Dr. Samprit Banerjee, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, United States
Dr. Samprit Banerjee is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, where he has held various academic appointments since 2011. He currently serves as an Associate Professor in both the Division of Biostatistics and the Department of Psychiatry, as well as the Director of the PhD program in Population Health Sciences. Dr. Banerjee’s expertise lies in biostatistics, data science, and epidemiology, with a focus on statistical methods for health research and healthcare policy. He is also a Special Government Employee at the FDA, contributing to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Dr. Banerjee has a distinguished academic background, holding a B.Stat and M.Stat from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, and a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His teaching experience includes directing multiple graduate-level courses in biostatistics, statistical learning, and big data in medicine. Throughout his career, he has mentored numerous junior researchers and contributed to the development of MS and PhD programs in Biostatistics and Data Science. Dr. Banerjee has also served as an elected representative for the Mental Health Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association.
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Summary of Suitability for Excellence in Innovation
Samprit Banerjee, PhD, is highly suitable for the “Research for Excellence in Innovation” award based on his extensive academic background, research contributions, and leadership roles in biostatistics, epidemiology, and data science. His expertise in high-dimensional data analysis, machine learning, and multivariate statistics, combined with his significant contributions to medical and healthcare research, makes him a standout candidate.
Education:
- 1998-2001: B.Stat (Bachelors in Statistics), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
- 2001-2003: M.Stat (Masters in Statistics), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
- 2003-2008: PhD in Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Work Experience:
- Jan 2020 – Present: Associate Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY
- May 2023 – Present: Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY
- Jan 2018 – Jan 2020: Associate Professor, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY
- Jan 2018 – Present: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Nov 2020 – Present: Director (Founding) of PhD Program in Population Health Sciences, Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY
- 2014 – Present: Special Government Employee, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Springs, MD
- 2022 – 2024: Elected Council of Sections Representative for the Mental Health Statistics Section of American Statistical Association (ASA)
Past Positions:
- 2016 – 2020: Director (Founding) of MS Program in Biostatistics & Data Science, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY
- May 2011 – Dec 2017: Assistant Professor, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY
- May 2011 – Dec 2017: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Aug 2008 – May 2011: Instructor, Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
- Jun 2005 – Aug 2008: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama, Birmingham (Supervisor: Dr. Nengjun Yi) – Developed Bayesian methods for detecting gene by gene and gene by environment interactions for QTLs in inbred mice.
- Aug 2003 – Jun 2005: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Supervisor: Dr. Varghese George) – Worked on Marginal Structural Models to investigate genetic effects in AIDS and developed Bayesian methods for QTL detection in Human Genetics.
Publication top Notes:
Perioperative comparative effectiveness of anesthetic technique in orthopedic patients
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Rearrangements of the RAF kinase pathway in prostate cancer, gastric cancer and melanoma
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Mechanism-based epigenetic chemosensitization therapy of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
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Epigenetic repression of miR-31 disrupts androgen receptor homeostasis and contributes to prostate cancer progression
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Elevated prefrontal cortex GABA in patients with major depressive disorder after TMS treatment measured with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
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R/qtlbim: QTL with Bayesian interval mapping in experimental crosses
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