Meet the research scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and administrative staff of NYU Langone’s Division of Biostatistics.

Research Scientists

Weixi Chen, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Weixi.Chen@NYULangone.org
Weixi received an MS from Vanderbilt University in 2023.

Steven Friedman, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Steven.Friedman2@NYULangone.org
Steven received an MS from George Washington University in 2018.

Fei Guo, MS
Research Scientist
Fei.Guo@NYULangone.org
Fei received an MS from Columbia University in 2017.

Tsivia Hochman, MS
Research Scientist
Tsivia.Hochman@NYULangone.org
Tsivia received an MS from Columbia University in 2004.

Jiyu Kim, MS
Research Scientist
Jiyu.Kim@NYULangone.org
Jiyu received a PhD from NYU Grossman School of Medicine in 2023.

Wen-Yu Lee, MS
Associate Research Scientist
Wen-Yu.Lee@NYULangone.org
Wen-Yu received an MS from Washington State University in 2020.

Benjamin A. Levinson, PhD
Research Scientist
Benjamin.Levinson@NYULangone.org
Benjamin received a PhD from NYU Grossman School of Medicine in 2015.

Xiaochun Li, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Xiaochun.Li@NYULangone.org
Xiaochun received a PhD from NYU Grossman School of Medicine in 2011.

Xiyue Li, MS
Associate Research Scientist
Xiyue.Li@NYULangone.org
Xiyue received an MS from NYU School of Global Public Health in 2020.

Yi Li, MS
Research Scientist
Yi.Li2@NYULangone.org
Yi received an MS from Columbia University in 2017.

Aurora Scotti, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Aurora received an MS from Universita Degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca in 2024.

Chen Lyu, PhD
Research Scientist
Chen.Lyu@NYULangone.org
Chen received a PhD from Indiana University in 2021.

Eunsil Seok, PhD
Research Scientist
Eunsil.Seok@NYULangone.org
Eunsil received a PhD from University of Georgia in 2021.

Katherine Siu, MS
Associate Research Scientist
Katherine.Siu@NYULangone.org
Katherine received an MS from NYU School of Global Public Health in 2021.

Alberta Twi-Yeboah, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Alberta.Twi-Yeboah@NYULangone.org
Alberta received an MS from Middle Tennessee State University in 2021.

Manuel Vazquez-Sanchez, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Manuel.VazquezSanchez@NYULangone.org
Manuel received an MS from NYU School of Global Public Health in 2022.

Yuyan Wang, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Yuyan.Wang@NYULangone.org
Yuyan received a PhD from Peking Union Medical College in 2018.

Ziyue Wang, PhD
Research Scientist
Ziyue.Wang@NYULangone.org
Ziyue received a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2020

Yuhe Xia, MSc
Research Scientist and Team Lead
Yuhe.Xia@NYULangone.org
Yuhe received an MS from Columbia University in 2017.

Yifan Xu, MPH
Assistant Research Scientist
Yifan.Xu@NYULangone.org
Yifan received an MPH from NYU School of Global Public Health in 2019.

Wenqing Yang, MA
Assistant Research Scientist
Wenqing.Yang@NYULangone.org
Wenqing received an MA from Columbia University in 2022.

Sallie Yassin, MS
Associate Research Scientist
Sallie.Yassin@NYULangone.org
Sallie received an MS from NYU School of Global Public Health in 2021.

Boyan Zhou, PhD
Research Scientist
Boyan.Zhou@NYULangone.org
Boyan received a PhD from Fudan University in 2019.

Project Managers

Gabrielle Gaspard, MPH, MS, MBA
Senior Project Manager, EPPIC-Net
Gabrielle.Gaspard@NYULangone.org

Antonia Polyn
Senior Project Manager, PE-TRACT
Antonia.Polyn@NYULangone.org

Cecile Norris
Senior Project Manager, NeuroCovid
Cecile.Norris@NYULangone.org

Jacklynn Sienty
Senior Project Manager, EPPIC-Net
Jacklyn.Sienty@NYULangone.org

Research Coordinators

Fatima Demirhan
Senior Project Coordinator
Fatima.Demirhan@nyulangone.org

Adrian Ridley
Project Coordinator
Adrian.Ridley@nyulangone.org

Muhammed Emin Yilmaz
Research Coordinator
Muhammed.Yilmaz@nyulangone.org

Administrative Staff

Roxana Damian, MBA
Division Administrator
Roxana.Damian@NYULangone.org

Sophia Alvarez
Administrative Coordinator and Assistant to Division Director Andrea B. Troxel, ScD
Sophia.Alvarez@NYULangone.org

Bernice Townsend
Administrative Coordinator and Assistant to Judith D. Goldberg, ScD
Bernice.Townsend@NYULangone.org

Post Award Support

Lizzy Vargas
Financial Analyst
Elizabeth.Vargas@NYULangone.org

Karina Fantillo
Grants Manager
Mariakarina.Fantillo@NYULangone.org