Chukun Hu (M. Sc.)

Educational Background: B. Sc, Queen's University
Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Project Title: Continuous threshold biomarker effect for the additive hazards models.
Completed: August 2022
Position after Graduation: Everest Clinical Research, Markham, Canada

Joanna Gulas

Educational Background: B. Sc, Queen's University
Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Project Title: A non-parametric method for the biomarker effect based on the restricted mean survival time.
Completed: August 2021
Position after Graduation: Cytel Inc, Toronto, Canada

Xinzhi Li

Educational Background: B. Sc. Beijing Medical University.
Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Project Title: Construction of a frailty index in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and its relationship with mortality, hospitalization and transplantation.
Completed: August 2021

Hope Yen

Educational Background: B. Sc, Queen's University
Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Project Title: Health economic analysis for Canadian Cancer Trials Group CLC2E trial: A prospective study.
Completed: August 2020
Position after Graduation: Nursing graduate program, Queen's University.

Michelle Chen

Educational Background: B. Sc, Lake Head University
Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Project Title: Statistical analysis of insomnia and its association on febrile neutropenia, neutropenia, leukopenia, infections, and chemotherapy dose reductions in women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Completed: August 2020
Position after Graduation: Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

Colleen Haughey

Educational Background: B. Sc, McMaster University
Supervisors: Bingshu Chen and M. McIsaac
Project Title: Statistical tools for toxicity reporting in cancer clinical trials.
Completed: August 2019

Wanlu Li

Educational Background: B. Sc, University of Waterloo
Supervisor: Bingshu Chen, Wenyu Jiang
Project Title: Accelerated failure time model with artificial neural network and inverse probability of censoring weights method.
Completed: August 2019

Patrick Norman

Educational Background: B. Sc, Queen's University
Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Project Title: DeepAFT: A non-parametric Accelerated Failure Time model with artificial neural network.
Completed: August 2018
Position after Graduation: Biostatistician, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario.

Shane Golden

Educational Background: B. Sc, University of Guelph
Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Project Title: Health economic analysis for selected CCTG clinical trials
Completed: August 2017
Position after Graduation: Biostatistician, IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, Montreal, Quebec.

Siwei Zhang

Educational Background: BSc (Economy), Peking University.
Supervisors: Bingshu Chen and Wenyu Jiang
Project Title: Estimation and testing of multiple covariates and biomarker interaction based on partial likelihood
Completed: September 2016
Position after Graduation: Biostatistician, Canadian Cancer Trials Group.

Zhenxian Gong

Educational Background: BSc (Statistics), University of Alberta, 2014.
Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Project Title: Power and sample calculations for quantile regression.
Completed: August 2016
Position after Graduation: Ph. D. student. University of Western Ontario.

Xin Yao

Maya Djerboua

Educational Background: Graduate Certificate in Population Health Risk Assessment, University of Ottawa 2012. BSc (Health Sciences), University of Ottawa 2011.
Supervisors: Colleen Davison and Bingshu Chen
Thesis Title: Physical Fighting and Injuries due to Fighting by Socioeconomic Status in Canadian Adolescents.
Completed: August 2014
Position after Graduation: Research Coordinator, University of Calgary

Jia Wang

Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Educational Background: M. Sc. (Biology), University of Toronto 2009. B. Sc. (Biotechnology), Shanghai Jiaotong University, China 2006.
Project Title:Joint Modeling of Binary Response and Survival Data in Clinical Trials.
Completed: August 2013
Position after Graduation: Statistical Analyst, Population Health Research Institute; McMaster University

Tian Fang

Supervisors: Bingshu Chen and William MacKillop
Educational Background: M.Sc. (Environmental), Queens University 2010. B. Sc. (Biology), Beijing Normal University
Thesis Title: Bayesian analysis of adverse events with subgroup of patients in clinical trials, with application to an HPV vaccination trial
Completed: December 2012
Award: Tian received the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB) Biennial Student Poster Award in 2013. More details...
Position after Graduation: Biostatistician, Inflamax Research, Mississauga, Canada.

Chad Winch

Supervisors: Ralph M. Meyer and Bingshu Chen
Educational Background: M.Sc. Queen's University 2012
Thesis Title: An Investigation and Review of Futility Analysis Methods in Phase III Oncology Trials.
Completed: October 2012
Position after Graduation: Study Coordinator, Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University

Yicong Liu

Supervisor: Wenyu Jiang and Bingshu Chen
Educational Background: D. (Engineer), Chinese Academy of Sciences. B. (Engineer) Tsinghua University
Thesis Title: Nonparametric Testing Methods for Treatment-Biomarker Interaction based on Local Partial-Likelihood
Completed: August 2012
Position after Graduation: Biostatistician, Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University

Katelyn Balchin

Supervisor: Bingshu Chen and Wenyu Jiang
Educational Background: Bechelor of Education, Queens University 2010, B.Sc. (Biology and Mathematics), Trent University, 2009.
Project Title: Age of Red Blood Cells in Premature Infants (ARIPI) Randomized Controlled Trial, practicum project with Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
Completed: August 2011
Position after Graduation: Statistician, Department of Clinical Epidemiology; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Wenbin Li

Supervisor: Bingshu Chen
Educational Background: PhD (Crop Genetics and Breeding), South China University of Tropical Agriculture 2000.
Project Title: Interim analysis for a Canadian Cancer Trials Group phase III study. Practicum project with Canadian Cancer Trials Group.
Completed: September 2010
Position after Graduation: Research Analyst, Saskatchewan Health Quality Council