People
Principal Investigator
Tianzhou (Charles) Ma, PhD
Dr. Tianzhou (Charles) Ma is an assistant professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on developing novel, useful and timely statistical methods and software in genetics and bioinformatics. His expertise lies in meta-analysis, data integration, Bayesian analysis, machine learning and high-dimensional variable selection. His methods have wide application in neuroscience, cancer and epidemiology fields.
Email: tma0929@umd.edu ; Link to [CV]
Lab Members
Travis Canida, 5th year PhD student
Program: Bioinformatics/Biostatistics (STAT-BB)
Email: tacanida@umd.edu
Li (Cindy) Feng, 4th year PhD student
Program: Nutritional Epidemiology (co-advised with Dr. David Lei from NFSC at UMD)
Email: lfeng1@umd.edu
Zhenyao Ye, 3rd year PhD student
Program: Human Genetics (co-advised with Dr. Shuo Chen from UMB)
Email: zye@som.umaryland.edu
Zhangchi Xu, 3rd year PhD student
Program: Bioinformatics/Biostatistics (STAT-BB)
Email: xzc0907@umd.edu
Mariam Askari, 4th year PhD student
Program: Bioinformatics/Biostatistics (STAT-BB)
Email: fmaskari@umd.edu
Alumni:
PhD:
Li (Cindy) Feng (PhD in Nutritional Epidemiology 2022-24, co-advised with Dr. David Lei from NFSC at UMD; APHA 2023 student paper award)
- first position: Post-doc fellow at NCI ITEB
Master:
Zewen Du (Master in Biostatistics NYU; Research intern summer 2023)
- first position: PhD student in Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh
Alisa Kotz (BS-MPH in Biostatistic 2022-23; Departmental Gold Research Award 2022, Dean's Graduate Scholar Award)
- first position: Statistical analyst at FDA
Mackensie Horn (BS-MPH in Biostatistics 2020-22)
- first position: Data analyst at Henry Jackson Foundation
Ameri Mahsa (MPH in Biostatistics 2020-22)
- first position: Data aminstrator at Amarex Clinical Research Inc
Amanda Behdin (MPH in Biostatistics; 2020-22)
- first position: Statistician at Noridian Healthcare
Boao Zhao (MPH in Biostatistics; 2020-22)
- first position: PhD student in Statistics, George Mason University
Erica Lee (BS-MPH in Biostatistics; 2020-22)
- first position: DO student at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kevin Chuang (MPH in Biostatistics; 2019-21)
- first position: Research Assistant II at Henry Jackson Foundation
Eunsol Shim (MPH in Biostatistics; 2019-20)
- first position: Statistician at US Census Bureau
Megan Gerdes (MPH in Biostatistics; 2019-20)
- first position: ORISE fellow at CDC
John Yee (MPH in Biostatistics; 2019-20)
- first position: Statistician at US Census Bureau
Manyun Zhao (MPH in Biostatistics; 2018-20)
- first position: Biostatistician at Northwestern University
Zhenyao Ye (MPH in Biostatistics; 2018-20; Departmental Gold Research Award 2020)
- first position: PhD student in Genetics, University of Maryland Baltimore
Undergraduate/High school:
Priyanshi Patel (Senior student from Riverhill HS; Research intern summer 2022) - first position: Admitted to UMD Honors College
Prospective Students:
If you are currently a PhD or Master student in Statistics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Genetics, Mathematics or any related fields at the University of Maryland, you are welcome to contact me or schedule an appointment if you would like to find out more about my research. I have ongoing projects in multiple directions that can involve you in and I am open to advise new students.
I am also open to students who are interested in looking for summer research opportunities and part-time RA work.