• Biostatistician at CCI-CIC
• MSc in Science and PhD in Statistics
• Over 20 years’ experience in research of statistical methodologies and data analysis for clinical trials and observational study
• Several peer reviewed publications, book chapters and conference talks in medicine and statistics

Defen is a biostatistician at CCI. She received MSc (Science) from McMaster University and PhD (Economics, major in statistics) in China. She has more than 20 years’ experience in research of statistical methodologies and data analysis for clinical trials and observational study. Her responsibilities and expertise include writing and reviewing statistical analysis plans, reviewing research protocols, providing statistical advice for grant applications, and statistical support to clinical trials and observational data analysis, conference presentations and publications. She has published/supported over 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers, book chapters and conference talks, including Circulation, JACC, Statistics in Medicine and Springer.