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Dan Nicolae is the Interim Chair and Elaine M. Samuel D. Kersten, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago. He also serves as the Faculty Co-Director of the Data Science Institute. Nicolae's research program is designed to contribute to the understanding of the role of genetic, genomic, and environmental factors, including their interactions, in the etiology of complex human phenotypes. His research spans the full spectrum of the field, incorporating theoretical statistics and data analysis. His particular interests include functional genomics, microbiome studies, and the integration of omics data, networks, and systems biology. He has developed statistical computational methods based on the foundations of high-dimensional statistical inference and machine learning, which are integral to his work in data science.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Serves as the Interim Chair of the Department of Statistics.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Holding the position of Elaine M. Samuel D. Kersten, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor.
Data Science Institute • Chicago, IL
Co-director of the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago.
Department of Philosophy