Yiqing Chen, PhD

Biography

Dr. Yiqing Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at Texas A&M University, with expertise in stochastic process, causal mediation analysis, Bayesian inference and trial endpoint projection. Dr. Chen has extensive experience leading and supporting interdisciplinary research projects across academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Her research focuses on developing advanced statistical models to elucidate the complex relationships among treatment, intermediate outcomes, and survival endpoints in oncology. Illustrative contributions include the development and validation of semi-Markov and deep learning-based predictive models for early prediction of radiation-induced immunosuppression and median survival. Her long-term goal is to build generalizable statistical tools that improve trial design and treatment decision-making in oncology studies.

Education

• PhD, Biostatistics University of Texas Health Science Center
• MS, Biostatistics University of Florida
• BE, Bioinformatics Tongji University

Research Interests

• Stochastic Modeling
• Bayesian inference
• Mediation Analysis
• Clinical Trial Endpoint Projection
• Computaional Algorithm Development
• Genetic Data Analyses

Teaching Interests

• Biostatistics
• Survival Analysis
• Causal Inference
• Data Science and Machine/Deep Learning
• Biostatistics with SAS/R