Zheng Xu
Assistant Professor
Departments of Mathematics and Statistics
Wright State University
Dayton, OH, USA
Phone: 515-231-5646
Email: zheng [DOT] xu [DOT] isu [AT] gmail [DOT] com
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OzNHuxcAAAAJ&hl=en
Wright State Profile: https://people.wright.edu/zheng.xu
Github Profile: https://github.com/zhengxu0459
Education & Training
Postdoc. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bio-statistics and Genetics, Chapel Hill, NC, 2012-2016
Adviser: Prof. Yun Li
Ph.D. Iowa State University, Statistics and Economics, Ames, IA, 2012
Advisers: Prof. Song Xi Chen and Prof. David Hennessy
M.Sc. Illinois State University, Applied Economics, Normal, IL, 2005
B.Econ. Fudan University, International Economics with the minor in Computer Science, Shanghai, China, 2001
Research Interest
Biostatistics, Statistical Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology, Bioinformatics, Genome Structure
Machine Learning, Prediction, Nonparametric Methods, Time Series, Stochastic Process
Agricultural Statistics, Econometrics, Financial Statistics, Plant Image Phenotyping
Working Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 2019-now
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2016-2019
Postdoctoral Research Associate , Departments of Biostatistics and Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2012-2016
Risk Analyst Intern, Noble Americas Company, Stamford, CT, 2011
Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2009-2012
Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2005-2009
Graduate Assistant, Department of Economics, Illinois State University, IL 2003-2005
Securities Analyst and Webmaster, Shanghai Securities Consulting Company, Shanghai, China, 2003
Published Articles and Accepted Articles
H Zhao, Y Zhan, Z Xu, JJ Nduwamungu, Y Zhou, R Powers, C Xu, in press, The application of machine-learning and Raman spectroscopy for the rapid detection of edible oils type and adulteration, Food Chemistry.
H Dai, L Henriksen, Z Xu, N Rathnayake, in press, Using place-based characteristics to inform FDA tobacco sales inspections: Results from a multi-level propensity score model, Tobacco Control.
Y Gu, X Guo, P Liu, G Li, C Huang, F Guo, G Hu, C Wu, Z Xu, X Yang, P Liu, in press, Preparation of ribosomal protein S14 polyclonal antiboday in broiler pulmonary artery: Its application in broiler ascites syndrome, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.
L Huang, X Guo, P Liu, Y Zhao, C Wu, C Zhou, C Huang, G Li, Y Zhuang, S Cheng, H Cao, C Zhang, Z Xu, X Liu, G Hu, P Liu, (in press), Correlation between acute brain injury and brain metabonomics in dichlorvos-poisoned broilers, Journal of Hazardous Materials.
Y Gu, G Li, C Huang, P Liu, G Hu, C Wu, Z Xu, X Guo, P Liu, (in press), Dichlorvos poisoning caused chicken cerebrum tissue damage and related apoptosis-related gene changes, Science of the Total Environment.
W Chen, P Liu, Y Zhao, C Zhou, G Li, X Guo, C Huang, G Hu, C Wu, Z Xu, Z Yang, A Khan, P Liu, 2021. Clinico-Pathological, immunohistochemical and in-situ TUNEL assay observations of canine breast tumors. Pakistan Veterinary Journal.
Y Zhao, Y Zhuang, Y Shi, Z Xu, C Zhou, L Guo, P Liu, C Wu, R Hu, G Hu, X Guo, L Xu, (in press), Effects of N-acetyl-l-cysteine on heat stress-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in the hypothalamus of hens, Journal of Thermal Biology.
T Wang, Y Fan, Z Xu, S Kumar, B Kasu, (in press), Adopting cover crops and buffer strips to reduce nonpoint source pollution: Understanding the farmers’ perspectives in the U.S. Northern Great Plains, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.
L Huang, X Qian, C Wu, P Liu, Y Zhao, Z Xu, P Liu, (in press), Diagnosis and treatment of a cat with immune mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), Agrobiological Records.
Q Zhang, Z Xu, Y Lai, (in press), An empirical Bayes approach for the identification of long-range chromosomal interaction from Hi-C data, Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology.
J Singh, T Wang, S Kumar, Z Xu, P Sexton, J Davis, A Bly, (in press), Crop yield and economics of cropping systems featuring different rotations, tillage, and cover crops, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.
T Wang, Z Xu, D Kolady, JD Ulrich-Schad, D Clay, (in press), Cover crops usage in south Dakota: farmer perceived profitability and future adoption decisions. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
AE Saak, T Wang, Z Xu, Kolady D, JD Ulrich-Schad, D Clay, (in press), Duration of usage and farmer reported benefits of conservation tillage. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.
H Dogan, J Shu, Z Hakguder, Z Xu, J Cui, 2020, Elucidation of molecular links between obesity and cancer through microRNA regulation, BMC Medical Genomics, 13, 161.
S Cheng, X Liu, P Liu, G Li, X Guo, G Hu, L Li, C Wu, Z Xu, Q Zhou, J Jiang, S Luo, H Huang, P Liu, 2020, Dysregulated expression of mRNA and SNP in pulmonary artery remodeling in ascites syndrome in broilers, Poultry Science, 100877.
L Lu, X Liu, WK Huang, P Giusti-Rodriguez, J Cui, S Zhang, W Xu, Z Wen, S Ma, JD Rosen, Z Xu, C Bartels, R Kawaguchi, M Hu, PC Scacheri, Z Rong, Y Li, PF Sullivan, H Song, G Minf, Y Li, ,F Jin, 2020, Robust Hi-C Maps of Enhancer-Promoter Interactions Reveal the Function of Non-coding Genome in Neural Development and Diseases, Molecular Cell, 79, 521-534.
H Zhao, Y Zhan, Z Xu, JJ Nduwamungu, Y Zhou, C Xu, 2020, Machine learning-driven Raman spectroscopy for rapidly detecting type, adulteration, and oxidation of edible oils, INFORM, 31 (4), 12-15. https://doi.org/10.21748/inform.04.2020.12.
X Dai, Z Xu, Z Liang, X Tu, S Zhong, J Schnable, P Li, 2020, Non-homology-based prediction of gene functions in maize (Zea mays ssp. mays), Plant Genome, 13, e20015, https://doi.org/10/1002/tpg2.20015.
J Chen, Y Mao, C Xing, R Hu, Z Xu, H Cao, J Luo, 2020, Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions decrease diarrhea rate by relieving colonic inflammation and ameliorating caecum microbiota in piglets, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2020, 3647525, https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3647525.
Y Zhao, C Zhou, C Wu, X Guo, G Hu, Q Wu, Z Xu, G Li, H Cao, L Li, V Latigo, P Liu, S Cheng, P Liu, 2020, Subchronic oral mercury caused intestinal injury and changed gut microbiota in mice, Science of The Total Environment, 721, 137639.
Y Xiao, X Zheng, G Li, C Zhou, C Wu, Z Xu, G Hu, X Guo, L Li, H Cao, V Latigo, P Liu, 2020, Investigation of the effects of dichlorvos poisoning on AMPK signaling pathway in chicken brain tissues, Environmental Pollution, 261, 114109.
C Miao, A Pages, Z Xu, E Rodene, J Yang and J Schnable, 2020, Semantic segmentation of sorghum organs using hyperspectral data identifies genetic associations, Plant Phenomics, 2020, 4216373. https://doi.org/10.34133/2020/4216373.
M Li, NK Wijewardane, Y Ge, Z Xu, MR Wilkins, 2020, Visible/near infrared spectroscopy and machine learning for predicting polyhydroxybutyrate production cultured on alkaline pretreated liquor from corn stover, Bioresource Technology Reports, 9, 100386.
J Reinhardt, JJ Romine and Z Xu, 2020, Factors contributing to student satisfaction with dental loupes and headlights, European Journal of Dental Education, 24, 266-271.
S Cheng, H Mao, Y Ruan, C Wu, Z Xu, G Hu, X Guo, C Zhang, H Cao and P Liu, 2020, Copper changes intestinal microbiota in the cecum and rectum in mice by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, Biological Trace Element Research, 193, 445-455.
J Mo, F Wang, Z Xu, C Feng, X Tang and X Shen, 2019, Characterization and performance of soy protein isolate modified by tyrosinase, International Adhesion and Adhesives, 92, 111-118.
Y Ruan, C Wu, X Guo, Z Xu, C Xing, H Cao, C Zhang, G Hu, P Liu, 2019, High doses of copper and mercury changed cecal microbiota in female mice, Biological Trace Element Research, 189, 134-144.
C Feng, F Wang, Z Xu, Y Fang, X Tang, X Shen, 2018, Characterization and adhesion properties of soybean proteins modified by xanthan gum, Coatings, 8, 342.
Z Xu, Q Duan, J Cui, Y Qiu, Q Jia, C Wu and J Clarke, 2018, Analysis of genetic and non-genetic factors influencing triglycerides-lowering fenofibrate drug effects based on paired observations, BMC Proceedings, 12, 46.
WE Huffman, Y Jin and Z Xu, 2018, The economic impacts of technology and climate change: new evidence unearthed from crop yields, Agricultural Economics, 49, 463-479.
Z Xu, C Valdes and J Clarke, 2018, Existing and potential statistical and computational approaches for the analysis of 3D CT images of plant roots, Agronomy, 8, 71.
Q Duan, Z Xu, L Raffield, S Chang, D Wu, EM Lange, AP Reiner and Y Li, 2018, A robust and powerful two-step testing procedure for local ancestry adjusted allelic association analysis in admixed populations, Genetic Epidemiology, 42, 288-302.
H Lin, H Mao, S Cheng, M Yi, Y Ruan, C Wu, Z Xu, G Hu, X Guo, H Cao, L Li, Y Han and P Liu, 2018. Detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae through duplex PCR based on apxia and apxiva genes. Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 38, 276-280.
J Shu, BVR Silva, T Gao, Z Xu and J Cui, 2017, Dynamic and modularized microRNA regulation and its implication in human cancers, Scientific Report, 7, 13356.
ME Cannon, Q Duan, Y Wu, M Zeynalzadeh, Z Xu, AJ Kangas, P Soininen, M Ala-Korpela, M Civelek, AJ Lusis, J Kuusisto, FS Collins, M Boehnke, H Tang, M Laakso, Y Li and KL Mohlke, 2017, Trans-ancestry fine mapping and molecular assays identify regulatory variants at the ANGPTL8 HDL-C GWAS locus, G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 7, 3217-3227.
H Chen, Z Xu, J Mo, Y Lyu, X Tang and X Shen, 2017, Effect of guar gum on adhesion properties of soybean protein isolate onto porcine bones, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 75, 124-131.
J Martin, Z Xu, AP Reiner, KL Mohlke, P Sullivan, B Ren, M Hu and Y Li, 2017, HUGIn: Hi-C Unifying Genomic Interrogator. Bioinformatics, 33, 3793-3795.
Z Xu, 2016, An alternative circular smoothing method to nonparametric estimation of periodic functions, Journal of Applied Statistics, 43, 1649-1672.
C Wu, Z Xu and K Huang, 2016, Effects of dietary selenium on inflammation and hydrogen sulfide in the gastrointestinal tract in chickens, Biological Trace Element Research, 174, 428-435.
AD Schmitt, M Hu, I Jung, Z Xu, Y Qiu, CL Tan, Y Li, CL Barr and B Ren, 2016, A compendium of chromatin contract maps reveal frequently interacting regions in the human genome, Cell Reports, 17, 2042-2059.
C Wu, Z Xu, R Gai and K Huang, 2016, Matrine ameliorates spontaneously developed colitis in Interleukin-10-deficient mice, International Immunopharmacology, 36, 256-262.
G Zhang, KC Huang, Z Xu, JY Tzeng, KN Conneely, W Guan, J Kang and Y Li, 2016, Across-platform imputation of DNA methylation levels using penalized functional regression, Genetic Epidemiology, 40, 333-340.
Z Xu, G Zhang, C Wu, M Hu and Y Li, 2016, Fast-HiC: a fast and accurate algorithm to detect long-range chromosomal interactions from Hi-C data, Bioinformatics, 32, 2692-2695.
Z Xu, Q Duan, G Zhang, S Chai, B Zhang, C Wu, F Jin, F Yue, Y Li and M Hu, 2016, HiView: An integrative genome browser to leverage Hi-C results for the interpretation of GWAS data, BMC Research Notes, 9, 159.
Z Xu, G Zhang, F Jin, M Chen, TS Furey, PF Sullivan, Z Qin, M Hu and Y Li, 2015, A hidden Markov random field-based Bayesian method for the detection of long-range chromosomal interactions in Hi-C data, Bioinformatics, 32, 650-656.
S Yan, S Yuan, Z Xu, B Zhang, B Zhang, G Kang, A Byrnes and Y Li, 2015, Likelihood based complex trait association testing for arbitrary depth sequencing data, Bioinformatics, 31, 2955-2962.
Z Xu, Q Duan, SYan, W Chen, M Li, E Lange and Y Li, 2015, DISSCO: Direct imputation of summary statistics allowing covariates, Bioinformatics, 31, 2434-2442.
SX Chen and Z Xu, 2014, On implied volatility for options – Some reasons to smile and more to correct, Journal of Econometrics, 179, 1-15.
J Kang, KC Huang, Z Xu, Y Wang, GR Abecasis and Y Li, 2013, AbCD: Arbitrary coverage design for sequencing-based genetic studies, Bioinformatics, 29, 799-801.
SX Chen and Z Xu, 2013, On smoothing estimation for seasonal time series with long cycles, Statistics and Its Interface, 6, 435-447.
Z Xu, 2013, Estimation of parametric homogeneous stochastic volatility pricing formulae based on option data, Economics Letters, 120, 369-373.
Z Xu, DA Hennessy, K Sardana and G Moschini, 2013, The realized yield effect of genetically engineered crops: U.S. maize and soybean, Crop Science, 53, 735-745.
X Zheng and Z Xu, 2000, Financial sector: Rediscovery of investment value, Modern Enterprise Herald, 10, 42-49. (In Chinese, Core Chinese Economics Journal).
Published Book Chapter
Z Xu and W Cu, 2020, Machine learning and statistical approaches for plant phenotyping, Intelligent Image Analysis for Plant Phenotyping, edited by A Samal and SD Choudury, CRC Press, https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315177304. (Book Chapter).
Published Book Reviews
Z Xu, 2017, Andy Hector (2015): the new statistics with R: an introduction for biologists. Oxford University Press, 224 pp., $125.00 (hardcover), $49.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-19-872906-8, Statistical Papers, 58, 553-554.
Z Xu, 2017, Martin Bland (2015): An introduction to medical statistics Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 464 pp., $49.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-19-958992-0, Statistical Papers, 58, 953-954.
Manuscripts in Revision or Under Review
C Miao, TP Hoban, A Pages, Z Xu, E Rodene, J Ubbens, I Stavness, J Yang, J Schnable, Simulated plant images improve maize leaf counting accuracy, https://doi.org/10.1101/706994
L Sun, F Wang, Z Xu, Z Weng, Y Fang, X Tang, T Zhao and X Shen, Study on soybean oil quality evaluation method and establishment of model for suitable soybean varieties for soybean oil processing.
Z Xu, X Zheng, Y Wang, B Zhang and C Wu, The impacts of margin trading in the framework of testing weak-form efficient market hypothesis: evidence from convertible bond markets in China.
Z Xu, S Yan, C Wu and Q Duan, Association testing of a group of genetic markers based on next generation sequencing data with arbitry depth.
R Yu, G Hmimina, Y Wang, A Lyapustin, KF Huemmrich, D Billesbach, J Zhang, Z Xu, J Garmon, Reducing angular effects in high-latitude MODIS MAIAC reflectance using random forests.
Academic Services
Associate Editor (2016-) for Statistical Papers
Associate Editor (2022-) for Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation
Guest Associate Editor (2017-2018) and Associate Editor (2018-) for Statistical Analysis and Data Mining
Academic Editor (2021-) for PLOS ONE
Associate Editor (2017-) for Bio-Med Central (BMC) Research Notes
Reviewer for Journals: Statistical Sinica; Biometrics; Journal of Business and Economics Statistics; Bioinformatics; Journal of Applied Statistics; Human Genetics; Gene; PLOS One; Scientific Reports; BMC Health Services Research; Public Health Nutrition; Journal of Financial Economic Policy; China Health Review; Journal of Finance and Economics; Frontiers in Public Health, section Epidemiology; Journal of Finance and Accounting; Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology; etc.
Reviewer for Conference: Genetic Analysis Workshop (GAW) 20
Conferences
Detect chromatin interaction from multiple Hi-C datasets by hierarchical hidden Markov random field model (Paper Presentation), International Chinese Statistical Association Applied Statistics Symposium 2016
Rare variant test based on next-generation sequencing data with arbitrary length (Paper Presentation), Joint Statistical Meetings 2016
A hidden Markov random field based Bayesian method for the detection of long-range chromosomal interactions in Hi-C Data (Poster), American Society of Human Genetics 2015
Comparison of alignment strategies for allelic expression imbalance (Poster), American Society of Human Genetics 2015
Development of statistical methods and bioinformatics tools for genome-wide chromosome interaction data (Poster), Second Annual Research Symposium 2015
Alternative peak calling methods on Hi-C data accommodating the whole spectrum of dispersion (Poster), American Society of Human Genetics 2014
A HMRF-based Bayesian method for chromatin interaction calling (Paper Presentation), Joint Statistical Meetings 2014
Econometric estimates of the contribution of genetic modification to yield potential and damage control: evidence from state average corn yields (Paper Presentation), Symposium and Festschrift in Honor of Wallace Huffman
Some reasons to smile: implied volatilities in presence of pricing error (Paper Presentation), Joint Statistical Meetings 2010
Have biotech seeds increased maize yields (Poster), Agricultural and Applied Economic Association Meeting 2010
Computer Skills
Engineering programing by JAVA, C/C#/C++, PYTHON, MATLAB, Mathematica and Perl.
Statistical and econometric programing by R, SAS, GAUSS, STATA and TSP.
Bloomberg interface, Logical Information Machine, XML, SQL, ArcGIS and Excel VBA.
Website programing by HTML, PHP and JavaScript.
Rich experience in handling large data and Linux server.
Certifications
Oracle Certified Professional JAVA SE Programmer (OCPJP) Certification (96% in JAVA 6).
Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Exam 1.
Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) All Required Exams: (i) Probability, (ii) Financial Mathematics, (iii) Models for Life Contingencies, (iv) Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models and (v) Models for Financial Economics.
Awards
T.A. Bancroft Award, Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, 2010.
People’s Scholarship, Fudan University, 1998.
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