Statistical Genomics Lab at MD Anderson Cancer Center
About me
Department of Biostatistics
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
7007 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 77030
USA
zli16@mdanderson.orgInternational Statistical Insitute (ISI) Elected Member
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Bio
I am an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at MD Anderson Cancer Center, where I have been faculty since November 2020. I also hold adjunct Assistant Professor appointments in the Department of Statistics at Rice University and the Department of Biostatistics at the UTHealth School of Public Health.
My research focuses on developing practical statistical and computational tools for the analysis of genomic, multi-omics, and electronic health record (EHR) data. In addition to methodological innovation, I actively engage in collaborative projects with biologists and physicians. My past collaborative efforts have included studies on cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, autism, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases. Research in my lab has been generously supported by the NIH, including funding from NIGMS (R35GM159819), NCI (U24CA274212, U54CA274220), and other institutes.
Before joining MD Anderson, I received postdoc training in the lab of Prof. Hao Wu from the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics. I obtained my Ph.D. degree (2018) in Biostatistics from Emory University under the guidance of Prof. Qi Long. Before that, I received my master’s degree (2014) in Biostatistics from Yale School of Public Health and BS degree (2012) in Statistics from the School of Mathematics Sciences at Peking University.