Yan Gao, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biostatistics

Locations

MEB M1400

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Biostatistics; University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 2021
MSc, Biostatistics; University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 2016
MSc, Social Medicine; Fudan University, China, 2009
BMedsc, Public Health; Harbin Medical University, China, 2006

Biography

Dr. Yan Gao is an Assistant Professor in Biostatistics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She joined the Division of Biostatistics in the fall of 2021. Her research interests include Bayesian survival analysis and experimental design in clinical trials. She is interested in developing statistical methodologies in joint models, multiple testing procedures, and accelerating MCMC algorithms. She is also interested in applied mathematics and medicine. Numerical integration and algorithm design are her mathematical focus. In medicine, her interests include hematology-oncology and immunology. Her collaborative research groups at MCW include the Department of Medicine and the Cancer Center. As a statistician, she participates in NIH grant proposal writing and provides statistical expertise regarding study design and analysis, including observational studies and clinical trials. She is a member of the Scientific Review Committee and participates in the reviews of cancer-related protocols.

Research Areas of Interest

Accelerating MCMC Algorithms
Bayesian Survival Analysis
Experimental Design in Clinical Trials
Immunology
Neurosciences
Oncology

Left atrial appendage structural characteristics predict thrombus formation.

(Castellani C, Gao Y, Kim H, Thompson C, Ning J, Lohr N, Welsh A, Berger M.) J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Aug;34(8):1683-1689 PMID: 37403777 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164502950 07/05/2023
Designing and conducting a clinical trial in blood and marrow transplantation.

(Martens MJ, Gao Y, Szabo A.) Best Pract Res Clin Haematol. 2023 Jun;36(2):101471 PMID: 37353295 PMCID: PMC10845212 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159403396 06/24/2023
Association between Family Environment and Adolescents' Sexual Adaptability: Based on the Latent Profile Analysis of Personality Traits.

(Zhao R, Lv J, Gao Y, Li Y, Shi H, Zhang J, Wu J, Wang L.) Children (Basel). 2023 Jan 19;10(2) PMID: 36832320 PMCID: PMC9955034 02/26/2023
In Vivo Characterization of a Red Light-Activated Vasodilation: A Photobiomodulation Study.

(Keszler A, Lindemer B, Broeckel G, Weihrauch D, Gao Y, Lohr NL.) Front Physiol. 2022;13:880158 PMID: 35586710 PMCID: PMC9108481 05/20/2022
Resampling-based stepwise multiple testing procedures with applications to clinical trial data.

(He J, Li F, Gao Y, Rothmann M.) Pharm Stat. 2021 Mar;20(2):297-313 PMID: 33103348 10/27/2020
Diagnostic accuracy and reliability of retinal pathology using the Forus 3nethra fundus camera compared to ultra wide-field imaging.

(Darwish DY, Patel SN, Gao Y, Bhat P, Chau FY, Lim JI, Kim JE, Jose J, Jonas KE, Chan RVP, Mehta SD, Lobo AM.) Eye (Lond). 2019 May;33(5):856-857 PMID: 30679873 PMCID: PMC6707264 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85060728829 01/27/2019
Association between eye diagnosis and positive syphilis test results in a large, urban sexually transmitted infection/primary care clinic population.

(Lobo AM, Gao Y, Rusie L, Houlberg M, Mehta SD.) Int J STD AIDS. 2018 Mar;29(4):357-361 PMID: 28820347 PMCID: PMC5748355 08/19/2017
Association of neighborhood crime with asthma and asthma morbidity among Mexican American children in Chicago, Illinois.

(Eldeirawi K, Kunzweiler C, Rosenberg N, Riley B, Gao Y, Hebert-Beirne J, Zenk S, Tarlov E, Persky V.) Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016 Nov;117(5):502-507.e1 PMID: 27788879 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84994850861 10/30/2016
Cesarean section delivery among primiparous women in rural China: an emerging epidemic.

(Klemetti R, Che X, Gao Y, Raven J, Wu Z, Tang S, Hemminki E.) Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jan;202(1):65.e1-6 PMID: 19819416 10/13/2009