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Health Data Science, Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics

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Health Data Science, Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics

Welcome

Dr. Pingzhao Hu

Dr. Pingzhao Hu

Dr. Pingzhao Hu

Canada Research Chair in Computational Approaches to Health Research (Tier 2)

Associate Professor 

Department of Biochemistry

Department of Computer Science 

Department of  Epidemiology and Biostatistics 

Department of Oncology

Western University


Mentor of AI4PH (Artificial Intelligence for Public Health)

National Health Research Training Platform


Founding Member of  VADA (Visual and automated disease analytics)

NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program


Assistant Professor (Status-Only)
Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto


Member of Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM)
Temerty Faculty of Medicine,  University of Toronto


Adjunct Professor

Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (BMG),
Department of Computer Science (CS) 

University of Manitoba


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About us

Dr. Pingzhao Hu

Dr. Pingzhao Hu

The Hu lab focuses on developing and applying computational and statistical techniques for integrative analysis of big multimodal health data (omics data, imaging data, administrative and electronic medical records) for precision medicine. Dr. Hu's research program builds the bridges between artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning, statistics and multimodal health data (mainly omics data). His research is performed in an independent, multidisciplinary and collaborative team framework where his expertise in AI, statistical genetics and bioinformatics complements that of his collaborators.


Dr. Pingzhao Hu is a tenured Associate Professor in Western University.  Dr. Hu was trained in computer science and applied statistics. His group has published over 160 peer-reviewed articles with over 6300 citations and H-index 37. Dr. Hu is an Associate Editor of  Frontiers in Genetics (Statistical Genetics and Methodology), Annals of Medicine (Section of Medical Genetics and Genomics), and Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal(CSBJ).


Dr. Hu has received below prestigious awards since he became an independent investigator:  


  • University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) Teaching Award (2021), University of Manitoba   
  • Ed Kroeger Mentorship Award (2021), Health Sciences Graduate Student Association, University of Manitoba.  
  • The Manitoba Medical Services Foundation Allen Rouse Basic Science Career Scientist Award (2020-2023), Manitoba Medical Services Foundation.
  • The 2019 Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award (Interdisciplinary Category, 2020), The Memorial Rh Institute Foundation, and The University of Manitoba.  
  • The Interstellar Initiative Award (2018), The New York Academy of Sciences and Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development.
  • Careers in Cancer Research Development Program New Principal Investigator Award (2015), CIHR-CCSRI.

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Department of Biochemistry

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

Medical Sciences Building Rm. 362
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5C1 


Office Phone:       (519) 661-2111 ext. 89276

Email:                   phu49@uwo.ca

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