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Hongyan Xu

Professor

Hongyan Xu

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

School of Public Health
Department of Biostatistics, Data Science, & Epidemiology

College of Nursing
Department of Nursing Science

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine

Administration
Department of The »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ School

Bio

Dr. Xu received his PhD in Human Population Genetics from the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ School of Biomedical Sciences, the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston. He joined the »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓÆµ after finishing his postdoctoral training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

  • HXU@augusta.edu
  • (706) 721-4697
  • (706) 721-6294
  • AE 1018

Education

  • Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, General University of Texas Health Sci, 2003

  • MS, Genetics, General Fudan Univ / Inst of Genetics, 1999

  • BS, Biophysics Fudan Univ / Inst of Genetics, 1996

Awards & Honors

  • Leader of PRIDE Statistical Genetics Group National Institute of Health, 2017

  • NIH Study Section National Institute of Health, 2017

  • Faculty at the The Curriculum in Iron Metabolism & Related Disorders Hosted by the European School of Hematology, 2014

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • STAT 7910

    Biostatistical Consulting Proj
  • DATS 7760

    Data & Visual Analytics
  • MEDI 6120

    Foundations of Medicine
  • STAT 7750

    Intro to Genetic Analysis
  • MEDI 6130

    Musculoskeletal/Skin
  • NURO 8082

    Neuroscience II
  • DATS 7900

    Capstone Proj in Data Science
  • STAT 8150

    Adv Genomic Data Analysis
  • MEDI 6240

    GI/GU/Endocrine

Teaching Interests

Biological Sequencing Analysis, Statistical Genetics, Genomics, Computation Biology, Bioinformatics, Big Data

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Exploring New Links Among Keratoconus, Hormonal Factors, and Medications: Insights From a Case-Control Study Utilizing the All of Us Database., 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Influence of dexamethasone-induced matrices on the TM transcriptome., 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Nutrition's checkpoint inhibition: The impact of nutrition on immunotherapy outcomes., 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Pseudogene GSTM3P1 derived long non-coding RNA promotes ischemic acute kidney injury by target directed microRNA degradation of kidney-protective mir-668., 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Predictors of fracture in middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity., 2024
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Big data analysis, statistical genetics, genomics, Bayesian statistics, genetic epidemiology, cancer genetics, epigenetics

Department Service

  • Department P&T Committee 2020 - Present

    Role: Committee Chair
  • Department Computation Committee 2016 - 2017

    Role: Committee Chair

College Service

  • Academic House 2016 - 2018

    Role: Faculty Advisor

University Service

  • Statistical Consulting 2023 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Statistical Consulting 2023 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Statistical Consulting 2023 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Statistical consulting 2021 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Statistical consulting 2021 - Present

    Role: Other

Professional Service

  • Georgia Chapter of ASA 2015 - Present

    Role: Member
  • American Society of Human Genetics 2012 - Present

    Role: Reviewer
  • Associate Editor 2009 - Present

    Role: Other
  • Referee 2006 - Present

    Role: Other
  • American Statistical Society 2005 - Present

    Role: Member