Daniel Yorgov

Daniel Yorgov is an Associate Professor of Applied Statistics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Purdue Fort Wayne (formerly IPFW). He holds a faculty position within the College of Science. His research focuses on statistical genetics, particularly developing methods for analyzing human complex traits through admixture mapping, association testing, and kinship estimation. He also explores high-performance computing and bioinformatics applications in biological data analysis.

Yorgov has taught extensively in statistics and mathematics, including courses like Statistical Methods for Biology, Probability and Applications, and Statistical Inference. He received teaching awards such as the Lynn Bateman Memorial Teaching Award and Fellowship during his graduate studies at CU Denver. His work includes collaborations on autoimmune vitiligo genetics, identifying risk loci and pathways through genome-wide association studies.

He maintains active involvement in statistical education, contributing to R tutorials and data science courses. Current students should access course materials via Brightspace. His office is located in Kettler Hall 277, Purdue Fort Wayne campus.