About

Dr. Zhao’s research program is dedicated to developing innovative and robust statistical methods tailored to the complexities of modern massive and complex data. She has authored multiple publications and developed R packages aimed at optimizing the analysis and interpretation of sequencing-derived DNA methylation data.

Her research pursuits extend to the integration of heterogeneous multi-source data and the enhancement of causal estimates derived from summary-level genetic association data. Furthermore, Zhao actively participates in collaborative scientific research endeavours, contributing to the advancement of statistical methods in various domains such as the analysis of sequencing-derived chromatin immunoprecipitation data, electroencephalogram data and clinical data.

Sub-Discipline

Biostatistics

Research Areas