CV

Downloadable CV plus editorial, service, and funding highlights for reviewers and media.

General Information

Full Name Naim Rashid
Languages English, Spanish, Bengali

Education

  • 2013
    PhD
    Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
  • 2006
    BS
    Trinity School of Arts and Sciences, Duke University
    • BS in Biology with concentration in Pharmacology, Minor in Mathematics

Experience

  • 2021 -
    Associate Professor
    Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 2015 - 2021
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 2013 - 2014
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, and Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    • Postdoc under the supervision of Dr.s [Giovanni Parmigiani](https://scholar.harvard.edu/parmigiani/home) and Nikhil Munshi

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • James E. Grizzle Distinguished Alumnus Award, Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health
  • 2023
    • Teaching Innovation Award, Gillings School of Global Public Health
  • 2021
    • Delta Omega Faculty Award, Gillings School of Global Public Health
  • 2017
    • IBM and R.J. Reynolds Junior Faculty Development Award, UNC-CH
  • 2013
    • Barry H. Margolin Dissertation Award for best doctoral dissertation completed in 2013
  • 2006
    • Biostatistics in Genomics and Cancer Training Grant Recipient

Invited Talks (selected)

  • 2024 – STATGEN Conference, University of Pittsburgh.
  • 2024 – James E. Grizzle Distinguished Alumnus Lecture, UNC Gillings.
  • 2023 – Michigan Biostatistics Cancer Seminar Series.
  • 2023 – IISA Annual Conference invited session.
  • 2022 – Carolina Data Science Now, UNC.
  • 2021 – AAAS invited session, JSM.
  • 2019 – PDAC Taxonomy Workshop, MSKCC.

Editorial & Governance Service

  • Associate Editor, Annals of Applied Statistics (2022–present)
  • Nature Medicine Statistical Advisory Panel (2023–present)
  • V Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee (2022–present)
  • Gillings School Research Council (2022–present)
  • Chair, UNC Biostatistics Doctoral Applied Exam Committee (2021–present)

Advisory Panels & Shared Resources

  • Associate Director, Lineberger Biostatistics Shared Resource supporting 40+ oncology collaborations
  • Co-Director, UNC Pancreatic Cancer SPORE Integrated Quantitative Sciences Core (P50-CA257911)
  • Co-Director, UNC Breast Cancer SPORE Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Core (P50-CA058223)
  • Statistical lead, ARPA-H ADAPT metastatic breast cancer platform trial
  • Statistical lead, DOD PCARP “TrialMatch LLM” precision-medicine navigator