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Wenpin Hou, PhD, received a PhD in mathematics from the University of Hong Kong and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biostatistics and Department of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University.

Anru Zhang, PhD, has received the 2026 Leo Breiman Junior Award from the Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science of the American Statistical Association . The award recognizes the significant impact of his work in statistical learning and data science.

While AI chatbots can deliver quick answers, their context-blind accuracy may mislead patients in dangerous ways.

Anru Zhang, PhD ,  Eugene Anson Stead Jr., MD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics,  received recogniti

Duke University School of Medicine has launched Discovery AI, an ambitious research initiative that aims to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to discovery science in biomedicine.

Biostatistics doctoral student Zhuoran Hou successfully defended his dissertation, “ Biases in Association Studies and Heritability Estimation for Structured Populations,” on Monday, January 12, 2026.

Biostatistics doctoral student Huan Liang has been awarded a Duke University School of Medicine Office of Biomedical and Graduate Education (OBGE) and Precision Genomics Collaboratory pilot grant.

Biostatistics master’s student Ziye Tian has been awarded the prestigious

An in-depth study led by faculty in the Duke Departments of Anesthesiology and Biostatistics and Bioinformatics may influence emergency airway and critical care practices nationwide.

Federal funding has provided crucial support for biomedical research at American universities for decades, fueling the innovation and discovery necessary to solve the biggest health challenges. This explainer video describes how research saves lives and how the process of research funding works.