History

Our History


The inaugural Chair of the Lifetime Data Analysis Interest Group (
LiDA-IG) was Ross Prentice (2014), who was succeeded by Mei-Ling Ting Lee (2015), Jack Kalbfleisch (2016) and Mei-Cheng Wang (2017).  Through their collective vision and leadership the interest group quickly became active in sponsoring events such as the 2017 ICSA China Conference in Jilin City, Chinathe 2018 Workshop in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics in Atlanta, Georgia, the 2018 ICSA China Conference in Qingdao, China, and the 2018 International Workshop on the Statistical Analysis of Multi-Outcome Data in St.  Louis, Missouri.  The inaugural conference of the LiDA-IG was entitled Lifetime Data Science: Data Science, Precision Medicine and Risk Analysis with Lifetime DataThe scientific program committee was chaired by Mei-Cheng Wang and Jack Kalbfleisch, and the event was graciously hosted by the University of Connecticut.

The 
enthusiasm for the creation of the Lifetime Data Analysis Interest Group soon led to a membership of over 230 individuals, and this show of support and commitment was instrumental in the approval of our section!  The ASA Council of Sections voted in the fall of 2018 to grant the Lifetime Data Analysis Interest Group official ASA Section status as the Section on Lifetime Data Science. We thank our members for joining the LiDA-IG and sincerely hope that current members will take action and join the new ASA Section on Lifetime Data Science when they renew their ASA membership. New members are also strongly encouraged to join so please spread the word!

 

Past Officers of the Lifetime Data Analysis Section

2024

Chair

(Tony) Jianguo Sun, University of Missouri

Chair Elect

Zhezhen Jin, Columbia University

Past Chair

Grace Y. Yi, University of Western Ontario

Secretary

Sharon Xie, University of Pennsylvania

Treasurer

Yifei Sun, Columbia University

Program Chair

Pamela A. Shaw, Kaiser Permanente

Program Chair-Elect

Mengling Liu, New York University

Council Representative

Ronghui (Lily) Xu, University of California, San Diego

Webinar Committee Chair

Esra Kurum, University of California, Riverside

Webinar Committee Co-Chair

Wenbo Wu, New York University

Communication Officer

Wenjie Wang, Eli Lilly and Company


2023

Chair

Grace Y. Yi, University of Western Ontario

Chair Elect

(Tony) Jianguo Sun, University of Missouri

Past Chair

Douglas Schaubel, University of Pennsylvania

Secretary

Sharon Xie, University of Pennsylvania

Treasurer

Yu Cheng, University of Pittsburgh

Program Chair

Ying Ding, University of Pittsburgh

Program Chair-Elect

Pamela A. Shaw, Kaiser Permanente

Council Representative

Ronghui (Lily) Xu, University of California, San Diego

Webinar Committee Chair

Esra Kurum, University of California, Riverside

Webinar Committee Co-Chair

Wenbo Wu, New York University

Communication Officer

Wenjie Wang, Eli Lilly and Company


2022

Chair

Douglas Schaubel, University of Pennsylvania

Chair Elect

Grace Y. Yi, University of Western Ontario

Past Chair

Mimi Kim, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Secretary

Sharon Xie, University of Pennsylvania

Treasurer

Yu Cheng, University of Pittsburgh

Program Chair

Jing Ning, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Program Chair-Elect

Ying Ding, University of Pittsburgh

Council Representative

Ronghui (Lily) Xu, University of California, San Diego

Webinar Committee Chair

Esra Kurum, University of California, Riverside

Communication Officer

Wenjie Wang, Eli Lilly and Company


2021

Chair

Mimi Kim, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Chair Elect

Douglas Schaubel, University of Pennsylvania

Past Chair

Nicholas P. Jewell, University of California, Berkeley

Secretary

Sharon Xie, University of Pennsylvania

Treasurer

Yu Cheng, University of Pittsburgh

Program Chair

Haoda Fu, Eli Lilly and Company

Program Chair-Elect

Jing Ning, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Council Representative

Xiaonan Xue, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Webmaster

Ker-Ai Lee, University of Waterloo

Newsletter Editor

Wenjie Wang, Eli Lilly and Company


2020

Chair

Nicholas P. Jewell, University of California, Berkeley

Chair Elect

Mimi Kim, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Past Chair

Jianwen Cai, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Secretary

Joan Hu, Simon Fraser University

Treasurer

Chiung-Yu Huang, University of California at San Francisco

Program Chair

Zhezhen Jin, Columbia University

Program Chair-Elect

Haoda Fu, Eli Lilly and Company

Council Representative

Xiaonan Xue, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Webmaster

Ker-Ai Lee, University of Waterloo

Newsletter Editor

Jun Yan, University of Connecticut


2019

Chair

Jianwen Cai, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chair Elect

Nicholas P. Jewell, University of California, Berkeley

Past Chair

Richard J. Cook, University of Waterloo

Secretary

Joan Hu, Simon Fraser University

Treasurer

Chiung-Yu Huang, University of California at San Francisco

Program Chair

Guoqing Diao, George Mason University

Program Chair-Elect

Zhezhen Jin, Columbia University

Council Representative

Xiaonan Xue, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Webmaster

Ker-Ai Lee, University of Waterloo

Newsletter Editor

Jun Yan, University of Connecticut


Past Officers of the Lifetime Data Analysis Interest Group

2018

Chair

Richard J. Cook, University of Waterloo

Chair Elect

Jianwen Cai, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Past Chair

Mei-Cheng Wang, Johns Hopkins University

Secretary

Jonathan Siegel, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc

Treasurer

Chiung-Yu Huang, University of California at San Francisco

Program Chair

Yu Shen, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Program Chair-Elect

Guoqing Diao, George Mason University

Webmaster

Weiliang Qiu, AbbVie

Newsletter Editor

Jun Yan, University of Connecticut


2017

Chair

Mei-Cheng Wang, Johns Hopkins University

Chair Elect

Richard J. Cook, University of Waterloo

Past Chair

Jack Kalbfleisch, University of Michigan

Secretary

Jonathan Siegel, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc

Treasurer

Chiung-Yu Huang, University of California at San Francisco

Program Chair

Bin Nan, University of California, Irvine

Program Chair-Elect

Yu Shen, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Webmaster

Weiliang Qiu, Harvard Medical School

Newsletter Editor

Jun Yan, University of Connecticut


2016

Chair

Jack Kalbfleisch, University of Michigan

Chair Elect

Mei-Cheng Wang, Johns Hopkins University

Past Chair

Mei-Ling Ting Lee, University of Maryland at College Park

Secretary

Jonathan Siegel, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc

Treasurer

Chiung-Yu Huang, University of California at San Francisco

Program Chair

Douglas E. Schaubel, University of Michigan

Program Chair-Elect

Bin Nan, University of California, Irvine

Council Representative

Zhezhen Jin, Columbia University

Webmaster

Weiliang Qiu, Harvard Medical School

Newsletter Editor

Jun Yan, University of Connecticut


2015

Chair

Mei-Ling Ting Lee, University of Maryland at College Park

Chair Elect

Jack Kalbfleisch, University of Michigan

Past Chair

Ross Prentice, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Secretary

Jonathan Siegel, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc

Council Representative

Zhezhen Jin, Columbia University


2014

Chair

Ross Prentice, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Chair Elect

Mei-Ling Ting Lee, University of Maryland at College Park

Secretary

Xin He, University of Maryland at College Park

Council Representative

Zhezhen Jin, Columbia University