Kan Li

Biography

I am a Director of Biostatistics at Daiichi Sankyo. I am also a Merck & Co. alumni and ACRP-certified professional, bringing comprehensive expertise in driving global oncology drug development and regulatory success. I received my Ph.D. degree from Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Texas-Health Science Center. My dissertation is Functional Joint Model of Longitudinal and Time-to-Event data, advised by Dr. Sheng Luo. My research focused on Bayesian modeling, Joint model of longitudinal and survival analysis, personalized dynamic prediction, multivariate analysis, and functional data. The methodology development are mainly motivated by clinical study of neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and Huntington’s disease. I am currently actively engaged in statistical topics inspired by oncology and neuroscience clinical trials, as well as promoting the implementation of advanced methodologies.

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I am a big fun of jigsaw puzzles.