Fei Gao

Fei Gao, PhD, serves as Associate Professor in both the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division (VIDD) and Public Health Sciences Division (PHS) at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, with additional membership in the Translational Data Science Integrated Research Center (TDS IRC). She also holds an affiliate Assistant Professor appointment in Biostatistics at the University of Washington.

Educational background:

• PhD in Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2017)
• BS, Peking University (2012)

Her research develops advanced statistical methodologies for biomedical applications, with core expertise in:

• Causal inference frameworks
• Adaptive clinical trial design
• Semiparametric modeling techniques
• Time-to-event analysis
• Missing data mechanisms

These methods directly support HIV prevention research and vaccine development initiatives. Dr. Gao leads the Gao Lab and actively contributes to the Translational Data Science Integrated Research Center, focusing on methodological innovation for infectious disease studies.