Postdoc
Yale Univeresity - 2010
Professional Preparation
Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin - 2006
University of Texas at Austin - 2006
M.A.
University of Pittsburgh - 1999
University of Pittsburgh - 1999
B.S.
University of Science & Technology of China - 1994
University of Science & Technology of China - 1994
Research Areas
Research Interests
- Methodology of Statistical Genomics & Bioinformatics Genome wide associate studies; eQTL mapping; Network based modeling; Next generation sequencing data analysis; cancer genetics/epigenetics; statistical processing of genomic data
- Bayesian Methods Integrative analysis; meta analysis; spatial modeling; model selection; statistical decision theory.
- Sampling ranked set sample; judgement post-stratification
Publications
A comparison of hypothesis tests for homogeneity in meta‐analysis with focus on rare binary events 2021 - Journal Article
Jackknife empirical likelihood confidence intervals for assessing heterogeneity in meta-analysis of rare binary event data 2021 - Journal Article
Statistical Methods for Quantifying Between-study Heterogeneity in Meta-analysis with Focus on Rare Binary Events 2020 - Journal Article
Differential cortical microstructural maturation in the preterm human brain with diffusion kurtosis and tensor imaging 2019 - Journal Article
Relaxation rates of gene expression kinetics reveal the feedback signs of autoregulatory gene networks 2018 - Journal Article
DIRECTION: A machine learning framework for predicting and characterizing DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in mammalian genomes 2017 - Journal Article
The distinct metabolic phenotype of lung squamous cell carcinoma defines selective vulnerability to glycolytic inhibition 2017 - Journal Article
Stochastic fluctuations can reveal the feedback signs of gene regulatory networks at the single-molecule level 2017 - Journal Article
Awards
Career Development Award - NIH [2013]
Appointments
Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2021–Present]
University of Texas at Dallas [2021–Present]
Associate Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2016–2021]
University of Texas at Dallas [2016–2021]
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2013–2016]
University of Texas at Dallas [2013–2016]
Assistant Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center [2010–2013]
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center [2010–2013]
Adjunct Professor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center [2016–Present]
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center [2016–Present]
Additional Information
Honors and Awards
- 2006 David Bruton, Jr. Graduate School Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin (~10% students were nominated by the department annually)
- 2006 R.L. Anderson Student Paper Award, Southern Regional Council on Statistics (SRCOS), ASA Summer Research Conference on Statistics
- 2005-2006 University Continuing Tuition Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin (~10% students were nominated by the department annually)
- 2005-2006 McCombs Business Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
- 2004-2005 McCombs Business Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
- 2004 Dean's Fellowship, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
- 2002-2003 McCombs Business Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin
- 1999 Best Junior Graduate Student Award, Dept of Statistics, University of Pittsburgh
- 1992 Excellent Student Scholarship, University of Science & Technology of China
Professional Society Memberships
- American Statistical Association
- International Chinese Statistical Association
- Bioinformatics Organization