Yan Gao

Dr. Yan Gao is an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), affiliated with the Cancer Center and Department of Medicine. Her research focuses on Bayesian survival analysis, experimental design in clinical trials, and accelerating MCMC algorithms. She holds a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Illinois at Chicago (2021) and prior master's degrees in Biostatistics, Social Medicine, and Public Health.

• PhD: Biostatistics, UIC (2021)
• MSc: Biostatistics, UIC (2016)
• MSc: Social Medicine, Fudan University (2009)
• BMedSc: Public Health, Harbin Medical University (2006)

Research interests include immunology, oncology, numerical integration, and algorithm design. She collaborates with MCW's Department of Medicine and Cancer Center, contributing statistical expertise to NIH grants and protocol reviews. Key methodological work involves joint models, multiple testing procedures, and clinical trial design.