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    Yize Zhao, PhD

    Associate Professor of Biostatistics
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    Appointments

    Biostatistics
    Primary
    Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
    Secondary

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    Associate Professor of Biostatistics

    Biography

    Dr. Zhao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics at Yale School of Public Health. She is also affiliated with Yale Center for Analytical Sciences, Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and Yale Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Her main research focuses on the development of statistical and machine learning methods to analyze large-scale complex data (imaging, -omics, EHRs), Bayesian methods, feature selection, predictive modeling, data integration, missing data and network analysis. She has strong interests in biomedical research areas including mental health, mental disorders and aging, etc. Her most recent research agenda includes analytical method development and applications on brain network analyses, multimodal imaging modeling, imaging genetics, and the integration of biomedical data with EHR data.  Her research is supported by multiple NIH grants. 

    Dr. Zhao received her Ph.D. in Biostatistics from Emory University and postdoc training at Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to coming to Yale, she was an Assistant Professor in Biostatistics at Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medicine. 

    Appointments

    • Biomedical Informatics & Data Science

      Associate Professor on Term
      Secondary

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    Education & Training

    PhD
    Emory University (2014)
    BS
    Zhejiang University (2010)

    Research

    Overview

    Medical Research Interests

    Aging; Biomedical Research; Biostatistics; Electronic Health Records; Genetics; Mental Health; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neuroimaging; Psychiatry

    Public Health Interests

    Aging; Bayesian Statistics; Behavioral Health; Biomarkers; Network Analysis; Mental Health; Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Yize Zhao's published research.

    Publications

    2024

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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    • activity

      Biometrics

      Journal ServiceAssociate Editor
    • activity

      BMC Medical Research Methodology

      Journal ServiceAssociate Editor
    • honor

      YSPH Investigator Research Award

      Yale University AwardYSPH
    • activity

      Regional Advisory Board

      Advisory BoardsMember
    • honor

      Elected member

      International AwardInternational Statistical Institute
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