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Monica Agrawal

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Translational Biomedical

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · 2024 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Translational Biomedical, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Assistant Professor of Computer Science · 2024 - Present Computer Science, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering · 2025 - Present Biomedical Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering

Recent News Items


Published February 20, 2026
The Hidden Risks of Asking AI for Health Advice

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Recent Scholarly Works


Characterization of menopause onset and associated disease risks using large-scale electronic health records

Preprint · 2026 Menopause affects over one billion women worldwide, yet remains poorly characterized at scale. We apply an ICD-10-based phenotyping algorithm to electronic health records (EHR) from an academic medical center ( n =33,444 women aged 35–64) and a safety-net ... Full text Cite

Heterogeneity across race and ethnicity for menopause onset

Preprint · 2026 The heterogeneity onset of menopause varies across racial and ethnic groups, yet this heterogeneity may partially reflect methodological differences rather than true biological differences. Using the All of Us Research Program Controlled Tier dataset (v8), ... Full text Cite

The evaluation illusion of large language models in medicine.

Journal article NPJ Digit Med · October 7, 2025 While large language models (LLMs) hold promise for transforming clinical healthcare, current comparisons and benchmark evaluations of large language models in medicine often fail to capture real-world efficacy. Specifically, we highlight how key discrepan ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Training Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2031

High-performance Computing for Catalyzing Foundation Models in Medicine

EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2026 - 2027

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Education


Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2023 Ph.D.