Chao Agnes Hsiung ( zh, 熊昭) is a Taiwanese

biostatistician Biostatistics (also known as biometry) are the development and application of statistical methods to a wide range of topics in biology. It encompasses the design of biological experiments, the collection and analysis of data from those experimen ...

. She is a Distinguished Investigator in the Taiwanese

National Health Research Institutes The National Health Research Institutes (NHRI; ) in Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan, is a non-profit foundation dedicated to medical research and improved healthcare in Taiwan. Established by the Taiwan government in 1995, NHRI is under ...

(NHRI), and Director of the Institute of Population Health Sciences and of the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics within the NHRI.

Education and career

Hsiung earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from

National Tsing Hua University National Tsing Hua University (NTHU; ) is a public research university in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. National Tsing Hua University was first founded in Beijing. After the Chinese Civil War, the then-president of the university, Mei Yiqi, and other ...

in 1972. She went to

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

for graduate study in statistics, earning a master's degree in 1973 and completing her Ph.D. in 1975. After working as an assistant professor at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

from 1975 to 1976, she returned to Taiwan as an associate professor at

National Central University National Central University (NCU, ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k'', Wade–Giles: ''Kuo2 Li4 Chung Yang Ta4 Hsüeh2'' or ''中大'', ''Chung-ta'') is a public research university with long-standing traditions based in Taiwa ...

in 1976. She was promoted to full professor in 1981. She was also a research fellow in the Institute of Statistical Science of the

Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...

from 1985 to 2000. In 1997 she moved to the National Health Research Institutes as investigator and director of the Division of Biostatistics. She became a distinguished investigator there in 2002. Since 2005 she has also held an adjunct professor position in the Institute of Statistics and Department of Life Science of National Tsing-Hua University.

Recognition

In 1985, Hsiung became an elected member of the

International Statistical Institute The International Statistical Institute (ISI) is a professional association of statisticians. It was founded in 1885, although there had been international statistical congresses since 1853. The institute has about 4,000 elected members from gov ...

. In 1994, she was chosen to become a Fellow of the

Institute of Mathematical Statistics The Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts o ...

. She was president of the International Chinese Statistical Association in 2001.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hsiung, Chao Agnes Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Taiwanese statisticians Women statisticians Biostatisticians National Tsing Hua University alumni Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Cornell University faculty Academic staff of the National Central University Elected Members of the International Statistical Institute Fellows of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics