“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”

—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Welcome to Fan’s webpage!

I am a tenure-track assistant professor in Biostatistics at the University of Michigan. Previously I was a postdoctoral research fellow at UCLA, working with Dr. Marc Suchard to develop Bayesian statistical methods for analyzing large-scale observational health data. I obtained my Ph.D. degree in Statistics from Duke University under the supervision of Dr. Alexander Volfovsky in Fall 2021.

My research interests include:

• Bayesian statistics and computation for temporal / spatio-temporal processes, networks, and federated data

• Health data science and observational study for comparative effectiveness and safety

I am an active member of Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI), a global collaborative for health data science research to promote better health decisions and patient care. My main activities within OHDSI include statistical methods development and leading large network studies.

Please visit the Research page for some of my methods research and collaborative work.

Contact

If you are interested in collaborating or working with me, please email me at fbu@umich.edu.