University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Bellaire, Texas, United States
Ying Yuan is Bettyann Asche Murray Distinguished Professor and Deputy Chair in the Department of Biostatistics at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Yuan is an internationally renowned researcher in innovative Bayesian adaptive designs, including early-phase trials, seamless trials, biomarker-guided trials, and basket and platform trials. The designs and software developed by Dr. Yuan’s lab (www.trialdesign.org) have been widely used in medical research institutes and pharmaceutical companies. The BOIN design, developed by Dr. Yuan’s team, is a groundbreaking oncology dose-finding design that has been recognized by the FDA as a fit-for-purpose drug development tool. Dr. Yuan is the leading author of two books, “Bayesian Designs for Phase I-II Clinical Trials” and “Model-Assisted Bayesian Designs for Dose Finding and Optimization”.
