Osvaldo Espin-Garcia
Assistant Professor
E-mail: oespinga@uwo.ca
Dr. Espin-Garcia holds a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Toronto, an MMath in Statistics-Biostatistics from the University of Waterloo and a BSc in Actuarial Sciences from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Prior to joining Western, he worked as Principal Biostatistician at the University Health Network.
His research program focuses on developing and implementing statistical, machine learning and computational methods for statistical omics, molecular epidemiology, and deep phenotyping of complex traits such as cancer, Crohn’s disease and osteoarthritis.
Dr. Espin-Garcia is currently a member of the Bone and Joint Institute and supports multiple training initiatives such as STAGE, the Collaborative Specialization in Machine Learning in Health and Biomedical Sciences, and the Health Data Working Group.
Appointments
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto
- Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network
Research Cluster Membership
- Biostatistics
- Chronic Disease & Multimorbidity
- Biostatistical & Computational Methods
- Epidemiological Observational Studies
Research Interests
- Statistical genetics
- Genetic epidemiology
- Integrative multi-omics studies
- Deep phenotyping
- Design and analysis of multi-phase studies
- Microbiome data analysis
- Joint models of longitudinal and time-to-event data
- Latent class/variable models
