Nolan Cole

Nolan Cole holds the position of Professor and Chair in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Washington. His research focuses on developing statistical methods for high-dimensional data, selective inference, and addressing measurement error in compositional datasets, with applications in genomics and epidemiology. He collaborates with Dr. Daniela Witten and Dr. Arkajyoti Saha on hypothesis testing methodologies in feature-selected datasets.

Education includes a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Washington and a Bachelor’s in Statistics from Brigham Young University. His prior research spans meta-analysis methodologies for zero-event clinical trials, mediation analysis in breast cancer genetics, and spatial transcriptomics simulations during his time at Harvard Medical School.

Key projects include investigating distal non-coding RNA regulation in breast cancer using eQTLs, analyzing electronic health records for multiple myeloma patients, and studying epigenetic differences in monocytes based on sex. His work bridges statistical theory with biomedical applications, aiming to improve disease understanding through advanced data analysis techniques.