Jiyuan Hu, PhD

As an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Department of Population Health, my primary research interests lie in the development of statistical, computational, and machine learning approaches for the analysis of high-dimensional ‘-omics’ data and the modeling of comprehensive ophthalmic data.

My work involves analyzing high-dimensional metagenome/microbiome, DNA-seq, and RNA-seq data from large-scale population studies, as well as developing models for comprehensive ophthalmic data, including optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans and imaging scans to investigate the pathogenesis of glaucoma and other disorders. I collaborate on broad biomedical research projects throughout the school and provide biostatistical support for randomized/cluster-randomized/pragmatic clinical trials.

Currently, I am the PI of a study that utilizes high-dimensional metabochip data for the prediction of coronary artery calcification progression (supported by the Center for the Study of Asian American Health, NIH-NIMHD U54MD000538-19) and co-I of various NIH and foundation-funded projects. Additionally, I serve as Associate Director of NYU Biostatistics Resource at NYULH, and co-lead of CSAAH’s Investigator Development Core.