Dr. Tong Tong Wu is a Professor of Biostatistics and Computational Biology at the University of Rochester, serving as Director of Master's Programs in her department. She holds a Ph.D. from UCLA (2006). Her research focuses on high-dimensional data analysis, machine learning, survival analysis, and computational biology, with applications in cancer, HIV, epidemiology, dental health, and medical engineering. Education: Ph.D. in Biostatistics, University of California, Los Angeles (2006) Affiliations: UR Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology Roles: Director of Master's Programs, Faculty Member, and Researcher Her research interests emphasize statistical methodologies for complex biomedical data, including variable selection, clustering, and longitudinal trajectory analysis. Recent work explores oral microbiome dynamics in child-mother dyads, antifungal susceptibility, and machine learning for caries prediction. Dr. Wu collaborates across disciplines, contributing to studies on neurological disorders (e.g., Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) and clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients. Publications highlight innovations in penalized empirical likelihood, high-dimensional inference, and statistical modeling for biomedical applications. She advises students on topics ranging from longitudinal hemodynamic responses to physical activity clustering in young females. Her work bridges theoretical statistics and applied health research, addressing critical questions in public health and precision medicine.







