Ph.D. in Biostatistics, 2008, University of Washington, Seattle Advisor: Dr. John D. Storey
B.S. in Economics, 2002, Peking University, Beijing, China
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Statistical genomics
'Big' omics data analysis
Multivariate analysis
Missing Data analysis
Mixed-effects models
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
* Corresponding author
Lu Y, Oliva M, Pierce BL, Liu J* and Chen LS*. (2024) Integrative cross-omics and cross-context analysis elucidates molecular links underlying genetic effects on complex traits. Nature Communications, Accepted.
Demanelis K, Jasmine F, Chen LS, Chernoff M, Tong L, Delgado D, Zhang C, Shinkle J, Sabarinathan M, Lin H, Ramirez E, Oliva M, Kim-Hellmuth S, Stranger BE, Lai TP, Aviv A, Ardlie K, Aguet F, Ahsan H, GTEx Consortium, Doherty JA, Kibriya M, Pierce BL. (2020) Determinants of telomere length across human tissues. Science, 369, eaaz6876. PMID: 32913074
EigenR2: For dissecting variation in high-dimensional data. [GitHub]
TEACHING
Applied Regression Analysis, University of Chicago, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
Introduction to Biostatistics, University of Chicago, 2011, 2012, 2014
Statistical Analysis with Missing Data, University of Chicago, 2016
Introductory Statistical Genetics, University of Chicago, 2015 (with Novembre J and Pierce BL)
LAB MEMBERS
Yihao Lu, 2019-present, Ph.D. student in Biostatistics.
Meritxell Oliva, 2019-2022, postdoctoral fellow; currently at AbbVie pharmaceuticals.
Kevin Gleason, 2016-2021, Ph.D. student in Biostatistics (advisor). Recently received NIH F31 predoctoral award, 1F31 CA239557; currently at AbbVie pharmaceuticals.
Jiebiao Wang, Ph.D. 2012-2017 (advisor, co-advised with Dr. Robert Gibbons), The Departmental Best Dissertation Award 2017-2018, currently a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh.
Qianying Liu, Ph.D. 2010-2014 (advisor, co-advised with Dr. Dan Nicolae); current a Senior Biostatistican at Sanofi, Boston.
Lin Chen Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Email: LCHEN [at] health.bsd.uchicago.edu
5841 S. Maryland Ave. W258
Chicago, Illinois 60637