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Anru Zhang

Eugene Anson Stead, Jr. M.D. Associate Professor
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Translational Biomedical

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Eugene Anson Stead, Jr. M.D. Associate Professor · 2021 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Translational Biomedical, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · 2022 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Translational Biomedical, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Associate Professor of Computer Science · 2022 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Statistical Science · 2022 - Present Statistical Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · 2022 - Present Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

Recent Publications


Integrated analysis for electronic health records with structured and sporadic missingness.

Journal Article J Biomed Inform · November 2025 OBJECTIVES: We propose a novel imputation method tailored for Electronic Health Records (EHRs) with structured and sporadic missingness. Such missingness frequently arises in the integration of heterogeneous EHR datasets for downstream clinical application ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

TEMPTED: time-informed dimensionality reduction for longitudinal microbiome studies.

Journal Article Genome Biol · December 19, 2024 Longitudinal studies are crucial for understanding complex microbiome dynamics and their link to health. We introduce TEMPoral TEnsor Decomposition (TEMPTED), a time-informed dimensionality reduction method for high-dimensional longitudinal data that treat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Soft phenotyping for sepsis via EHR time-aware soft clustering.

Journal Article J Biomed Inform · April 2024 OBJECTIVE: Sepsis is one of the most serious hospital conditions associated with high mortality. Sepsis is the result of a dysregulated immune response to infection that can lead to multiple organ dysfunction and death. Due to the wide variability in the c ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Integrated Detection and Classification of Sepsis via Tensor Methods Using EHR

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2029

Duke University Psychiatry Physician-Scientist Residency Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health · 2024 - 2029

Machine Learning Guided Precision Genetic Testing for Identification of Monogenic Cardiovascular Disorders

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2028

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Pennsylvania · 2015 Ph.D.

External Links


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