Congratulations to Jiancheng Miao (1st author) and Qiongshi Lu (last author) for a paper published online September 30 in Nature Genetics. The paper, titled “Valid inference for machine learning-assisted genome-wide association studies” offers a robust …
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Velten Co-PI on Research Forward Award
Congratulations to associate professor Andreas Velten (co-PI) on receiving a Research Forward award titled “Quanta sensing for next generation quantum computing,” led by professor Mohit Gupta, associate professor of computer sciences and PI on the …
Wei wins 2024 NESS student paper award
Congratulations to Zhoujingpeng Wei, BDS PhD student advised by Zhengzheng Tang, for being one of ten winners of the 2024 NESS student paper awards. The winning paper is titled, “Melody: Meta-analysis of Microbiome Association Studies …
Kendziorski named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Congratulations to Professor Christina Kendziorski for being named Fellow of the 2024 class of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS). Designation as an IMS Fellow is a significant honor, and has been for nearly 90 …
Juan Caicedo profiled in Morgridge SPARK newsletter
Assistant Professor and Morgridge Investigator Juan Caicedo is featured in the December 2023 SPARK newsletter published by the Morgridge Institute for Research. The profile describes his interest in using AI to develop “an image processing …
Keles receives 2023 GWIMS Impact Award
Professor Sündüz Keles received the 2023 SMPH Group of Women in Medicine and Science Impact award. The GWIMS Impact Award recognizes substantive impact in academic medicine and science. Professor Keles received the award at the …
Tony Gitter named Jeanne M. Rowe Chair
BMI Associate Professor and Morgridge Investigator Tony Gitter has been named the inaugural recipient of the Jeanne M. Rowe Chair for his contributions to virology research. The John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Center for …
Daifeng Wang Featured in WI State Journal for Role in Down Syndrome Research
A team from the Waisman Center, which includes Anita Bhattacharyya, Su-Chun Zhange, Andre Sousa, and BMI Associate Professor Daifeng Wang, was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal for their work on Down Syndrome. The team …
Chen and Longhurst win 2023 Joint ICSA/NIC-ASA student poster competition
Graduate students Grace Yi Chen and Colin Longhurst won the 1st and 3rd prizes, respectively, in the student poster competition at the 2023 International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA) Midwest Chapter and the Northeastern Illinois Chapter …
Lu Mao – awarded competitive renewal of NIH grant
Congratulations to BMI Associate Professor Lu Mao, who has been awarded a 5-year competitive renewal of his NIH grant “Novel Statistical Methods for Complex Time-to-Event Data in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials.” The project aims to develop …