Mingyan Yu

PhD (Biostat), 2026

University of Michigan
Email
myanyuobfuscate@umich[punto]edu

Alumnus Since

2026

First position after graduation

Statistical Manager, Takeda, Cambridge, MA

Thesis/Project

Bayesian Joint Models to Incorporate Individual-Level Variability as Predictors for Health Outcomes

Education:

2026 PhD in Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

2020-2022 M.S. in Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

2016-2020 B.S. in Applied Psychology, Renmin University of China;

Papers (partial)

1. Joint Modeling of Multiple Longitudinal Biomarkers and Survival Outcomes via Threshold Regression: Variability as a Predictor. Mingyan Yu, Zhenke Wu, Michelle Hood, Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez, Sioban Harlow, Michael R Elliott (2026) ► Biometrics [paper link]

2. A Bayesian Approach to Modeling Variance of Intensive Longitudinal Biomarker Data as a Predictor of Health Outcomes. Mingyan Yu, Zhenke Wu, Margaret Hicken, Michael R Elliott (2024) ► Statistics in Medicine [doi]