“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
- Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2021-now.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2015-2021.
- Faculty Fellow, SAMSI, 2016-2017.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, ORFE, Princeton University, 2013-2015.
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.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Nonparametric Statistics, 2017-now.