Where are they now? Here’s a partial list of HOBI graduates since 2018 and what they’ve gone on to do.
- PhD in Biomedical Informatics
- PhD in Health Outcomes and Implementation Science
- MS in Medical Sciences
PhD in Medical Sciences
Biomedical Informatics
Chen Bai, PhD (2024)
Position: Data Scientist at Novelis, the world’s largest recycler of aluminum.
HOBI Dissertation: AI-based Preoperative Frailty Index Using Real-World Data
Matthew Diller, PhD (2024) MS (2018)
Position: Postdoctoral associate at the National Institutes of Health, with scientific director of the National Library of Medicine.
HOBI Dissertation: An Advanced Ontology-Based Approach to Semantic Data Integration for Exposome Research with a Focus on External Environmental Exposures and Temporal Relations
HOBI Master’s Thesis: Semantic Data Integration using the Ontology of Cancer-Related Social-Ecological Variables
Tyler John Loftus, PhD (2024), MD
Position: Assistant professor and acute care surgeon, University of Florida Department of Surgery
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HOBI Dissertation: Aligning Patient Acuity with Resource Intensity after Major Surgery: Federated Learning across University Health Systems
Xinsong Du, PhD (2023)
Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Harvard Medical School, with professor/director of the American Medical Informatics Association.
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HOBI Dissertation: Reproducible Computational Workflow for Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics Data Processing
Xing He, PhD (2022)
HOBI Position: Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, UF
Assistant Director of Research Infrastructure, Office of Data Science and Research Implementation at UF Health
Dissertation Title: Towards Computable and Standardized Representation of Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria for Electronic Health Record Data
Hansi Zhang, Ph.D (2021)
Position: Data Scientist, The Bosch Group
Dissertation Title: Semantic Data Integration of Health Information
Yunpeng Zhao, PhD (2021)
Dissertation Title: Public Health Surveillance Using Social Media Data
Health Outcomes and Implementation Science
Faith Heeren, PhD (2024)
Position: Postdoctoral fellow at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, supported by the National Institutes of Health
HOBI Dissertation: Utilizing Community-Engaged Research Methodology to Identify Pre-Operative Educational Needs Among Adolescents Undergoing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Gina Eubanks, Ph.D | Health Outcomes and Policy (2023)
HOBI Position: Assistant Scientist and Director, QI & Implementation Science
Dissertation Title: Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with Guideline Concordant Metabolic Screening and Monitoring among Adults Prescribed a Second-Generation Antipsychotic
Boya Lin, Ph.D. | Health Outcomes and Policy (2023)
Position: Associate, Analysis Group
Dissertation Title: Utilization of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder and Its Associated Health Outcomes among Pregnant Women in Florida Medicaid
Tianyao Huo, Ph.D. | Health Outcomes and Policy (2022)
Position: Senior Statistical Manager, IQVIA
Dissertation Title: Examination of Disparities in Pediatric Lipid Screening and Management in Florida Medicaid
Jennifer LeLaurin, PhD (2022)
Position: Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, UF; Assistant Director of the Learning Health System Program at the UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Dissertation Title: Implementation of Electronic Health Record-Based Interventions to Address Social Needs in Pediatric Primary Care
Guanming Chen, Ph.D. | Health Outcomes and Policy (2021)
Position: Reviewer, FDA
Dissertation Title: Disparities in Health Outcomes following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Evidence from the OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium
Alexandra Lee, PhD (2021)
Post graduate positions: Postdoctoral researcher at Penn State University; Manager of Clinical Research, Weight Watchers (WW)
Dissertation: Characterizing Subjective Social Status in Adolescents and its Application to Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior
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Sarah Chavez, PhD (2019), MPH
Post graduate position: Post-Doctoral Associate, STEM Translational Communication Center, College of Journalism and Communications and UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida.
Dissertation: Evaluating the Quality of Type 2 Diabetes Mobile Apps: The Development, Testing, and Dissemination of an Evidence-Based Scoring Instrument for Mobile Health Applications
Aditi G Patel, PhD (2018), MPH | Health Outcomes and Policy
Post graduate position: MD candidate, class of 2020, College of Medicine, University of Florida
Dissertation: Investigating Network Adequacy Standards for Provider Networks in Medicaid Managed Care
MS in Medical Sciences (selected examples)
Health Outcomes & Implementation Science
Russell Hawkins, MS (2020)
Post graduate position: 4th Year Resident Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida
Biomedical Informatics
Haeun Lee, MS (2021)
Post graduate position: PhD candidate, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ruoyi Zhang, MS (2021)
Caitrin Rowe, PhD, MS (2019)
Post graduate position: Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida
Thesis: A Computable Phenotype for Resistant Hypertension: Accurate Antihypertensive Drug Classification and Validation Through Manual Chart Review
Justin Tauscher, MS (2019)
Post graduate position: PhD candidate in Human Development and Organizational Studies, College of Education, University of Florida
Jong Taek Kim, MS (2019)
Post graduate position: Clinical Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Alexander Loiacono, MS (2019)
HOBI Post graduate position: Applications Programmer, College of Medicine, University of Florida
Mohamed H. Shahin, B.Pharm., MS, PhD (2018)
Post-graduate position: Pfizer, Inc.
Thesis: Using a Systems Pharmacology Approach to Identify Novel Signatures Associate with Thiazide-Induced Changes in Uric Acid Levels
Dharani Balasubramanian, MS (2018)
Post graduate position: Data Engineer, Amadeus North America Inc.
Thesis: Semantic Data Integration Using the Ontology of Cancer-Related Social-Ecological Variables