Dr. Yuan Ji

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Biography

Yuan Ji is a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago. He leads the Biostatistics Bioinformatics Lab (BBL) and has a significant background in Bayesian inference and its applications in tumor heterogeneity and next-generation sequencing data. His contributions have garnered him notable recognition, including the 2015 Mitchell Prize from the International Society for Bayesian Analysis and election as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2020. In his research, Ji has been a principal investigator for various NIH-funded projects, focusing on advanced statistical methods and their utilization in clinical trials. His extensive publication record includes collaborations and contributions to numerous peer-reviewed articles on topics that span statistical methodologies and their practical implementations in health sciences.

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Experience

Professor

2005-07-01 — Present

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, focusing on advanced statistical methods.

Awards

#1

Mitchell Prize

2015-01-01
#1

Elected Fellow

2020-01-01

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
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TOEFL
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Required:26
Reading
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IELTS
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Required:7
Reading
Required:7
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Required:7
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Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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