Hongyan Xu
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Population Health Science: Biostats & Data Science
College of Nursing
Department of Biobehavioral Nursing
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Population Health Science
The Graduate School
Bio
Dr. Xu received his PhD in Human Population Genetics from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston. He joined the Augusta University after finishing his postdoctoral training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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Education
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Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, General
University of Texas Health Sci, 2003
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MS, Genetics, General
Fudan Univ / Inst of Genetics, 1999
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BS, Biophysics
Fudan Univ / Inst of Genetics, 1996
Awards & Honors
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Leader of PRIDE Statistical Genetics Group
National Institute of Health, 2017
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NIH Study Section
National Institute of Health, 2017
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Faculty at the The Curriculum in Iron Metabolism & Related Disorders
Hosted by the European School of Hematology, 2014
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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STAT 7850
Omics Data Analysis
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MEDI 6120
Foundations of Medicine
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MEDI 6330
Healthcare Across the Lifespan
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DATS 7510
Programming for Data Analysis
Teaching Interests
Biological Sequencing Analysis, Statistical Genetics, Genomics, Computation Biology, Bioinformatics, Big Data
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- onlineBcp: An R package for online change point detection using a Bayesian approach, 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Development of a Telemedicine Screening Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic., 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Early detection of change patterns in COVID-19 incidence and the implementation of public health policies: A multi-national study., 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Light Chain Multiple Myeloma: High Serum Free Light Chain Concentrations Portend Renal Damage and Poorer Survival., 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Using NSQIP Data to Reduce Institutional Postoperative Pneumonia Rates in Non-ICU Patients: A Plan-Do-Study-Act Approach., 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Big data analysis, statistical genetics, genomics, Bayesian statistics, genetic epidemiology, cancer genetics, epigenetics
Department Service
College Service
University Service
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Statistical consulting
2021 - Present
Role: Other
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Statistical consulting
2021 - Present
Role: Other
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Statistical Consulting
2021 - Present
Role: Other
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2021 - Present
Role: Other
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2021 - Present
Role: Other
Professional Service
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Georgia Chapter of ASA
2015 - Present
Role: Member
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American Society of Human Genetics
2012 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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Associate Editor
2009 - Present
Role: Other
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Referee
2006 - Present
Role: Other
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American Statistical Society
2005 - Present
Role: Member
