Elaine M. and Samuel D. Kersten, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor
Departments of Statistics, Human Genetics, Medicine, and the College
Section of Genetic Medicine
Faculty Co-Director, Data Science Institute
- Office:
- Jones 319
- Phone:
- 773-702-4837
- Fax:
- 773-702-9810
- Email:
- nicolae@statistics.uchicago.edu
- Website:
- https://www.stat.uchicago.edu/~nicolae/
Research
My major research interests are in the areas of statistical genetics and mathematical statistics. The problems I am studying are mainly motivated by applications to genetics and genomics studies on common/complex diseases, with a focus on asthma. Statistical genetics problems of interest include likelihood methods for disease mapping, analysis of omics data, networks and systems biology. I am also interested in functional genomics and microbiome. Mathematical statistics topics I am working on include Bayesian and frequentist methods for quantifying information.