Dr. Marc Suchard

Professor

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Biography

Marc Suchard is a Professor at UCLA Medical School specializing in Human Genetics, Biomathematics, and Biostatistics. His research primarily focuses on high-performance statistical computing, massive parallelization, inference of stochastic processes, genomics, HIV, and evolutionary medicine with clinical applications of statistics. His lab is also involved in analyzing large-scale electronic health records (EHRs) for treatment optimization. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Suchard has successfully trained 15 MD/PhD students and 4 post-doctoral fellows, of whom five now hold tenure and four hold tenure-track positions. His contributions to the field are significant, emphasizing both theoretical advancement and practical applications in healthcare data analysis.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
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Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.