Affiliated Investigators
Hongbin Zhang

Hongbin Zhang

Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky

PhD, Statistics
University of British Columbia

MSc, Statistics
University of British Columbia

MS, Engineering and Computer Science
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

BSc, Mathematics
Peking University, Beijing, China

Dr. Zhang is a statistical methodologist and experienced biostatistician with skills in developing theory and computer algorithms for complex longitudinal data and with expertise in collaborative research. He is particularly interested in computationally intensive algorithms and computationally efficient alternatives.

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Projects
Characterizing Factors that Impact the Evolution of Neurocysticercosis Cysts 2020 – Present
Obtaining population-based estimates of the timing of antiretroviral therapy using HIV surveillance data 2020 – Present
PROMISE – Program Refinements to Optimize Model Impact and Scalability Based on Evidence 2018 – Present
Central Africa International epidemiologic Database to Evaluate AIDS (CA-IeDEA) 2011 – Present
Statistical and Computational Approaches for Causal Inference in Massive Observational Datasets: Establishing Causal Effect of Lifestyle on Cognitive Deterioration Using UK Biobank Data 2015 – 2016
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Publications
Targeted design for adaptive clinical trials via semiparametric model. October 2020
Contraceptive Use by Women Across Multiple Components of Sexual Orientation: Findings from the 2011-2017 National Survey of Family Growth. August 2020
Public Health Benefits of Water Purification Using Recycled Hemodialyzers in Developing Countries. July 2020
Dimensions of Sexual Orientation as Predictors of STI-Related Outcomes Among Women: An Examination of 2011-2017 National Survey of Family Growth Data. June 2020
A Multistate Joint Model for Interval-Censored Event-History Data Subject to Within-Unit Clustering and Informative Missingness, With Application to Neurocysticercosis Research. June 2020
Stoma or No Stoma: First Report of Intestinal Transplantation Without Stoma. May 2020
Joint model of accelerated failure time and mechanistic nonlinear model for censored covariates, with application in HIV/AIDS. December 2019
A longitudinal analysis of albendazole treatment effect on neurocysticercosis cyst evolution using multistate models. August 2019
Exploring the complex associations over time among albendazole treatment, cyst evolution, and seizure outcomes in neurocysticercosis. July 2019
Comparing Receipt of Cervical Cancer Screening and Completion of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Using a New Construct of Sexual Orientation: A Serial Cross-Sectional Study. May 2019
A non‐linear model for censored and mismeasured time varying covariates in survival models, with applications in human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome studies. November 2018
Mixed Effects Models with Censored Covariates, with Applications in HIV/AIDS Studies. June 2018
A mechanistic nonlinear model for censored and mismeasured covariates in longitudinal models, with application in AIDS studies. January 2018
Hyaluronan-inorganic nanohybrid materials for biomedical applications. May 2017
The Cedar Project: Residential transience and HIV vulnerability among young Aboriginal people who use drugs. May 2015
The Cedar Project: Historical trauma and vulnerability to sexual assault among young aboriginal women who use illicit drugs in two Canadian cities. March 2015
The Cedar Project: Impacts of policing among young Aboriginal people who use injection and non-injection drugs in British Columbia, Canada. September 2013
Postoperative infection treatment score for the spine (PITSS): Construction and validation of a predictive model to define needfor single versus multiple irrigation and debridement for spinal surgical site infection. March 2012
Surgical management of primary bone tumors of the spine: Validation of an approach to enhance cure and reduce local recurrence. May 2011
Association of clinical findings with pre-radiographic and radiographic knee osteoarthritis in a population-based study. December 2010
Relationship of neural axis level of injury to motor recovery and health-related quality of life in patients with a thoracolumbar spinal injury. July 2010
Antenatal depression and anxiety affect postpartum parenting stress: A longitudinal, prospective study. April 2010
Cerebrospinal fluid inflammatory cytokines and biomarkers of injury severity in acute human spinal cord injury. April 2010
Magnesium chloride in a polyethylene glycol formulation as a neuroprotective therapy for acute spinal cord injury: preclinical refinement and optimization. August 2009
Association of biomarkers with pre-radiographically defined and radiographically defined knee osteoarthritis in a population-based study. May 2009
Factors influencing patient satisfaction when undergoing endoscopic procedures. April 2009
Meta-analysis: Prophylactic drainage and bleeding complications in thyroid surgery. December 2008
Impact of associated conditions resulting from spinal cord injury on health status and quality of life in people with traumatic central cord syndrome. June 2008
Utility of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement in predicting postparathyroidectomy hypocalcemia. February 2008
Accuracy of the Weber and Rinne tuning fork tests in evaluation of children with otitis media with effusion. August 2007
Hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia are associated with endothelial dysfunction during the development of type 2 diabetes. May 2007
Outpatient autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma. October 2006
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