Fang Liu
Statistician
Fang Liu, PhD, is a Professor in the Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics department at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Liu’s statistical methodological research focuses on the development and application of 1) Modern approaches for protecting data privacy; 2) Statistical learning in big data; 3) Bayesian models for correlated and clustered data originated from medical, biological, and social sciences; 4) Missing data analysis techniques and concepts; and 5) Biostatistical and epidemiological applications.
Dr. Liu has also brought her statistical expertise and rich consulting experience to various collaborations both on campus and with external organizations. Dr. Liu has served as the statistician on multiple Gates Foundation funded projects to assess the efficacy of promising malaria control methods by collaborating with the research team to optimize the study design and prepare the statistical analysis plan to ensure the efficiency and validity of final data analysis. Dr. Liu also serves as the Notre Dame Liaison on Design and Biostatistics Program under the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute to provide investigators centralized access to the biostatistics and bioinformatics programs among the four Indiana Research Universities.
This project is made possible thanks to Unitaid funding and support. Unitaid is a global health agency engaged in finding innovative solutions to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases more quickly, effectively, and for affordable prices, in low- and middle-income countries. Unitaid’s work includes funding initiatives to address major diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, as well as HIV co-infections and co-morbidities such as cervical cancer and hepatitis C, and cross-cutting areas, such as fever management. Unitaid is now applying its expertise to address challenges in advancing new therapies and diagnostics for the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as a key member of the Access to COVID Tools Accelerator. Unitaid is hosted by the World Health Organization.