Ph.D. in Biostatistics, University of Michigan, 2012
M.S. in Biostatistics, University of Michigan, 2008
B.S. in Statistics, Queen’s University, 2006
M.S. in Epidemiology, Queen’s University, 2004
B.M. in Clinical Medicine, Dalian Medical University, 2002
Professional Experience
2024-present, Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan
2020-2023, Research Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan
2014-2020, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan
2012-2014, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan
Editorial Services
Associate Editor, Annals of Apllied Statistics, 2024-present
Statistical Section Editor, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2021-present
Co-guest Editor, Genes, 2019
Research Interests
Healthcare Provider Profiling
Survival Analysis
Machine Learning
Statistical Optimization for Big Data Analysis
Data Integration
Kidney Dialysis and Transplantation
Causal Inference
Statistical Genetics
Major Research Grants
NIH R01-DK-129539 4/2022 - 3/2027
Role: Principal-Investigator
Improve Statistical Methods for Profiling of Healthcare Providers. ($1,645,379, 20% Effort)
CMMS-DHHS 75FCMC21C0035 9/2021 - 9/2026
Role: Statistical Principal Investigator
Data Analysis for the Quality, Safety & Oversight of the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
P.I. Messana, J. ($18,687,023, 45% Effort)
CMMS-DHHS 75FCMC18D0041 10/2023 - 9/2028
Role: Statistical Principal Investigator
Measure Instrument Department and Support (MIDS)-IDIQ, Task 003 Kidney Disease Quality Measure Development, Maintenance and Support.
P.I. Segal, J. ($10,595,760, 35% Effort)
The Latest News
Dissertation advisee Xiangeng Fang won the Best Performance on the Qualifying Exam Award from the Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan.
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Di Wang won the Rackham Pre-doctoral Fellow from the University of Michigan
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Di Wang won the Early Career Paper Award from the Biometrics Section of the American Statistical Association
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Qinmengge Li won the Distinguished Student Paper Award from the International Biometric Society’s Eastern North American Region (ENAR) 2024 Spring Meeting
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Di Wang won the ICSA China Conference Travel Award, International Chinese Statistical Association
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Di Wang won the Paper Competition from the 36th New England Statistics Symposium
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Nicholas Hartman won the Student Paper Award from the Health Policy Statistics Section (HPSS) of the American Statistical Association
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Di Wang won the Hannan Graduate Student Travel Award from the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
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Qinmengge Li won the Student Paper Award from the Statistics in Genomics and Genetics (SGG) Section of the American Statistical Association
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Di Wang won the Student Paper Travel Award from the 14th International Conference on Health Policy Statistics (ICHPS)
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Qinmengge Li won the Poster Competition from the International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region
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Di Wang won the Distinguished Student Paper Award from the International Biometric Society
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Nicholas Hartman won the APHS/Stata Scholar Award, Applied Public Health Statistics Section of the American Public Health Association
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Di Wang won the Student Paper Award from the Life-time Data Science Section of the American Statistical Association
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Xuemei Ding won the Student Paper Award from the Statistics in Epidemiology Section of the American Statistical Association
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Wenbo Wu won the First Place Winner, APHS/Stata Scholar Award, Applied Public Health Statistics Section of the American Public Health Association
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Wenbo Wu won the Student Paper Award from the Lifetime Data Science Section of the American Statistical Association
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Wenbo Wu received the 2021 - 2022 Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering (MICDE) Fellowship
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Nicholas Hartman won the Student Paper Award from the Risk Analysis Section of the American Statistical Association