Zitong Lu
Incoming Postdoctoral Researcher · October 1, 2026
Joining the group in Fall 2026
Team
A team built around thoughtful collaboration.
I feel fortunate to work with talented students and collaborators who bring ideas from statistics, computer science, medicine, and population health. Together, we turn methodological questions into tools that matter.
Current team
Postdoctoral researcher & doctoral students
Joowon Lee
PhD in Statistics · 2021—present
Individualized treatment rules · large language models
Kyungjin Sohn
PhD in Statistics · 2023—present
Heterogeneous treatment effects · predictive modeling
Jin Mu
PhD in Biomedical Data Science · 2025—present
Large language models · clinical informatics
Alumni
Where former students are now
Jifan Gao
PhD, Biomedical Data Science · 2025
Grace Yi Chen
PhD, Biomedical Data Science · 2025
Jojo Cheng
PhD, Biomedical Data Science · 2023
Michael Johnson
PhD, Statistics · 2021
Rui Chen
PhD, Statistics · 2021
Xiaomao Li
PhD, Statistics · 2018
Collaborators
PhD collaborators
Jacob Maronge
PhD collaborator
Chan Park
PhD collaborator
Mentorship
Master’s students
Xupeng Tang
MS · 2025
Baiheng Chen
MS · 2024
Xinyue Wang
MS · 2021
Early research experience
Undergraduate & master’s summer interns
Students who joined the group for a focused research experience before moving into doctoral training.
Jiahao Liu
Peking University · 2024—2025
PhD in Biostatistics, University of MinnesotaShucheng Liu
University of Science and Technology of China · 2024—2025
PhD in Statistics, UNC–Chapel HillPeiyu He
Peking University · 2024—2025
PhD in Biostatistics, Duke UniversityYifan Zhang
Zhejiang University · 2025—2026
PhD in Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins UniversityMultiple openings · Fall 2026 / Spring 2027
Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are welcome.
I am especially interested in working with people who care about both methodological rigor and meaningful biomedical impact. Email a CV and a short note describing your background and research interests.