I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at University of Michigan. Previously I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Data Science Initiative, working with Tianxi Cai and Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. I did my Ph.D. in Biostatistics at University of Washington, under the supervision of Andrea Cook and Patrick Heagerty. I obtained my B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics with a minor in English at the Chu Kochen Honors College of Zhejiang University, China.
My research focuses on developing statistical methods for administrative healthcare data such as electronic health records (EHR) and claims data. I develop scalable and automated pipelines for curation and harmonization of EHR data across healthcare systems. I also develop causal inference methods that harness the full potential of EHR data to address comparative effectiveness and safety questions. I co-lead the Causal Inference Core of the FDA’s Sentinel Initiative Innovation Center to develop innovative statistical methods to monitor the safety of FDA-regulated medical products and explore novel ways to utilize information from distributed EHR data partners. |
My research at a glance: data science + EHR + causal inference
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