Education
University of Florida, 2009, PhD (Statistics)
University of Science and Technology of China, 2001, BS (Molecular Biology)
Research Interests
- Host genetics association with HIV vaccine efficacy or other immune responses
- Genome-wide association study with longitudinal trait or time-to-event outcomes
- Development of statistical methods utilized in population genetics and quantitative genetics, e.g. QTL/genetic marker discovery
- Development of statistical tools for cluster randomized trails
Current Projects
- Host genetic interactions with HIV infection and progression in the RV144 HIV vaccine trial (MHRP)
- Statistics for HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) studies
Teaching Interests