Dr. Ying Ma

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ying Ma is an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and the Edens Family Assistant Professor of Healthcare Communications Technology at Brown University. She received her Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan and joined Brown University in 2023. Her research focuses on developing rigorous statistical learning and artificial intelligence methods to address high-dimensional genomic and genetic challenges, with particular emphasis on single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial omics, and clinical informatics. Her lab is known for fostering a collaborative research environment that values creativity and independent scientific thinking, encouraging trainees to build their methodological foundations and lead impactful research projects. Ma's publications have appeared in prestigious journals including Nature Biotechnology, Nature Methods, and Nature Communications, and her research is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. She invites highly motivated students with interests in statistics, machine learning, and computational biology to reach out to her for research training opportunities.

Research Interests

Courses

Statistical Computing with R Statistical Computational Methods for High Dimensional Data Analysis

Requirements for Brown University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in Economics or related field
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Economics