معرفی
Lili Zhao is a Research Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan. She holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Iowa (2006) and has worked in both industry (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and academia, joining the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2007 before becoming a faculty member in 2011.
Education:
- PhD, Statistics, University of Iowa, 2006
- M.A., Statistics, University of Iowa, 2004
- B.S., Business and Economics, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, 1999
Her research focuses on developing and applying advanced statistical methodologies to biomedical challenges, including vaccine safety surveillance, immunotherapy toxicity analysis, and clinical trial design. She specializes in Bayesian analysis, causal inference, machine learning, and survival/longitudinal data analysis, often leveraging ontologies and multilevel models to address complex health questions.
Her recent publications (2020–2011) highlight expertise in survival analysis, deep learning for health data, vaccine adverse event modeling, and statistical frameworks for oncology trials. She has secured NIH funding, including an R01 grant for vaccine safety research.
Scientific Awards & Grants:
- NIH R01 grant for vaccine safety surveillance
Her collaborative work spans cancer, cardiology, neurology, and infectious disease research, with applications in regulatory compliance and translational medicine.
