Thesis/Dissertation Supervisor – PhD (Data Science) at UTHealth
Jie (Ginny) Zhu, PhD. Biostatistics and Data Science. M.S. Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University.
Thesis topic: Virtual Research Assistant (VRA): a platform for recommending datasets, grant announcements, and collaborators for population health professionals
Graduation date: Spring 2022
Current job: Senior Manager of Data Science at Fidelity Investments
Zitong Zhang, PhD. Biostatistics and Data Science. M.S. Computer Science, University of Florida.
Thesis topic: (Biomedical) Data Sets and Research Grants Recommendation Systems: Methods and Statistical Evaluation
Graduation date: Fall 2024
Current job: Instructor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Thesis/Dissertation Supervisor – MS (Data Science) at UTHealth
Mengchen Ding
Thesis topic: Applications of statistical methods studying the impact of mobilization regimes on the total collection yield of hematologic stem cells
Graduation date: Fall 2020
Nitesh Enduru
Thesis topic: Association of genetic risk, midlife simple 7, and incident stroke: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study
Graduation date: Summer 2021
Current job: PhD student, Epidemiology, UTHealth
Shefali A. Patel
Thesis topic: Predicting mortality and 30-day readmission using machine learning methods for MIMIC-IV patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
Graduation date: Spring 2025
Academic Advisor/Committee Chair – PhD (Biostatistics and Data Science) at UTHealth
Yajie Liu
Thesis topic: Bayesian Tensor Models for Neuroimaging: Applications in Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Tumor Prediction
Graduation date: Spring 2025
MD Anderson Cancer Center - Graduated Research Assistant
Yuanliang Yang
Thesis topic: Innovative Adaptive Clinical Trial Designs for Addressing Potential Patient Heterogeneity
<expected> Graduation date: Fall 2025
Fuchenchu Wang
Thesis topic: Leveraging Surrogate-Historical Linkage to Improve Clinical Endpoint Estimation in Rare Disease Trials
<expected> Graduation date: Fall 2026
Research Biostatistician at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kyung Serk Cho
Thesis topic: Machine Learning Frameworks for Resolving Cellular Niches in Spatial Transcriptomics
<expected> Graduation date: Summer 2026
Qidi Xu
Thesis topic: Large language models (LLMs) in quantitative analysis
<expected> Graduation date: Fall 2026
Yu Bin Chen
Thesis topic: Deep learning modeling method for drug response prediction using multi-omic datasets
<expected> Graduation date: Fall 2026
Yida Wang
Thesis topic: Deep Learning Based Causal Inference for outcome association with treatment--target-trial emulation using EHR data
<expected> Graduation date: Spring 2027
Xiaoyang Li
Thesis topic: A Hybrid Framework for Dynamic Prediction: Combining Joint Models with Survival Random Forest in Landmark Models for Longitudinal Biomarker Data
<expected> Graduation date: Spring 2027
Oladipo K Afolayan
<expected> Graduation date: Fall 2027
Abdulrahman Mubarak
<expected> Graduation date: Fall 2027
Ehsan Fayyazishishavan
<expected> Graduation date: Fall 2027
Academic Advisor/Committee Chair – MS (Biostatistics and Data Science) at UTHealth
Brandon O'Grady
Thesis topic: Survival analysis of colorectal cancer patients with liver metastasis
Graduation date: Fall 2020
Anna Blozinski
Thesis topic: Quantitative Data from Pink Warrior analysis using appropriate statistical methods
Graduation date: Spring 2020
Yu Bin Chen
Thesis topic: Recommendation system on GEO dataset
Graduation date: Fall 2023
Syeda B. Hussain
<expected> Graduation date: Spring 2026