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Title: TBD

Thursday, Aug 20th, 2026

Speaker: Xiaoyan Liu, Senior Principal Biostatistician
Novartis

Xiaoyan Liu Xiaoyan Liu works as a trial statistician at Novartis, supporting clinical studies in the immunology therapeutic area. Xiaoyan received his PhD in Biostatistics from Boston University and worked as an extern in the biometrics department at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. His research interests include clinical trial designs, estimands, and missing data handling.


Title: TBD

Thursday, Aug 20th, 2026

Speaker: Hongjian Zhu, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Statistics and Data Science
SystImmune Inc.

Hongjian Zhu. TBD


Panel: Translating Academic Training into Industry Readiness

Thursday, Aug 20th, 2026

Speaker: Dr. Hao Wu, Mathematical Statistician
FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)

Dr. Hao Wu Dr. Hao Wu is a Mathematical Statistician at the FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).