Distinguished Senior Fellow in Biostatistics

Overview

Lorin Crawford is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research. The central aim of his research program is to build interpretable machine learning algorithms that help uncover how genetic effects and gene-by-environmental interactions contribute to the architecture of complex traits and disease progression. Some of his work has landed him a place on Forbes 30 Under 30 list and recognition as a member of The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans. He has also been awarded an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, a David & Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship for Science and Engineering, and a COPSS Emerging Leader Award.

Before joining both MSR, Dr. Crawford received his PhD from the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University where he was formerly co-advised by Drs. Sayan Mukherjee and Kris C. Wood. He also received his Bachelors of Science degree in Mathematics from Clark Atlanta University.

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