About the Presenters:
Dr. Thaddeus Tarpey is a Professor in the Division of Biostatistics within the Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. His methodological research focus has been generally in the area of classification and precision medicine using high-dimensional data modalities, such as brain imaging data, to help inform optimal treatment decisions. He has been involved in several studies since joining the NYU Department of Population Health in 2018, including research in the areas of psychiatry and pain treatments.
Zhongyang Ma is a PhD candidate in Biostatistics at the Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at NYU School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials, as well as meta-analysis and Bayesian methods. Before joining NYU, she worked in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, contributing to multiple Phase I–IV clinical trials in infectious diseases and neurology. She holds a master degree in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor degree in Mathematics from Xi’an Jiaotong University.