CV

Education

• PhD in Biostatistics @ University of California, Davis, 2021-2026
• Master of Science in Biostatistics @ University of California, Davis, 2019-2021
• Bachelor of Science in Statistics @ Beijing Normal University, 2015-2019

Research experience

• Summer 2016: Research Assistant
  • Investigation on the urban forest in Beijing
  • Beijing Normal University
  • Duties included: Data analysis with GIS model
  • Supervisor: Professor Jin
• Spring 2017: Undergraduate Research Program
  • The influence of basic education of statistics in Beijing
  • Beijing Normal University
  • Duties included: Data analysis with statistical sampling strategy and regression model
• Summer 2017: Research Assistant
  • Big Data Program-Future Media and Communication
  • Tufts University
  • Duties included: Statistical analysis of data from wearable devices
  • Supervisor: Professor Gualtieri
• Summer 2018: Research Assistant
  • Computational Biology Program
  • Brown University
  • Duties included: Algorithms of high-throughput sequencing
  • Supervisor: Professor Istrail
• Spring 2019: Undergraduate Dissertation
  • Model Selection Methods in Cox Model
  • Beijing Normal University
  • Duties included: Algorithms of penalty regression and the application in prognosis of gastric cancer with NCBI data

Skills

• Statistical Analysis
  • Causal Inference
  • Personalized Medicine
  • Machine Learning
• Technical Software
  • Python
  • R
  • SAS

Publications

A General Workflow to Analyze Key Cancer-related Genes Based on NCBI Illustrated by the Case of Gastric Cancer

Zhikuan Quan. A general workflow to analyze key cancer-related genes based on NCBI illustrated by the case of gastric cancer[J]. International Core Journal of Engineering. 2018, 4(10): 45-51

The Role of Chemotherapy Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Oncogenic Driven Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A University of California Lung Cancer Consortium Retrospective Study

Benjamin, David J., Shuai Chen, Joanna B. Eldredge, Shiruyeh Schokrpur, Debory Li, Zhikuan Quan, Jason W. Chan et al. "The Role of Chemotherapy Plus Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Oncogenic-Driven NSCLC: A University of California Lung Cancer Consortium Retrospective Study." JTO Clinical and Research Reports 3, no. 12 (2022): 100427.

Talks

Statistical Methods of Cardiovascular Research

January 21, 2020

Talk at UC Davis, Department of Statistics, Davis, California

Novel Statistical Methods on Identifying Subgroups and Predicting Individualized Treatment Effects with Clustered/Longitudinal Data

June 13, 2022

Talk at UC Davis, Department of Statistics, Davis, California

Service and leadership

• Minister, Student Rights Department of Student Union, Beijing Normal University 2015-2017