Congratulations to associate professors 听补苍诲 Dandan Liu on their R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Vandekar is contact PI for "," with funding from the National Institute on Aging, and Dr. Liu is MPI of "," a study being supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
In addition to excelling at research, Dr. Vandekar and Dr. Liu are renowned for exceptional mentoring and dedicated service. The student body has recognized them both with the graduate program's Outstanding Faculty Mentor award (Dr. Vandekar in 2021 and 2025, and Dr. Liu in 2022). A 2026 , Dr. Vandekar is co-director of admissions and chair-elect of the American Statistical Association's . Dr. Liu's roles include serving as executive director of the and president of the .听