Dr. Tang is a biostatistician and data scientist whose research focuses on developing robust, interpretable methods for analyzing complex health data. Her work integrates statistical modeling with modern data science approaches to advance predictive analytics, personalized risk assessment, and clinical decision-making. She has contributed to a broad range of applications, including digestive diseases, oncology, transplant outcomes, infectious diseases, and population health, with a strong emphasis on reproducibility and rigorous, data-driven solutions.
Dr. Tang is currently a Staff (equivalent to Professor) at the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences at Cleveland Clinic, with a joint appointment at the Digestive Disease Institute. She also serves as Director of Statistics & Data Analytics at the Digestive Disease Institute and holds a Professor of Medicine appointment at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic, she was a Member (equivalent to Professor) in the Department of Biostatistics at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where she co-directed the Biostatistics Shared Resource at the NCI-designated Comprehensive Pediatric Cancer Center. She received her Ph.D. in Biostatistics from Emory University and has extensive experience leading collaborative research and clinical studies across multiple domains.
PhD, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
BS, Peking University, Beijing, China
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de Oliveira Beatriz Coutinho, Gregoire Céline, Zhao Ziran, Kerr Jessica, Melenhorst J Joseph. Single-cell CAR T atlas reveals type 2 function in 8-year leukaemia remission. Nature. 2024. 39322664.
Moore Halle C F, Budd G Thomas. Adherence to Cancer Prevention Lifestyle Recommendations Before, During, and 2 Years After Treatment for High-risk Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open. 2023. 37140922.