Dr. Jihnhee Yu obtained her PhD in Statistics from Texas A&M University in 2003. Currently Dr. Yu is Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Biostatistics, and Director, Population Health and Health Observatory, School of Public Health and Health Profession, SUNY at Buffalo. She has authored and coauthored scientific papers published in several peer-reviewed journals throughout her career. Dr. Yu main research interests are clinical trials designs, parametric and nonparametric likehood approach.