Tianzhong Yang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Biostatistics
Contact Info
Assistant Professor, Division of Biostatistics
PhD, Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
MPH, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Boston University
BS, Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Summary
My research interest lies in genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics. I have been working on methodology development related to gene-by-environment interaction analysis, high-dimensional mediation analysis, Mendelian Randomization, and integrative analysis of omics data. I am also a member of the Childhood Cancer Genomics Group, where I develop my recent interest in studying rare pediatric cancers.
Expertise
Genetics, association mapping, integrative analysis, gene-by-environment interactions, mediation analysis
Research
Publications
Selected Publications
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Yang T, Tang H, Risch HA, Olson SH, Peterson G, Bracci PM, Gallinger S, Hung RJ, Neale RE, Scelo G, Duell EJ, Kurtz RC, Khaw KT, Severi G, Sund M, Wareham N, Amos CI, Li D, Wei P. "Incorporating multiple sets of eQTL weights into gene-by-environment interaction analysis identifies novel susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer" Genet Epidemiol, 2020 Nov; 44(8):880-892
Yang T, Wei P, Pan W. "Integrative Analysis Of Multi-Omics Data For Discovering Low-Frequency Variants Associated With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels" Bioinformatics, 2020 Oct 18
Yang T, Wu C, Wei P, Pan W. " Integrating DNA sequencing and transcriptomic data for association analyses of low-frequency variants and lipid traits" Hum Mol Genet, 2020 Feb 1;29(3):515-526
Yang T, Kim J, Wu C, Ma Y, Wei P, Pan W. " An adaptive test for meta-analysis of rare variant association studies" Genet Epidemiol, 2020 Jan;44(1):104-116
Yang T, Chen H, Tang H, Li D, Wei P. " A powerful and data-adaptive test for rare-variant-based gene-environment interaction analysis" Stat Med. 2019 Mar 30;38(7):1230-1244