Hongyan Xu
Professor
Hongyan Xu
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Population Health Science: Biostats & Data Science
Administration
Department of Biostatistics, Data Science, & Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Department of Biostatistics, Data Science, & Epidemiology
College of Nursing
Department of Nursing Science
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Population Health Science
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Administration
Department of The Graduate School
Bio
Dr. Xu received his PhD in Human Population Genetics from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston. He joined the Augusta University after finishing his postdoctoral training at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
- HXU@augusta.edu
- (706) 721-4697
- (706) 721-6294
- AE 1018
Education
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Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, General University of Texas Health Sci, 2003
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MS, Genetics, General Fudan Univ / Inst of Genetics, 1999
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BS, Biophysics Fudan Univ / Inst of Genetics, 1996
Awards & Honors
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Leader of PRIDE Statistical Genetics Group National Institute of Health, 2017
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NIH Study Section National Institute of Health, 2017
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Faculty at the The Curriculum in Iron Metabolism & Related Disorders Hosted by the European School of Hematology, 2014
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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STAT 8150
Adv Genomic Data Analysis
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DATS 7900
Capstone Proj in Data Science
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STAT 7910
Biostatistical Consulting Proj
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DATS 7760
Data & Visual Analytics
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MEDI 6120
Foundations of Medicine
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STAT 7750
Intro to Genetic Analysis
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MEDI 6130
Musculoskeletal/Skin
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NURO 8082
Neuroscience II
Teaching Interests
Biological Sequencing Analysis, Statistical Genetics, Genomics, Computation Biology, Bioinformatics, Big Data
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Clinical Learning in Translation: Analysis of Pre-Clerkship Ultrasound Training on Student Learning Behaviors During Clerkship., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - TSPO deficiency exacerbates acute brain damage after intracerebral hemorrhage in male mice., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Brain proteome changes after intracerebral hemorrhage in aged male and female mice., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Oxygen Saturation Sub-analyses Errors in the Dominant Meta-analysis Used to Deimplement Albuterol as a Therapeutic Option for Bronchiolitis., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal - Predictors of Fracture in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Overweight or Obesity., 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
Big data analysis, statistical genetics, genomics, Bayesian statistics, genetic epidemiology, cancer genetics, epigenetics
Department Service
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Department P&T Committee 2020 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Department Computation Committee 2016 - 2017
Role: Committee Chair
College Service
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Academic House 2016 - 2018
Role: Faculty Advisor
University Service
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Statistical Consulting 2023 - Present
Role: Other
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Statistical Consulting 2023 - Present
Role: Other
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Statistical Consulting 2023 - Present
Role: Other
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Statistical consulting 2021 - Present
Role: Other
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Statistical consulting 2021 - Present
Role: Other
Professional Service
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Georgia Chapter of ASA 2015 - Present
Role: Member
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American Society of Human Genetics 2012 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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Associate Editor 2009 - Present
Role: Other
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Referee 2006 - Present
Role: Other
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American Statistical Society 2005 - Present
Role: Member