Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
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2022 - Present
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics,
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute
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2004 - Present
Duke Clinical Research Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Safety Outcomes from a Long-Term, Prospective Study of Sertraline Use in Children and Adolescents: The Sertraline Pediatric Registry for the Evaluation of Safety
Journal Article Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology · January 1, 2025 Objectives: To describe the Sertraline Pediatric Registry for the Evaluation of Safety (SPRITES) safety results, including adverse events (AEs) (serious and nonserious, including suicide-related events) following long-term treatment with sertraline in chil ... Full text CitePostoperative outcomes after receipt of ertapenem antimicrobial prophylaxis for colon surgery: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.
Journal Article Infection control and hospital epidemiology · October 2024 ObjectiveTo evaluate postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing colon surgery who receive perioperative prophylaxis with ertapenem compared to other antibiotic regimens.Design and settingMulticenter retrospective cohort study among ... Full text CiteIL-6 inhibition with clazakizumab in patients receiving maintenance dialysis: a randomized phase 2b trial.
Journal Article Nat Med · August 2024 Inflammation mediated by interleukin-6 (IL-6) is strongly associated with cardiovascular risk. Here we evaluated clazakizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting the IL-6 ligand, in a phase 2b dose-finding study. Adults with cardiovascular disease and/or diab ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Liposomal Amphotericin B and Flucytosine Antifungal Strategies for Talaromycosis (LAmB-FAST) - R01
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2031An infection prevention dilemma: should we place patients with C. difficile colonization on contact precautions?
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2024 - 2028Improving Neonatal health Through Rapid malaria testing in Early Pregnancy with high-sensitivity Diagnostics (INTREPiD)
ResearchStatistical Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
North Carolina State University ·
2004
Ph.D.
Cornell University ·
2001
M.S.
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russia) ·
1999
M.S.