaticsPhD, Computer Science, University of Minnesota
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Lynne Berry
Director, Data Management and Tool Development UnitsVanderbilt Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center (VBDCC)Deputy Director, Center for Quantitative SciencesResearch Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsVice Chair of InformaticsDepartment of BiostatisticsPhD, Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University
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Bryan Blette
Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina
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Heidi Chen
Research Associate Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biomathematics, North Carolina State University
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Qingxia "Cindy" Chen
Vice Chair of EducationDepartment of BiostatisticsDirector, Biostatistics Post-Graduate Studies and Distance LearningDirector, Executive Data Science ProgramDepartments of Biostatistics and Biomedical InformaticsProfessor of Biostatistics, Biomedical Informatics, and Ophthalmology & Visual SciencesPhD, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Sheau-Chiann Chen
Research Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)
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Leena Choi
Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical InformaticsPhD, Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University
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Mario Davidson
Associate Professor of BiostatisticsStatistical Collaboration in Health Science Course DirectorDepartment of BiostatisticsDirector for Classroom Peer Reviews, Educator Development Program (EDP)PLAN Course DirectorSchool of MedicinePhD, Statistics/Mathematics Education, The Ohio State University
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Liping Du
Research Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
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William D. Dupont
Professor of Biostatistics and Health PolicyDirector, Nashville Breast Cohort StudyPhD, Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University
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Svetlana Eden
Research Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University
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Benjamin French
Professor of BiostatisticsDirectorBiostatistics Graduate ProgramPhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington
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Shawn Garbett
Director, Informatics Software DevelopmentAssistant in BiostatisticsMS, Statistics, Pennsylvania State University
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Tebeb Gebretsadik
Senior Associate in BiostatisticsMPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Berkeley
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Robert Alan Greevy, Jr.
Director of Biostatistics, Center for Health Services ResearchProfessor of BiostatisticsPhD, Statistics, University of Pennsylvania
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Amber J. Hackstadt
Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsFaculty Affiliate, Center for Health Services ResearchPhD, Statistics, Colorado State University
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Frank E. Harrell, Jr.
Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina
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Chih-Yuan Hsu
Research Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Statistics, National Cheng Kung University
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Li-Ching Huang
Research Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Statistics, National Cheng Kung University
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Shi Huang
Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Radiology & Radiological SciencesPhD, Epidemiology, University of Miami
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Robert (Bob) E. Johnson
Associate Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina
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Hakmook Kang
Associate Professor of BiostatisticsDirector, Data Science CoreVanderbilt Kennedy CenterAssociate Director for Graduate StudiesData Science institutePhD, Biostatistics, Brown University
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Tatsuki Koyama
Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Statistics, University of Pittsburgh
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Dandan Liu
Associate Professor of BiostatisticsExecutive directorVanderbilt Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center (VBDCC)DirectorVanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) Methods ProgramPhD, Biostatistics, University of Michigan
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Jinyuan Liu
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Psychiatry & Behavioral SciencesPhD, Biostatistics, University of California, San Diego
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Qi Liu
Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical InformaticsTechnical Director, VANGARDDirector, CQS Omics Coordinating CenterPhD, Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Siyuan Ma
Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, Harvard University
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Hui Nian
Research Assistant Professor in Biostatistics and Orthopaedic SurgeryPhD, Biochemistry, Oregon State University
Research interests include: causal inference for multilevel treatments, Bayesian adaptive design for clinical trials, provider profiling
Collaborations include: VUMC Spine Outcomes Lab
Service includes: Chair, Patrick K. Arbogast Collarative Publication Award Committee (2024); VICTR Studio expert (2011–2020); MS Staff Recruitment Committee (2011–2016)
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Rameela Raman
Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Health Policy, and Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesPhD, Biostatistics, State University of New York, Buffalo
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Lauren R. Samuels
Research Associate Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University
Research interests include: causal inference in observational studies and clinical trials; Bayesian methods; data visualization
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Jonathan S. Schildcrout
Vice Chair for Research, Department of BiostatisticsProfessor of Biostatistics and AnesthesiologyPhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington
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Quanhu "Tiger" Sheng
Associate Professor of BiostatisticsDeputy Technical DirectorVANGARDPhD, Bioinformatics, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
Research interests include: next generation sequencing data analysis (especially for RNAseq, DNAseq and miRNAseq data); bioinformatics in proteomics, glycomics and metabolimics (including algorithm development, data analysis and software implementation).
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Bryan E. Shepherd
Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Department of BiostatisticsProfessor of Biostatistics and Biomedical InformaticsPhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington
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Matt Shotwell
Associate Professor of Biostatistics and AnesthesiologyDirector, Design & Analysis UnitVanderbilt Biostatistics Data Coordinating Center (VBDCC)PhD, Biostatistics, Medical University of South Carolina
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Yu Shyr
Chair, Department of BiostatisticsHarold L. Moses Chair in Cancer ResearchDirector, Vanderbilt Center for Quantitative Sciences (CQS)Director, Vanderbilt Technologies for Advanced Genomics Analysis and Research Design (VANGARD)Professor of Biostatistics, Biomedical Informatics, and Health PolicyPhD, Biostatistics, University of Michigan
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James Christopher (Chris) Slaughter
Associate Professor of BiostatisticsDrPH, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina
Research interests include: longitudinal data analysis for observational studies, latent variable methods, Bayesian statistics, reproductive health applications
Areas of collaboration include: gastroenterology, pediatrics, neonatology
Winner of the 2023 Epidemiology PhD Teaching Award.
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Derek K. Smith
Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsCo-Chair of Research and Mentoring, Pain and Symptom Management ProgramVanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterDDS, Indiana University; PhD, Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University; MPH, Dental Public Health, A. T. Still University of Health Sciences
Research interests include: long-term oral side-effects of cancer therapy; models of care for oral health across the cancer care trajectory; novel methods for assessing risk and predicting the likely course of survivorship-related outcomes
Service and honors include: MASCC Outstanding Young Investigator Award (2019); International Society of Oral Oncology board of directors (2023–2025)
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Andrew Spieker
Associate Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington
Research interests include: causal inference, diagnostic tests and accuracy, health policy, longitudinal data analysis, nonparametric statistics, sensitivity analyses, teaching biostatistics
Awards and service include: Academy for Excellence in Education (2024); Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching (2021); Outstanding Faculty Mentor (2023 and 2020)
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Ran Tao
Associate Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, University of North Carolina
Affiliations include: Vanderbilt Genetics Institute
Research interests include: two-phase designs, missing data, measurement error, rare-variant analysis, trans-ethnic genetic association analysis, genetic risk prediction. Winner of the 2022 Faculty Development Award for "Efficient Efficient Estimation in Two-Phase Studies with Error-Prone Time-to-Event Outcome and Covariates."
Service includes: ASA Council of Sections representative for Statistics in Epidemiology (2023–2025)
More information: sites.google.com/site/dragontaoran/
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Simon Vandekar
Director of Graduate RecruitmentAssociate Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania
Research interests include: effect sizes, semiparametric (robust) inference, psychiatry, psychology, neuroimaging, immunofluorescence imaging
Service includes: American Statistical Association Middle Tennessee Chapter president (2022–2024); conference chair, 2022 Statistical Methods in Imaging Conference
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Jing Wang
Research Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Bioinformatics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Research interests include: single-cell transcriptomics; epigenomics
Honors include: Faculty Development Award (2024); Patrick G. Arbogast Collaborative Publication Award (2022)
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Qingyan Xiang
Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, Boston University
Research interests include: causal inference, mediation analysis, longitudinal data analysis, clinical trials, infectious diseases (TB and HIV), longevity, chronic pain
Service includes: associate editor, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (2024–present)
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Yaomin Xu
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Biomedical InformaticsPI, Translational Bioinformatics & Biostatistics LabPhD, Statistics, Case Western Reserve University
Research interests include: translation bioinformatics, multivariate data analysis and visualization, unsupervised learning, cloud computing and big data analytics, biobanks and EHRs
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Jing Yang
Research Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, East China University of Science and Technology & Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jing Yang’s research work is focused on revealing the relationships between genotype and immunophenotype and identifying the determinates of immunogenicity for immunotherapy in melanoma. Dr. Yang also studies the TGFβ signaling pathway that functions through SMAD4 in inflammation-associated cancer.
VUMC Reporter feature: Vanderbilt biostatisticians launch Cancer-Immu data portal for predicting response to immune checkpoint blockade immunotherapy
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Fei Ye
Professor of Biostatistics and MedicineVice Chair of Collaborative StudiesDepartment of BiostatisticsPhD, Biostatistics, University of South Carolina
Research interests include: multi-omics data analysis and biomarker discovery; clinical trial design; cancer research; prediction model development and validation
Honors and service include: ASA Fellow (elected 2024); program chair (2024) and program chair–elect (2023), ASA Statistics in Epidemiology Section; assistant editor for statistics, JAMA Oncology (2020–present); president, Mid-Tennessee chapter, American Statistical Association (2019–2020); Biostatistics Faculty Development Award (2018)
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Panpan Zhang
Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsAssistant ProfessorVanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (VMAC)PhD, Statistics, George Washington University
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Zhiguo (Alex) Zhao
Assistant in BiostatisticsMS, Biostatistics, University of Iowa
MS, Applied Mathematics, University of Toledo
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Shilin Zhao
Assistant Professor of BiostatisticsPhD, Bioinformatics, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
Research interests include: developing tools with statistical methods to solve problems in next generation sequencing data analysis; high-dimensional data; transcriptomics; genomics; proteomics data analysis and integration
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Yuwei Zhu
Senior Associate in BiostatisticsMD, Shanghai Medical University; MS, Biometry, University of Texas Health Science Center