Yan Zhang

Yan Zhang

Associate Research Scientist

NYU Langone Health Division of Biostatistics

Biography

Currently, I am an Associate Research Scientist at NYU Langone Health Division of Biostatistics, conducting research in the field of Biostatistics under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Troxel. Back in 2019, I completed my master’s degree in Biostatistics under the guidance of Dr. Rebecca Betensky and Dr. David Fenyö at the New York University Department of Biostatistics. In my thesis, “Kidney Tumor Clinical and Proteomic Variable Selection and Prediction,” I used five methods to reduce the dimension of proteomic data and clinical data, including penalized ordinal regression, as well as other statistical methods. Beyond that, I hold a bachelor’s degree in Statistics from the University of Minnesota School of Statistics.

My ultimate research goal is to combine my interests and strengths in both statistical analysis and genetics. I hope to use this interdisciplinary approach to help people at the earliest possible stage.

Interests
  • Cancer Genomics
  • Population Genomics
  • Metagenomics
  • Causal Inference
  • Clinical Trails
Education
  • Master's degree in Biostatistics, 2019

    New York University

  • Bachelor's degree in Statistics, 2016

    University of Minnesota

Skills

R
Statistics
Photography

Research Experience

 
 
 
 
 
NYU Langone Health
Associate Research Scientist
NYU Langone Health
Sep 2022 – Jun 2023 New York
 
 
 
 
 
NYU Langone Health
Assistant Research Scientist
NYU Langone Health
Jul 2019 – Aug 2022 New York
 
 
 
 
 
New York University
Biostatistics Course Assistant
New York University
Jan 2019 – May 2019 New York