Faculty Profile for Dr. Xiaoxi Shen

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Dr. Xiaoxi Shen
Assistant Professor — Mathematics
MCS 567
phone: (512) 245-9017
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Research Interests

 Statistical genetics; Mixed models; Statistical learning and Empirical processes

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Zhu, J., Saikia, G., Zhang, X., Shen, X., & Kahe, K. (2024). One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients, Genetic Variation, and Diabetes Mellitus. DIABETES METAB J.
  • Shen, X., Jiang, C., Sakhanenko, L., & Lu, Q. (2023). Asymptotic Properties of Neural Network Sieve Estimators. Journal of Nonparametric Statistics. https://doi.org/10.1080/10485252.2023.2209218
  • Shen, X., Jiang, C., & Lu, Q. (2021). [Review of A Goodness-of-fit Test Based on Neural Network Sieve Estimators, by L. Sakhanenko]. Statistics and Probability Letters, 174, 109100. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167715221000626?casa_token=FCmoMuwqhlAAAAAA:E_TcS_m1IiZt5kSZB1PCoLeFTvDJ0RukcvGodCkqMe2PZGw_Ami3PBkt4zjw86yfzFj0bO8Mqg
  • Shen, X., & Wang, X. (n.d.). An Exploration of Testing Genetic Associations Using Goodness-of-Fit Statistics Based on Deep ReLU Neural Networks. Frontiers in Systems Biology.
  • Hou, T., Shen, X., Zhang, S., Liang, M., & Lu, Q. (n.d.). AIGen: An Artificial Intelligence Software for Complex Genetic Data Analysis. Briefings in Bioinformatics.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: New Faculty Collection Grant Funds, $1011.25. October 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2022 Outstanding Review Editor, Editorial Office of Frontiers in Systems Biology. October 3, 2022 - Present

Selected Grants

  • Fulton, Lawrence V (Principal), Villagran, Melinda Morris (Co-Principal), , Bing Zhou (Co-Principal), Mendez, Francis A (Co-Principal), Ekin, Tahir (Co-Principal), Qasem, Apan Muhammad (Co-Principal), Konur, Dincer (Supporting), Alanis, Emmanuel (Supporting), Zihagh, Fereshteh (Supporting), Dong, Zhijie (Co-Principal), Shen, Xiaoxi (Supporting), De Nadai, Alessandro Stevens (Supporting), Zhu, Ye (Co-Principal), Hewitt, Barbara A (Co-Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Supporting), White, Alexander (Supporting), Dolezel, Diane M (Supporting), Ioudina, Vera (Supporting), Islam, Tanzima Z (Supporting), Lee, Chul Ho (Supporting), Metsis, Vangelis (Supporting), Moradi, Masoud (Supporting), Gao, Ju (Supporting), Li-Jen, Lester (Supporting), Jones, Dustin (Supporting), Pham, Vung (Supporting), Holt, Melinda (Supporting), Kyung An, Min (Supporting), Islam, ABM (Supporting), Cho, Hyuk (Supporting), Liu, Quigzhoung (Supporting), Liang, Fan (Supporting), Topinka, Joseph Baar (Supporting). The Accelerating Credentials of Purpose and Value for the Texas Innovation Corridor (TIC) Consortium Grant, THECB, State, $1450000. (Submitted: November 2021, Funded: February 2022 - October 2022). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Principal), Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes, Genetic Susceptibility, and Social Determinants in Association with Diabetes Incidence among the U.S. Hispanic Adults: HCHS/SOL, TXST CADS 2024 Catalyst Research Awards, Texas State Center for Analytics and Data Science, Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: December 22, 2024, Funded: February 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024). Grant.
  • Shen, Xiaoxi. Risk Prediction and Association Analyses Using Kernel Methods for High-Dimensional Genetic Data, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: January 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Zhu, Jie (Principal), Shen, Xiaoxi (Co-Principal), Bishop, Nicholas Joseph (Co-Principal), Metsis, Vangelis (Co-Principal). Exploring Interaction of One-carbon Metabolism Nutrients Intakes and Genetic Susceptibility on Risk of Metabolic Syndrome among Multi-ethnic US Adults with Diverse Socio-demographic, Biomedical, and Lifestyle Characters, Texas State University Multidisciplinary Internal Research Grant, Texas State University, $12000. (Funded: August 24, 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Shen, Xiaoxi. Interpretation of Deep Neural Networks from a Statistical Aspect with Application to Identify Alzheimer’s Disease Related Genes, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, $8000. (Funded: January 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer / Referee
Statistics and Probability Letters
June 2021-Present
Member
Award Committee
September 2023-Present
Organizer
Numerical Methods for Data Science and Engineering
September 2023-Present
Co-Chair
Statistics Teaching Forum
August 2023-Present
Member
Library Committee
August 2022-Present