Directory
This Directory includes Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni selectable by category, search or alphabetical by last name. Over 110 students have graduated from the Department of Biomedical Informatics (25+ PhD, 50+ MS, 25+ Certificate). The diversity of careers available to DBMI alumnus is evident in their biographies. Many of our graduates are teaching and performing research in academic institutions, such as Vanderbilt University, Arizona State University, and New York University while others have entered private industry with companies such as Cerner Corporation and Boston Scientific; some have positions in government agencies, such as the NIH and AHRQ, while others are at major medical centers, serving in roles such as Chief Medical Information Officer. We maintain a database of the career paths of our graduates. If you are an alumnus, please contact us if you would like to submit or update information!
Wei-Hsuan “Jenny” Lo-Ciganic
Biography
Dr. Wei-Hsuan “Jenny” Lo-Ciganic is a pharmacoepidemiologist whose research focuses on improving drug safety, medication adherence, and the quality of prescribing. Dr. Lo-Ciganic has extensive experience applying advanced predictive analytics, including machine learning and group-based trajectory modeling, with large healthcare datasets. Since 2015, she has served as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Investigator (Co-I) on more than 17 extramurally-funded grants and contracts. Currently, she is the PI for the R01 study entitled “Developing and Evaluating a Machine-Learning Opioid Prediction & Risk-Stratification E-Platform (DEMONSTRATE)” and a lead investigator for the R01 grant entitled “Machine-Learning Prediction and Reducing Overdoses with EHR Nudges (mPROVEN)” funded by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA). She has published more than 90 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has an h-index of 21. She has extensive and successful experience mentoring PharmD, MS, and PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, residents, and junior faculty.
In her personal time, Dr. Lo-Ciganic enjoys cooking, swimming, and spending time with her four children. Dr. Lo-Ciganic has a profound love for research and exploration and enjoys embarking on international journeys to disseminate her research findings and explore different places and cultures (and getting lost).
Education & Training
BS, Pharmacy (Minor in Horticulture), National Taiwan University, 2003
MS, Clinical Pharmacy, National Cheng-Kung University, 2005
MS, Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, 2010
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, 2013
Geriatric Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Gero-Informatics Research & Training Program, University of Pittsburgh, 2013
image002.pngPharmaceutical Health Service Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, CP3, University of Pittsburgh, 2014