Our research interests are broad and we are always looking to tackle exciting new problems!  Some current research areas include:

Statistical Areas of Interest

• Statistical methods for translational research
• Methods for high dimensional "-Omics" data
  
• Kernel machine methods
  
• Clinical trials designs
• Artificial Intelligence
  
• Data Integration

Application and Subject Areas of Interest

• Translational Science and Clinical Trials
• Omics data:
  • Metagenomics and Microbiome Analysis
  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Metabolomics and Proteomics
  • Spatial -oOmics
    
• Cancer
• Infectious Diseases
  
• Environmental Health, Maternal and child health, Lung and Cardiovascular diseases, Menopause
  

Grant Funding Support

Current

• NIH/NHLBI, R01 HL155417, "Statistical Methods for Large Scale Microbiome Studies of Cardiovascular Disease Risk," 2021-2025
  
• NIH/NIGMS, R01 GM151301, "Statistical Methods for Enhanced Mapping of Microbiome Relationships," 2023-2027
  

Completed

• NIH/NIGMS, R01 GM129512, "Joint Analysis of Microbiome and Other Genomic Data Types," 2018-2023
  
• The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research, "New Statistical Faculty Translational Medicine Development Award," 2013-2018