Scholar
Pingzhao Hu
Google Scholar ID: ejiSuoYAAAAJ
Canada Research Chair, Associate Prof, Western University, Associate Prof., Univ. of Toronto
Citations & Impact
Citations
4,803
H-index
41
i10-index
102
Publications
20
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0
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Winners of Doctoral Contracts (2025 Aug), French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (shared with Dr. Jonathan Weitzman); Nominee of Western Research Excellence Awards (Outstanding Scholars Category) (2025), Western University; Science Meets Parliament Delegate (2024), Canadian Science Policy Centre and the office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada; Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (2022), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); University of Manitoba Graduate Students’ Association (UMGSA) Teaching Award (2021); Ed Kroeger Mentorship Award (2021), University of Manitoba; The Manitoba Medical Services Foundation Allen Rouse Basic Science Career Scientist Award (2020-2023), Manitoba Medical Services Foundation; The Terry G. Falconer Memorial Rh Institute Foundation Emerging Researcher Award (Interdisciplinary Category, 2020), The Memorial Rh Institute Foundation; The Interstellar Initiative Award (2018), The New York Academy of Sciences and Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development; Careers in Cancer Research Development Program New Principal Investigator Award (2015), CIHR-CCSRI.
Research Experience
- Current Positions: Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Computer Science, Statistical and Actuarial Sciences, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Oncology at Western University; Associate Professor (Status-Only) in the Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics (BMG) and Computer Science (CS) at the University of Manitoba; Co-Chair, Education Committee, International Genetic Epidemiology Society; Chair, Student Research Presentation Award Committee, Statistical Society of Canada.
Background
- Research Interests: Developing and applying machine learning and statistical techniques for integrative analysis of multimodal health data (omics data, imaging data, administrative and electronic medical records) for precision medicine. Professional Fields: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Statistical Genetics, and Bioinformatics.
Miscellany
- Personal interests or hobbies not mentioned.
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