Yang Shi

Dr. Yang Shi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University. He specializes in Biostatistics and Data Science, focusing on developing computational techniques for genomic data analysis. His research emphasizes improving resampling-based testing methods and applying multilevel models to study complex genomic data in neuroscience and cancer research.

• Education: PhD & M.S. in Biostatistics from University of Michigan; B.S. in Biological Sciences from Peking University.

Research interests include Monte Carlo methods, bioinformatics tools, and statistical modeling for biomedical problems. He collaborates on studies involving genetic mechanisms of neurological diseases and cancers, as well as public health interventions.

Publications span topics like genomic data analysis, melanoma survival, breast cancer metastasis, and statistical methodology for clinical trials. His work bridges statistical innovation with practical applications in biomedicine.