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.
Projects
Obtaining population-based estimates of the timing of antiretroviral therapy using HIV surveillance data
2020 – Present
Publications
Public Health Benefits of Water Purification Using Recycled Hemodialyzers in Developing Countries.
July 2020
Joint model of accelerated failure time and mechanistic nonlinear model for censored covariates, with application in HIV/AIDS.
December 2019
Association of clinical findings with pre-radiographic and radiographic knee osteoarthritis in a population-based study.
December 2010
Utility of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement in predicting postparathyroidectomy hypocalcemia.
February 2008