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Division of Biostatistics
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
A460 Mayo Building,
MMC 303
420 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

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We are located on the 4th floor in the northwest corner of the Mayo Memorial Building

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	*Sudipto Banerjee, PhD* Associate Professor of Biostatistics A430 Mayo Building, (612)624-0624 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~sudiptob Ph.D., 2000, Statistics, University of Connecticut Modeling spatial data with emphasis on misalignment, modeling spatial interactions, investigation of smoothness properties of spatial processes; prediction, interpolation and regression methods for misaligned datasets

	*Saonli Basu, PhD* Assistant Professor of Biostatistics A454-3 Mayo Building, (612)624-2135 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~saonli PhD, 2005, Statistics, University of Washington Stochastic modeling, statistical genetics, computational statistics. She is particularly interested in developing statistical methods and software tools for mapping genes influencing complex traits.

	*Bradley Carlin, PhD* Professor of Biostatistics A427 Mayo Building, (612)624-6646 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~brad Ph.D., 1989, Statistics, University of Connecticut Statistical applications in AIDS research, clinical trial monitoring, longitudinal studies, spatial and spatiotemporal disease mapping, spatial boundary analysis, Bayes and empirical Bayes methodology, Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods

	*John Connett, PhD* Professor of Biostatistics and Division Head A464 Mayo Building and 2221 University Avenue #200, (612)626-9010 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~john-c/john-c.homepage.html Ph.D., 1969, Mathematics, University of Maryland Clinical trials in cardiovascular disease, ophthalmology and pulmonary disease, case-control studies, estimation of odds

	*Lynn Eberly, PhD* Associate Professor of Biostatistics A465 Mayo Building, (612)624-1436 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~lynn Ph.D., 1997, Statistics, Cornell University Methods for correlated data, including time-to-event, clustered, and longitudinal data; clinical/intervention trials, environmental exposure studies, pharmaceopidemiology, and related applications; Bayesian inference using Markov Chain Monte Carlo techniques

	*Patricia Grambsch, PhD* Associate Professor of Biostatistics A466 Mayo Building, (612)624-0418 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~pat Ph.D., 1980, Statistics, University of Minnesota Stochastic processes, survival analysis, and clinical trials

	*Weihua Guan* Instructor of Biostatistics A443 Mayo Building, (612)626-4765 e-mail: Biostatistics, University of Michigan Statistical genetics, identification of genes involved in complex diseases and traits, with a special emphasis on developing statistical and analytical methods for the genetic data with new high-throughput technologies.

	*Hongfei Guo, PhD* Assistant Professor of Biostatistics 717 Delaware Street SE, Room 219, (612)626-9280 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~hfguo/index.htm Ph.D., 2006, Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Multivariate data analysis, statistical methods and analysis for longitudinal data and survival data, design and analysis of clinical trials, and application of Bayes methods to clinical research.

	*Tim Hanson, PhD* Associate Professor of Biostatistics A444 Mayo Building, (612)626-7075 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~hanson Ph.D., 2000, Statistics, University of California at Davis Development of Bayesian nonparametric priors with application to survival models, longitudinal data models, diagnostic test accuracy assessment, stochastic ordering, and generalized linear mixed models.

	*Jim Hodges, PhD* Associate Professor, Biostatistics 2221 University Avenue SE, Suite 200, (612)626-9626 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~hodges Ph.D., 1985, Statistics, University of Minnesota Jim collaborates with researchers at the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research (CCDOR) at the Minneapolis Veterans' Affairs Medical Center and at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, and with various investigators in the University's Academic Health Center. Over the years he has worked with researchers in dentistry, AIDS, gastroenterology, demographics, wildlife management, ornithology, horticulture, combat analysis, military logistics, simulation models, airport safety, and marketing. His statistical research is in hierarchical and other richly-parameterized models.

	*Joseph Koopmeiners, PhD* Assistant Professor of Biostatistics A454-2 Mayo Building, (612)624-7486 e-mail: Ph.D., 2009, Biostatistics, University of Washington Design of diagnostic biomarker studies, group sequential clinical trials, assessment of diagnostic and prognostic tests and biomarker development.

	*Chap Le, PhD* Distinguished Teaching Professor of Biostatistics A441 Mayo Building, (612)624-9963 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~chap Ph.D., 1978, Statistics, University of New Mexico Epidemiologic methods, cross-over designs, suvival analysis, correlated binary data, ordered alternatives, and ROC curves

	*Xianghua Luo, PhD* Assistant Professor of Biostatistics A455 Mayo Building, (612)624-2158 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~xianghua Ph.D., 2005, Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Development and application of nonparametric and semiparametric methods for recurrent event survival data. Application of longitudinal and survival methods on cancer research, HIV studies, gerontological studies, and youth behavioral studies.

	*Richard MacLehose, PhD* Assistant Professor of Biostatistics A448 Mayo Building, (612)624-1932 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~rich Ph.D., 2005, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

	*Andy Mugglin, PhD* Research Associate Professor of Biostatistics 2221 University Avenue SE, Suite 200, (612)625-7292 e-mail: Ph.D., 1999, Biostatistics, University of Minnesota Clinical trials, especially in cardiovascular medical device applications; Bayesian and other innovative clinical trials design; Bayesian hierarchical modeling, spatio-temporal modeling, and computing.

	*James Neaton, PhD* Professor of Biostatistics 2221 University Avenue SE, Suite 200, (612)626-9040 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~jim Ph.D., 1984, Biometry, University of Minnesota Design and conduct of clinical trials and the application of statistical models to the analysis of data arising from intervention studies

	*Wei Pan, PhD* Professor of Biostatistics A428 Mayo Building, (612)626-2705 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~weip Ph.D., 1997, Statistics, University of Wisconsin, Madison Survival analysis, correlated response data analysis, bioinformatics, and computing

	*Cavan Reilly, PhD* Associate Professor of Biostatistics A440 Mayo Building, (612)624-9644 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~cavanr Ph.D., 2000, Statistics, Columbia University Bayesian statistics-modeling and computation, spatial statistics, and bioinformatics

	*Kyle Rudser, PhD* Assistant Professor of Biostatistics 717 Delaware Street SE, Room 219 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~rudser/ Ph.D., 2007, Biostatistics, University of Washington Design and monitoring of clinical trials, survival analysis, longitudinal analysis, nonparametric approaches

	*Will Thomas, PhD* Associate Professor of Biostatistics A467 Mayo Building, (612)625-0651 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~will Ph.D., 1987, Statistics, University of Minnesota Statistics education, statistical diagnostics and nonparametric regression, compliance in epidemiological and clinical trials

	*Melanie Wall, PhD* Associate Professor of Biostatistics A426 Mayo Building, (612)625-2138 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~melanie Ph.D., 1998, Statistics, Iowa State University Latent variable modeling, structural equation modeling, longitudinal and spatial data analysis.

	*Julian Wolfson, PhD* Assistant Professor of Biostatistics A453 Mayo Building, (612)625-9514 e-mail: PhD, 2009, Biostatistics, University of Washington Causal inference, variable selection in high-dimensional models, HIV, vaccine trials

	*Baolin Wu, PhD* Assistant Professor of Biostatistics A442 Mayo Building, (612)624-0647 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~baolin Ph.D., 2004, Biostatistics, Yale University Computational biology, proteomics, statistical genetics, multiple hypothesis testing, and machine learning.

Graduate Faculty Members
	*Karla Ballman, PhD* Adjunct Associate Professor, Biostatistics Harwick 8 - Mayo Clinic 200 1st St SW Rochester, MN 55905 e-mail: Ph.D.,1991, Operations Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

	*Susan Duval, PhD* Assistant Professor, Epidemiology 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, (612)624-3392 e-mail: http://www.epi.umn.edu/people/people.asp?id=19 Ph.D., 1999, Analytic Health Sciences (Biometrics), University of Colorado Statistical methods in epidemiology, meta-analysis methodology and related applications, publication bias, statistical consulting and cardiovascular epidemiology.

	*Birgit Grund, PhD* Associate Professor of Statistics 383 Ford Hall, (612)624-8076 2221 University Avenue SE, Suite 200, (612)626-8622 e-mail: Ph.D., 1987, Math/Statistics, Humboldt-Universitat (Berlin) Nonparametric curve estimation, smoothing methods, clinical trials and AIDS research.

	*Kathy Huppler Hullsiek, PhD* Senior Research Associate, Biostatistics 2221 University Avenue SE, Suite 200, (612)626-0314 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~kathy-h Ph.D., 1999, Biostatistics, University of Minnesota Drug resistance issues and hepatitis coinfection for people infected with HIV, and the causal analysis of observational data using propensity score methods.

	*Robert Leduc, PhD* Research Associate, Biostatistics 2221 University Avenue SE, Suite 200, (612)626-8618 e-mail: Ph.D., 1994, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison Robert Leduc's research interests include clinical trials, especially in HIV research. Robert also has an interest in problems related to missing data or losses to follow-up, and drug resistance issues.

	*Sumithra Mandrekar, PhD* Adjunct Associate Professor - Biostatistics Associate Professor of Biostatistics - College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Harwick 8, Mayo Clinic 200 First St SW Rochester, MN 55905 e-mail: Ph.D., 2002, Interdisciplinary - Statistics, Psychology, Internal Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Ohio State University Adaptive dose-finding trial design, designs for biomarker validation, pooled analyses, and general statistical inference. Sumithra is primarily involved in clinical trials in the areas of lung cancer and multiple myeloma.

	*David Nelson, PhD* Assistant Professor of Medicine Senior Statistician, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research Minneapolis VA Medical Center e-mail: Ph.D., 1998, Statistics, University of Minnesota David Nelson is developing methods for inference in observational studies and model diagnostics using sufficiency and proopensity theory. He also is interested in stepwise Bayes methods for finite population sampling and nonparametric statistical analysis.

	*Daniel Sargent, PhD* Adjunct Professor, Biostatistics Director, Cancer Center Statistics, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Harwick 8, Mayo Clinic 200 First St SW Rochester, MN 55905 e-mail: http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/staff/sargent_dj.cfm Ph.D.,1996, Biostatistics, University of Minnesota Clinical trial design and analysis, meta-analysis, tumor marker studies, survival analysis, and random effect models. Daniel's primary field of medical collaboration is colorectal cancer.

	*Jeff Sloan, PhD* Adjunct Professor, Biostatistics Professor of Oncology Professor of Health Science Research Harwick 8, Mayo Clinic 200 First St SW Rochester, MN 55905 e-mail: Ph.D.,1991, Statistics, Univeristy of Manitoba Recent research activities include methods of assessing quality of life (QOL) of cancer patients and other patient-reported outcomes, determining a clinically meaningful difference in these measures, exploring the relationship between patient-reported outcomes and genetic makeup, and finding ways to facilitate the incorporation of patient-reported outcomes into clinical research.

Teaching Instructors
	*Ann Brearley* Research Fellow, Biostatistical Design and Analysis Center (BDAC) Teaching Instructor: Fall 2008 - PubH 6414 (online) Spring 2009 - PubH 6414 (online) Office of Clinical Research, Academic Health Center, 717 Delaware St. SE, 223-19, (612)624-4586 e-mail: M.S., 2008, Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Ph.D., 1986, Analytical Chemistry, University of Minnesota

	*Cynthia Davey* Senior Research Fellow Biostatistics, Design, and Analysis Center (BDAC) Teaching Instructor: Summer 2008 - PubH 6414 (online sections) Fall 2008 - PubH 6414 (online sections) Spring 2009 - PubH 6414 BDAC Office location: Office of Clinical Research, Academic Health Center 717 Delaware St. SE 223-21 Mayo Building Office location: A454B Mayo Building, (612) 624-7656 e-mail:

	*Greg Grandits* Senior Research Fellow Teaching Instructor: Fall 2007 - PubH 6420 2221 University Avenue SE, Suite 200, (612)626-9033 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~greg-g

	*Susan Telke* Instructor Teaching Instructor: Fall 2007 - PubH 6414/6450 Spring 2008 - PubH 6415 (online and inclass sections) Summer 2008 - PubH 6415 (online) A454-4 Mayo Building, (612)624-2636 e-mail: http://www.biostat.umn.edu/~susant

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