Heping Zhang, PhD
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Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Biostatistics, Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global HealthBiography
Dr. Zhang published over 380 research articles and monographs in theory and applications of statistical methods and in several areas of biomedical research including epidemiology, genetics, child and women health, mental health, substance use, and reproductive medicine. He directed a training program in mental health research that was funded by the NIMH. He directs the Collaborative Center for Statistics in Science that coordinates the Reproductive Medicine Network to evaluate treatment effectiveness for infertility. He is a fellow of the American Statistical Association and a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. He was named the 2008 Myrto Lefokopoulou distinguished lecturer by Harvard School of Public Health and a Medallion Lecturer by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. In 2011, he received the Royan International Award on Reproductive Health. Dr. Zhang was the president of the International Chinese Statistical Association in 2019. He is a former-editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association - Applications and Case Studies. He was the recipient of the 2022 Neyman Award and Lecture by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award by the International Chinese Statistical Association. He was selected as a 2023 High Cited Researcher in cross field by Web of Science.
Appointments
Biostatistics
ProfessorPrimaryChild Study Center
ProfessorSecondaryObstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Biostatistics
- Center for Brain & Mind Health
- Child Study Center
- Collaborative Center for Statistics in Science (C2S2)
- Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics
- Global Health Studies
- High Performance Computation
- Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
- Stress & Addiction Clinical Research Program
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale Ventures
- YSPH Global Health Concentration
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Mathematical Science Research Institute (1991)
- PhD
- Stanford University (1991)
Research
Overview
- Analysis of Genomic Data for Complex Traits
- Data Coordination Center for Reproductive Medicine
- Clinical Trials for Infertility Treatments
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Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
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News
- August 17, 2023
Biostatistics leaders honored by ICSA
- November 28, 2022
Yale Biostatistician Heping Zhang Delivers Prestigious Neyman Lecture
- August 19, 2022
Yale Biostatistician Heping Zhang Delivers Prestigious Neyman Lecture
- May 02, 2022
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300 George Street
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