Faculty

Hongshik Ahn, Professor, Ph.D., 1992, University of Wisconsin: Biostatistics; survival analysis
Hongshik Ahn’s specialty is tree-structured regression modeling for censored survival data.  After earning his Ph.D., he initially worked as a biostatistician at the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) on animal carcinogenicity, developmental toxicology, and drug stability analysis. He came to Stony Brook in 1996, but he continued working on NCTR problems while developing new collaborations with Stony Brook biomedical researchers.  His research has been funded by NIH.
http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~hahn/ Office: Math Tower, 1-114,  Phone: 631-632-8372

photo not avail 2Stephen Finch, Professor, Ph.D., 1973, Princeton University: Applied Statistics
Stephen Finch is an applied statistician whose major areas of interest are statistical genetic epidemiology and applied longitudinal data analysis. Statistical genetic epidemiology studies the genetics of complex human traits, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. One of the major longitudinal studies, with faculty in the Stony Brook Department of Psychiatry, concerns the effects of medications on the course of mental illnesses.
http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~finchs/ Office:  Math Tower 1-118, Phone: 631-632-8369

photo not avail 2Song Wu, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., 2008, University of Florida: Statistics
Song Wu’s research focuses mainly on statistical genetics by developing new methodologies to unravel the genetics underlying complex traits. He had received intensive training in both Statistics and Genetics, and is working towards bridging these two fields. His specific research areas include QTL mapping, linkage mapping, linkage disequilibrium mapping, microarray data analysis, genome-wide
association study, next-generation sequencing data analysis (WG-seq, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq), molecular pathway analysis, bioinformatics and applied longitudinal data analysis.
http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~swu/ Office: Math Tower 1-114,   Phone: TBA

photo not avail 2Haipeng Xing, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., 2004,Stanford University: Financial Statistics, Change Point Methods
Haipeng Xing is a statistician whose research is focused on: (i) change-points detection, parameter estimation and adaptive control problems and their applications in engineering, economics and genetics; (ii) statistical models and methods in financial econometrics and engineering; and (iii) time series modeling.  He is co-author, with T.L. Lai of Stanford, of a major textbook on financial statistics. http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~xing/ Office: Math Tower 1-102,  Phone: 631-632-1892
photo not avail 2Wei Zhu, Professor, Ph.D., 1996, University of California, Los Angeles: Biostatistics
Wei Zhu is a biostatistician whose diverse research projects include brain image analysis, design and analysis of clinical trials, genetics modeling, environmental statistics, and aviation safety analysis. She is a leader in applying multiple-objective optimal design to clinical trials and quantal dose-response experiments. Zhu’s collaborators include biomedical researchers at the SBM, NYU Medical School, Brookhaven National Lab, NYS Departments of Health and of Environmental Conservation, Merck Research Laboratories, and the Federal Aviation Administration.
http://www.ams.sunysb.edu/~zhu/index.html Office: Math Tower 1-116,  Phone: 631-632-8374