Meet the research scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and administrative staff of NYU Langone’s Division of Biostatistics.

Research Scientists

Weixi Chen, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Weixi received his MS Data Science from Vanderbilt University in 2023.

Steven Friedman, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Steven received an MS from George Washington University in 2018.

Fei Guo, MS
Associate Research Scientist
Fei received an MS from Columbia University in 2017.

Tsivia Hochman, MS
Research Scientist
Tsivia received an MS from Columbia University in 2004.

Jiyu Kim, MS
Research Scientist
Jiyu received her MS from Yonsei University in 2016.

Ting-Fang Lee, PhD
Research Scientist
Ting-Fang received a PhD from National Tsing Hua University in 2013.

Wen-Yu Lee, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Wen-Yu received an MS from Washington State University in 2020.

Benjamin A. Levinson, PhD
Research Scientist
Benjamin received a PhD from NYU in 2015.

Xiaochun Li, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Xiaochun received a PhD from NYU in 2011.

Xiyue Li, MS
Associate Research Scientist
Xiyue received an MS from NYU in 2020.

Yi Li, MS
Research Scientist
Yi received an MS from Columbia University in 2017.

Li (Richard) Liu, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Richard received his MS from University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 2023.

Ying Lu, MS
Research Scientist
Ying received an MS from McGill University in 2006.

Chen Lyu, PhD Associate
Research Scientist
Chen received a PhD from Indiana University in 2021.

Eunsil Seok, PhD
Research Scientist
Eunsil received a PhD in statistics from University of Georgia in 2021.

Samia Shahnawaz, MPH
Assistant Research Scientist
Samia received an MPH from NYU School of Global Public Health in 2020.

Katherine Siu, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Katherine received an MS from NYU in 2021.

Alberta Twi-Yeboah, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Alberta received an MS from Middle Tennessee State University in 2021.

Manuel Vazquez-Sanchez, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Manuel received an MS from NYU in 2022.

Chan Wang, PhD
Research Scientist
Chan received a PhD from Fudan University in 2017.

Yuyan Wang, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Yuyan received a PhD from Peking Union Medical College in 2018.

Ziyue Wang, PhD
Research Scientist
Ziyue received her PhD in statistics from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2020

Yuhe Xia, MSc
Research Scientist and Team Lead
Yuhe received an MS from Columbia University in 2017.

Yifan Xu, MPH
Assistant Research Scientist
Yifan received an MPH from NYU in 2019.

Wenqing Yang, MA
Assistant Research Scientist
Wenqing received an MA from Columbia University in 2022.

Sallie Yassin, MS
Assistant Research Scientist
Sallie received an MS from NYU in 2021.

Muhammed E. Yilmaz
Research Data Associate

Yan Zhang, MPH
Assistant Research Scientist
Yan received an MPH from NYU in 2019.

Yian Zhang, PhD
Research Scientist
Yian received a PhD from NYU in 2020.

Postdoctoral Fellows

Yibeltal Ashebir, PhD
Yibeltal received a PhD in bioinformatics from Huazhong Agricultural University in 2021.

Yoon Sang Cho, PhD
Yoon Sang received a PhD in industrial management engineering from Korea University in 2022.

Hyungrok Do, PhD
Hyungrok received a PhD in industrial management engineering from Korea University in 2020.

Brian Gilbert, PhD
Brian received his PhD in biostatistics from Johns Hopkins University in 2023.

Xiaomeng Ju, PhD
Xiaomeng received her PhD in statistics from University of British Columbia in 2022.

Bo Young Kim, PhD
Bo Young received her PhD in statistics from Seoul National University in 2022.

Tyrel Stokes, PhD
Tyrel received his PhD in statistics from McGill University in 2022.

Lili Tong, PhD
Lili received his PhD in Statistics from University of South Carolina in 2021.

Seungha Um, PhD
Seungha received a PhD in statistics from Florida State University in 2021.

Yanan Zhao, PhD
Yanan received her PhD in statistics from University of Science and Technology of China in 2023.

Boyan Zhou, PhD
Boyan received a PhD in biostatistics from Fudan University in 2019.

Administrative Staff

Roxana Damian, MBA
Division Administrator
Roxana.Damian@NYULangone.org

Sophia Alvarez
Administrative Coordinator & Assistant to Division Director Andrea B. Troxel, ScD
Sophia.Alvarez@NYULangone.org

Gabrielle Gaspard, MPH, MS, MBA
Senior Project Manager
Gabrielle.Gaspard@NYULangone.org

Jacklynn Sienty
Project Manager
Jacklyn.Sienty@NYULangone.org

Cecile Norris
Project Manager
Cecile.Norris@NYULangone.org

Lizzy Vargas
Financial Analyst
Elizabeth.Vargas@NYULangone.org

Karina Fantillo
Grants Manager
Mariakarina.Fantillo@NYULangone.org

Bernice Townsend
Administrative Coordinator & Assistant to Judith D. Goldberg, ScD
Bernice.Townsend@NYULangone.org