Xiaoru Dong

Xiaoru Dong

Ph.D. Biostatistics

University of Florida

National Talks

  • “Data-driven Selection of Trajectory in Single-cell RNA-seq Data.” International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region (ENAR) Annual Meeting. Contributed talk. Baltimore, MD, USA. March 2024.

Local Talks

  • “Enhancing Feature Selection and Estimation in Immunophenotype Data Analysis.” Brusko Lab, University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA. March 2024.
  • “Data-driven Trajectory Construction in Single-Cell RNA-seq Data.” Mark C. K. Yang Award Ceremony. Contributed talk. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. October 2023.
  • “Linear Regression with Highly Correlated Variables.” Brusko Lab, University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA. January 2023.
  • “Exploring the CausalCell Approach to Single-Cell Data.” Brusko Lab, University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA. September 2022.
  • “Human Immune Phenotyping (HIP): Age Prediction Model.” Brusko Lab, University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA. April 2022.
  • “Trajectory Goodness of Fit in Single-Cell RNA-seq Data.” Brusko Lab, University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA. December 2021.
  • “Understanding RNA Velocity.” Brusko Lab, University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA. August 2021.
  • “Gene Selection for Trajectory Inference in Single-Cell RNA-seq Data.” Brusko Lab, University of Florida Diabetes Institute, Gainesville, FL, USA. January 2021.

National Posters

  • “Data-driven Selection of Trajectory in Single-cell RNA-seq Data.” American Statistical Association (ASA) Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics (SSGG). Contributed poster. Pittsburgh, PA, USA. May 2024.
  • “Data-driven Evaluation of Trajectories in Single-Cell RNA-seq Data.” International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region (ENAR) Annual Meeting. Contributed poster. Nashville, TN, USA. March 2023.

Local Posters

  • “Immune Phenotypic Profiling across the Human Lifespan Demonstrates Accelerated Immune Aging in Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes.” 2022 College of Medicine Research Day. Contributed poster. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. April 2022.
  • “Analyzing Inclusion Criteria of 7000 Cochrane Systematic Reviews.” Undergraduate Research Symposium. Contributed poster. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA. April 2018.
  • “Distortions in Scientific Literature - A Replication Analysis of Greenberg’s Citation Network of 302 Alzheimer’s Science Research Papers.” Undergraduate Research Symposium. Contributed poster. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA. April 2018.