“It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.” - Carl F. Gauss

I am an Associate Professor (CV) in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My primary research focuses on high-dimensional statistics and its applications in biomedical research.

Research Interests

  • High dimensional statistics
  • Integrative analysis of multimodal data
  • Neuroimaging data analysis
  • Robust statistics

Work Experience

Education

  • Ph.D. in statistics, Department of Statistics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2008-2013.
  • B.S. in mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Nanjing University, China. 2002-2006.

Selected Professional Services

  • Reviewer of NIH ASPA study session, 2024.
  • Reviewer of NIH ANIE study session, 2024.
  • Reviewer of NIH BIND study session, 2024.
  • Associate Editor of Biostatistics, 2024-now.
  • Associate Editor of Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, 2017-now.

Funding