Chiara Brombin

Chiara Brombin serves as Associate Professor of Statistics (SECS-S/01) at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University's Faculty of Psychology and contributes to the University Center for Statistics for Biomedical Sciences (CUSSB). Her academic career at the institution spans from Research Fellow (2010-2013) through fixed-term researcher positions (2013-2021) to her current role, demonstrating sustained institutional engagement and scholarly progression.

Education:

• PhD in Statistical Sciences (2009), University of Padua
• Bachelor's Degree in Statistical and Economic Sciences (2005), University of Padua

Research Focus: Dr. Brombin specializes in shape analysis, permutation testing, and advanced multivariate modeling with biomedical applications. Her work develops computational frameworks integrating facial expressions/biosignals (FIRB 2012 project) and applies joint latent class models to clinical subgroups. Recent publications emphasize statistical innovation in gene therapy efficacy, cancer treatment optimization, and pandemic response analytics through rigorous longitudinal/survival modeling.

Publication Trends: Her 2024-2025 output in Nature, Science Translational Medicine, and specialized biostatistics journals reveals three converging themes: (1) network-based approaches for psychophysiological healthcare data, (2) joint modeling of longitudinal biomarkers with survival outcomes in immunology/oncology, and (3) shape analysis applications in genomic editing safety assessment. These works consistently integrate Bayesian networks with permutation-based validation.

Scientific Recognition:

• Futuro in Ricerca 2012 award (MIUR) for emotion interpretation research

Academic Leadership: Dr. Brombin has coordinated doctoral committees for Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences (2022-2024 cycles) and secured FIRB project funding as national coordinator. Her teaching portfolio spans undergraduate statistics methodology to graduate advanced modeling, with current responsibility for five courses including Multidimensional Data Analysis and Advanced Modeling in Psychology. She maintains active collaboration with CUSSB research teams on gene therapy and cancer imaging projects.

Research Infrastructure: As core faculty in CUSSB, she leads statistical development for interdisciplinary teams in hematopoietic stem cell research and prostate cancer radiotherapy trials, applying shape analysis to [11C]-choline PET/CT imaging data and developing open-source tools for joint model implementation.