Xin Ran

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HOMETOWN
Changsha, China

LANGUAGES
English, Mandarin

THESIS MENTOR
Dr. James O' Malley

FAVORITE ALGORITHM
Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) 

GRADUATE INSTITUTION
University of Pennsylvania
Master of Science in Bioengineering

UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
Beijing Jiaotong University
Bachelor of Engineering
Certificate in Interpreting

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
University of Pennsylvania
Research Assistant - Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics

DARTMOUTH QBS PROFILE

THESIS TITLE
Foundational Work on Network-based Polypharmacy Analysis

CAREER TRACK(S)
Academia, Industry

AWARDS(S)
Guarini Graduate School Travel Award

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Python, R, MATLAB, C/C++, SQL, Bash, ImageJ, Brain Functional Imaging

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Member of Dartmouth Analytics Club (QuantBlitz) 
Member of Dartmouth Table Tennis Club 

 


QBS PhD Experience

Electives
QBS 136: Applied Epidemiological Methods I, QBS 122: Biostatistics III: Modeling Complex Data

Publications

Poster Presentations

Oral Presentations

  • "Foundational Work on Network-based Polypharmacy Analysis" (QBS Research In Progress, 2019, Hanover, USA)


My Interests

"My research interests include network science, social network analysis and complex data modeling in healthcare services."

RESEARCHER I ADMIRE
Joseph Fourier

Why QBS?

"When I was working on my Master’s thesis, I realized how important it is for Bioengineers to be equipped with statistical skills. The interdisciplinary training QBS provides connects my engineering background with the emerging field of data science, which enables me to study the healthcare system through the scope of network science and complex data modeling."

FAVORITE QBS CLASS
QBS 122: Biostatistics III

Life @ Dartmouth

WHEN I AM NOT IN LAB
"When I’m not in lab, I like to explore the outdoor activities in New Hampshire and enjoy the company of my cat Taco."

My cat Taco!