Hong Wang, PhD

Summary

Dr. Wang’s primary areas of research interest include design and statistical analysis of clinical trials and pre-clinical studies, and correlated survival analysis. Other areas of interest include microbiome data analysis, statistical analysis of Multiplex Immunofluorescence (mIF) data, and in vitro and in vivo radiation survival analysis.

As a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, and Biostatistician and former Interim Director of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center (HCC) Biostatistics Facility, Dr. Wang has been collaborating with HCC medical investigators since 2004 by leading the statistical support of the Skin Cancer, Radiation Oncology, and Prostate/GU program. He has designed over 70 clinical trials. He has been working as a statistical reviewer for UPMC HCC PRC since 2006. He is the Co-Director of Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Core for Melanoma SPORE, and lead statistician for the NCI ETCTN trials Pittsburgh consortium. He has mentored 3 GSRs and advised 2 MS students.