Overview
Primary interests include clinical trials design and the design and analysis of biomarker and imaging studies especially in the areas of GI cancer, lymphoma, melanoma, transplant and cancer immunotherapy.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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2022 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics,
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Director, DCI Biostatistics
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2020 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics,
Basic Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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1997 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
Serum Pro-N-Cadherin Correlates With Cardiac Injury in the Radiation Late Effects Cohort of Nonhuman Primates.
Journal article JACC Adv · July 23, 2026 BACKGROUND: The delayed effects of radiation exposure on the heart often manifest as cardiac fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction, which can develop years after exposure. However, no Food and Drug Administration-approved serological biomarker is available to ... Full text Link to item CiteContraceptive practices during monitoring for molar pregnancy: A mixed methods analysis.
Journal article Contraception · July 14, 2026 OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns in contraceptive use and factors influencing contraceptive decision-making during the post-molar beta-hCG monitoring period. STUDY DESIGN: This was a mixed methods analysis of patients who received care for molar pregnancy a ... Full text Link to item CiteTable S2 from Phase II Trial of Interleukin-12 Followed by Interferon Alfa-2b in Patients with Metastatic Malignant Melanoma: Results from CALGB 500001 (Alliance)
Other · June 18, 2026 <p>Supplementary Table S2. Flow cytometry gating strategy relevant to Figure 3.</p> ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Serum pro-N-cadherin as an early biomarker of radiation-induced heart disease
ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Off-target effects of breast cancer adjuvant radiation therapy on thymus function in young women
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2026 - 2029Project 2: Inflammation and Submucosal Glands During Esophageal Injury and Repair
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Case Western Reserve University · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education
Yale University ·
1984
Ph.D.