Lili Tian
PhD
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Chair
Professor
Research Topics
Statistical Sciences (Statistics/Biostatistics): classification metrics, biomarker/medical device evaluation and classification algorithms; exact and computationally efficient statistical procedures for reliability measures and other essential measures used in applied fields; general statistical methodology with applications in public health and medical science. Interdisciplinary: medical device, clinical trials, biomedical research, cancer research, epidemiology, biobehavioral research, health policy, nursing.
Summary
Lili Tian PhD earned her PhD and MA in Statistics from University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. She also earned a MA degree in Theoretical Physics, from Shandong University, China.
Tian joined the Department of Biostatistics in 2005 as associate Professor and was awarded tenure in 2007. She was promoted to full Professor in 2013.
She is affiliated with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Institute as adjunct full Professor of Biostatistics and Oncology.
Honors and Service
- American Statistical Association (ASA) fellow, elected 2024
- Committee of Applied Statistics, ASA
- President of ASA Buffalo/Niagara chapter
- Editor-in-Chief (with Marta Garcia Finana & Chris Metcalfe), Statistical Methods in Medical Research
- Statistical advisory panel member, Nature Medicine