Serendipity has steered Tian Gu, MS ’17, PhD ‘21, from China to the United States, mechanical engineering to statistics, and corporate work to academia. Through all the lucky breaks or happy chances, Gu has discovered her niche in biostatistics. 

Black patients are more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than white patients with similar underlying health and socioeconomic conditions, according to a new University of Michigan study.

​Tian discusses her research in data integration methods and the bias arising from lack of representation.

Researchers proposed a revised system for COPD diagnosis that takes into account lung inflammation and tissue damage captured with CT imaging, and uses a broader definition of abnormal lung function, in addition to existing criteria of a history of smoking and displaying symptoms of the disease.