Kai Wang, PhD

Leader, Data Management and Analysis Core
Biography

Dr. Kai Wang is professor of biostatistics and leads the Data Management and Analysis Core at the Iowa Superfund Research Program. He is interested in providing statistical solutions to challenging problems arising from scientific research, in particular those from genetics/genomics, bioinformatics, and big data. He was listed among the World’s Top 2% most cited scientists in their fields according to studies published by Stanford University in both 2022 and 2023. He was awarded the best paper by the International Society for Data Science and Analytics in 2020. In 2023 he was the recipient of the University of Iowa College of Public Health Faculty Research Award.