Wenquan Wang, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Biostatistician

Education/Training:

Shanghai Medical University BS 1995 Preventive Medicine
Shanghai Medical University MS 1998 Health Statistics
University of Iowa PhD 2003 Biostatistics

Positions:

  • 1993-1994 Internship, Shanghai Fifth Hospital, Shanghai, China
  • 1995-1998 Research Assistant, Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research, Shanghai, China
  • 1998-1999 Graduate Research Assistant, Consulting Center of Biostatistics, University of Iowa
  • 1999-2000 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
  • 2001-2003 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
  • 2001-2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
  • 2003-Present Research Assistant Professor, Medical Statistics Section, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
  • 2003-Present Biostatistician, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Unit, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Honors:

  • Received the Comer-Reynolds Memorial Award for being the outstanding student in biostatistics at the University of Cincinnati (1992)

Selected Publications (in chronological order):

  1. Gao E, Wang W, Yuan W. Birth Sex Ratio of Chinese Minority Nationalities. Reproductive Health of Chinese Minority Nationalities: 153-159. Chinese Population Publication House, Sept. 1997.
  2. Gao E, Wang W, Zhou L, Fang K, Gu J, Qi Q, Lun Y, Wan Y, Tao J, Qiu S. Effect of Intervention on the Knowledge of Contraceptive among Married Reproductive Women. Chinese Journal of Family Planning, 6(1): 22-25, 1998.
  3. Gao E, Wang W, Zhou L, Fang K, Gu J, Qi Q, Lun Y, Wan J, Tao J, Qiu S. Effect of Intervention on Contraceptive-Using Among Reproductive Women. Reproduction and Contraception, 18(1): 40-48, 1998.
  4. Gao E, Wang W, Zhou L, Fang K, Gu J, Qi Q, Lun Y, Wan J, Tao J, Qiu S. Effect of Intervention on Contraceptive among Married Reproductive Women. Journal of Reproductive Medicine, (2): 17-22 1998.
  5. Fallon KB, Palmer CA, Roth KA, Nabors LB, Wang W, Carpenter M, Banerjee R, Forsyth P, Rich K, Perry A. Prognostic value of 1p, 19q, 9p, 10q, and EGFR FISH analyses in recurrent oligodendrogliomas. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 63(4):314-322, 2004.
  6. Sadler L, Saftlas A, Wang W, Exeter M, Whittaker J, McCowan L. Treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and risk of preterm delivery. JAMA May 5;291(17):2100-6, 2004.
  7. Saftlas AF, Logsden-Sackett N, Wang W, Woolson R, Bracken MB. Work, leisure time physical activity, and risk of preeclampsia. American Journal of Epidemiology 2004 (in press).

Research Support:

ONGOING

1P50 CA89019-01 (Bland) 09/30/2000 - 09/29/2006
NIH/NCI
SPORE in Breast Cancer

Multi project grant to expand the breast cancer research at the University of Alabama and the Comprehensive Cancer Center with an emphasis on translational research. Dr. Wang serves as Biostatistician to provide statistical consultation regarding study design and statistical analysis for all of the projects.

1 P50 CA097247-01 (Rosenfeld) 08/01/2002 - 07/31/2007
NCI
Molecular Therapeutics for Anaplastic Gliomas (SPORE)

The primary goal of the Biostatistics Core is to provide centralized statistical services and collaborative research support for the research projects for the Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Brain Cancer. Dr. Wang serves as Biostatistician to provide statistical consultation regarding study design and statistical analysis for all of the projects.