Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Faculty

Primary Faculty

Raymond R Balise

Raymond R Balise, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

(650) 555-1212
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Field of Interest: Data Science & Biostatistics Raymond Balise, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics in the Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami (UM). Prior to joining UM, he worked at Stanford University School of Medicine for 17 years as a Biostatistician and...
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Yuguang Ban

Yuguang Ban

Research Asst. Professor

(208) 305-6332
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Field of Interest: Computational Statistics and Bioinformatics in Genomics Yuguang (James) Ban, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Public Health Sciences and Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has collaborated with many cancer...
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Michele Ceccarelli

Michele Ceccarelli

Research Professor

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Field of interest: Computational Oncology, Computational Systems Biology, Cancer Bioinformatics, Cancer Genomics, Machine Learning and AI in Genomics. Dr. Ceccarelli is a Professor of Computational Oncology in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. His group made key contributions to the...
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Xi Steven Chen

Xi Steven Chen

Professor

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Field of Interest: Statistical Genomics, Biomarker Discovery & Prediction Modeling Xi (Steven) Chen is a Professor of Biostatistics in DPHS at UMMSM. He is also the Director of the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Chen’s research interests focus on statistical...
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Daniel A Diaz

Daniel A Diaz

Research Asst. Professor

(305) 243-4797
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Field of Interest: Theoretical Statistics & Population Genetics Daniel Díaz is Research Assistant Professor at the Division of Biostatistics of the University of Miami. He has a PhD in Probability from Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; a BS in Statistics (with minors in Mathematics and Biostatistics) at Universidad...
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Daniel J Feaster

Daniel J Feaster, Ph.D.

Professor

(305) 243-7881
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Field of Interest: Hierarchical Linear, Structural Equation Modeling & Longitudinal Analysis Daniel J. Feaster is a tenured Professor of Biostatistics within the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine with over 30 years of experience in design, implementation, and analysis of substance abuse...
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Luciano Garofano

Luciano Garofano

Research Asst. Professor

(305) 243-7496
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Luciano Garofano is a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Biostatistics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences. He brings his expertise to advance research on Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), an incurable brain tumor. His impactful research centers on pioneering and evaluating...
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Yan Guo

Yan Guo

Professor

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Dr. Guo is a newly appointed Professor in the Department of Public Health and Sciences at the University of Miami. He also serves as the Director of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resources (BSSR) for the NCI-designated Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (Sylvester). As Director of BBSR, Dr. Guo works with his team to provide...
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Hemant Ishwaran

Hemant Ishwaran

Professor

(305) 243-5473
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Field of Interest: Developing Machine Learning Methods Hemant Ishwaran, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences (DPHS) and is the Director of Statistical Methodology and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Division of Biostatistics.  Dr. Ishwaran is also affiliated with the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer...
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Limin Jiang

Limin Jiang

Research Asst. Professor

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Limin Jiang, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences. Her primary focus in the department will be dedicated to research endeavors with research based on multi-omics big data and AI technologies – she is at the forefront of harnessing artificial intelligence to advance cancer recognition,...
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Tulay Koru-Sengul

Tulay Koru-Sengul

Research Professor

(305) 243-2618
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Field of Interest: Statistical Methods for Biological Responses Dr. Tulay Koru-Sengul is an Associate Professor and the graduate program director of Master of Science (MS) in Biostatistics in the Division of Biostatistics and the lead faculty member overseeing the Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) program in the Department of Public...
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Min Lu

Min Lu

Research Asst. Professor

(305) 284-3001
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Field of Interest: Machine Learning, Causal Inference & Variable Selection Min Lu, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She received her Doctoral degree in Biostatistics from the University of Miami in 2018. Her current work...
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Shari Messinger

Shari Messinger, Ph.D.

Professor

(305) 243-4465
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Field of Interest: Diabetes, Clinical Trials, Biomarkers & Clinical Biostatistics Dr. Shari Messinger Ph.D. is a Professor and Director of the Division of Biostatistics, as well as Director of the Biostatistics Collaboration and Consulting Core, in the Department of Public Health Sciences. She has been a member of the Biostatistics Faculty...
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Teresa Maria Rosaria Noviello

Teresa Maria Rosaria Noviello

Research Asst. Professor

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Teresa Maria Rosaria Noviello is joining the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences as a Research Assistant Professor-Division of Biostatistics. She has experience as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ceccarelli Lab within the Sylvester Cancer Center.   Noviello holds a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and...
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Yue Pan

Yue Pan

Research Asst. Professor

(305) 243-9747
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Field of Interest: Clinical Trials, Data Science, HIV, Mental Health, Substance Use, Cardiovascular Disease, Health Disparities. Yue Pan, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics in the Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami (UM). He has expertise and experience in both...
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Isildinha M Reis

Isildinha M Reis, Ph.D.

Research Professor

(305) 243-5884
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Field of Interest: Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials & Predictive Models Dr. Isildinha Reis, DrPH, is a Research Professor in the Division of Biostatistics of the Department of Public Health Science (DPHS) and in the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core Shared Resource at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Reis is a member...
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Lily Wang

Lily Wang

Professor

(615) 397-7789
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Field of Interest: Epigenomics Data, Integrative Genomics Analysis & Systems Biology Dr. Wang is a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences (DPHS) at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. She is affiliated with the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics (HIHG)....
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Secondary Faculty

Swarup Swaminathan

Swarup Swaminathan

Associate Professor of Clinical

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Dr. Swarup Swaminathan is a board-certified ophthalmologist focused on caring for patients with cataracts or glaucoma. A magna cum laude graduate of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Swaminathan completed his residency here at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He subsequently...
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Lan Wang

Lan Wang

Professor
Department Chair, Management Science

(305) 284-9562
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Dr. Wang's research focus covers several interrelated areas: optimal personalized decision recommendations, quantile regression, high-dimensional statistical learning and statistical applications. Most of her work has been driven by applications in different disciplines, including healthcare, economics, engineering and sociology. She is an...
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Emeritus Faculty

Kristopher L Arheart

Kristopher L Arheart, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus

(954) 662-6457
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Kristopher L. Arheart, Ed.D., is an Emeritus Associate Professor in the Division of Biostatistics in the Department of Public Health Sciences and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Arheart is a collaborative biostatistician who provides statistical expertise for medical research in a variety of...
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J. Sunil Rao

J. Sunil Rao

Professor Emeritus

(305) 243-4252
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J. Sunil Rao, Ph.D., is Professor and Director of the Division of Biostatistics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Department of Public Health Sciences. Dr. Rao has served as the Interim Chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences and was previously Professor of Biostatistics at Case Western Reserve University in...
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Voluntary Faculty

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Deukwoo Kwon, Ph.D.

Voluntary Assistant Professor
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences

Primary Appointment: Department of Biostatistics, Mt. Sinai University, New York City

Portrait of Robert Makuch, Ph.D.

Robert Makuch, Ph.D.

Voluntary Full Professor
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences

Primary Appointment: Department of Biostatistics, Yale University

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Gabriel Odom, Ph.D.

Voluntary Assistant Professor
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences

Primary Appointment: Department of Biostatistics, Florida International University

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