Jin Piao

Dr. Jin Piao is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. Her research focuses on biostatistical methodologies for clinical trials, survival analysis, and meta-analysis in pediatric oncology.

• Division of Biostatistics
• Children’s Oncology Group (COG) collaborator
• NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH trial participant

Her work includes:

• Developing statistical models for clinical trials
• Collaborating on pediatric solid tumor studies
• Advancing miR-371a-3p as a diagnostic biomarker for germ cell tumors
• Addressing publication bias in systematic reviews

Key article trends:

• Recent publications emphasize precision oncology in rare pediatric tumors (2025-2023)
• Focus on genomic alterations in MAPK, PI3K/mTOR, and DNA repair pathways
• Methodological innovations in survival analysis and network meta-analysis
• Clinical implementation of circulating microRNA diagnostics