publications

2024

1. Accelerated gradient methods for sparse statistical learning with nonconvex penalties

   Kai Yang ,  Masoud Asgharian ,  and  Sahir Bhatnagar

   Statistics and Computing, 2024
2. Investigating Sensitive Issues in Class Through Randomized Response Polling

   Christian Genest ,  James A Hanley ,  and  Sahir R Bhatnagar

   Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2024
3. Comparing GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 Accuracy and Drift in Radiology Diagnosis Please Cases

   David Li ,  Kartik Gupta ,  Mousumi Bhaduri , and 3 more authors

   Radiology, 2024

2023

1. A sparse additive model for high-dimensional interactions with an exposure variable

   Sahir R Bhatnagar ,  Tianyuan Lu ,  Amanda Lovato , and 6 more authors

   Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2023
2. Variable selection in regression-based estimation of dynamic treatment regimes

   Zeyu Bian ,  Erica EM Moodie ,  Susan M Shortreed , and 1 more author

   Biometrics, 2023
3. Efficient penalized generalized linear mixed models for variable selection and genetic risk prediction in high-dimensional data

   Julien St-Pierre ,  Karim Oualkacha ,  and  Sahir Rai Bhatnagar

   Bioinformatics, 2023
4. Novel insights into systemic sclerosis using a sensitive computational method to analyze whole-genome bisulfite sequencing data

   Jeffrey CY Yu ,  Yixiao Zeng ,  Kaiqiong Zhao , and 8 more authors

   Clinical Epigenetics, 2023
5. Case-Base Neural Networks: survival analysis with time-varying, higher-order interactions

   Jesse Islam ,  Maxime Turgeon ,  Robert Sladek , and 1 more author

   arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.06535, 2023
6. Socioeconomic factors impact the risk of HIV acquisition in the township population of South Africa: A Bayesian analysis

   Cindy Leung Soo ,  Nitika Pant Pai ,  Susan J Bartlett , and 3 more authors

   PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
7. Variable selection in regression-based estimation of dynamic treatment regimes

   Zeyu Bian ,  Erica EM Moodie ,  Susan M Shortreed , and 1 more author

   Biometrics, 2023

2022

1. Sparse Bayesian Predictive Modelling of Tumor Response Using Radiomic Features

   Shirin Golchi ,  Jingyan Fu ,  Xiaoyang Liu , and 3 more authors

   Stat, 2022
2. The “Poisson” distribution: history, reenactments, adaptations

   James A Hanley ,  and  Sahir Bhatnagar

   The American Statistician, 2022
3. Novel mobility index tracks COVID-19 transmission following stay-at-home orders

   Peter Hyunwuk Her ,  Sahar Saeed ,  Khai Hoan Tram , and 1 more author

   Scientific reports, 2022
4. Variable Selection for Individualized Treatment Rules with Discrete Outcomes

   Zeyu Bian ,  Erica EM Moodie ,  Susan M Shortreed , and 2 more authors

   arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.13609, 2022
5. Considering strategies for SNP selection in genetic and polygenic risk scores

   Julien St- Pierre ,  Xinyi Zhang ,  Tianyuan Lu , and 5 more authors

   Frontiers in Genetics, 2022

2021

1. Polygenic risk score for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with risk of ischemic heart disease and enriches for individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia

   Haoyu Wu ,  Vincenzo Forgetta ,  Sirui Zhou , and 3 more authors

   Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, 2021
2. Improved prediction of fracture risk leveraging a genome-wide polygenic risk score

   Tianyuan Lu ,  Vincenzo Forgetta ,  Julyan Keller-Baruch , and 8 more authors

   Genome medicine, 2021
3. Block coordinate descent algorithm improves variable selection and estimation in error-in-variables regression

   Célia Escribe ,  Tianyuan Lu ,  Julyan Keller-Baruch , and 6 more authors

   Genetic Epidemiology, 2021
4. Improved Detection of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Chest CT Using the Mean Curvature of Isophotes

   Peter Savadjiev ,  Benoit Gallix ,  Morteza Rezanejad , and 7 more authors

   Radiology: Artificial Intelligence, 2021
5. Combien y a-t-il de personnes vaccinées dans mon groupe?

   Christian Genest ,  James A Hanley ,  and  Sahir Rai Bhatnagar

   Bulletin AMQ, 2021

2020

1. Simultaneous SNP selection and adjustment for population structure in high dimensional prediction models

   Sahir R Bhatnagar ,  Yi Yang ,  Tianyuan Lu , and 5 more authors

   PLoS Genetics, 2020
2. Development of a polygenic risk score to improve screening for fracture risk: a genetic risk prediction study

   Vincenzo Forgetta ,  Julyan Keller-Baruch ,  Marie Forest , and 8 more authors

   PLoS medicine, 2020

2019

1. A comparison of pathologic outcomes of open, laparoscopic, and robotic resections for rectal cancer using the ACS-NSQIP proctectomy-targeted database: a propensity score analysis

   Richard Garfinkle ,  Maria Abou-Khalil ,  Sahir Bhatnagar , and 5 more authors

   Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2019
2. Identification of new therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis through genome-wide analyses of UK Biobank data

   Ioanna Tachmazidou ,  Konstantinos Hatzikotoulas ,  Lorraine Southam , and 8 more authors

   Nature genetics, 2019
3. Genome-wide analyses using UK biobank data povide new therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis

   Konstantinos Hatzikotoulas ,  Ioanna Tachmazidou ,  Lorraine Southam , and 8 more authors

   Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2019

2018

1. An analytic approach for interpretable predictive models in high-dimensional data in the presence of interactions with exposures

   Sahir Rai Bhatnagar ,  Yi Yang ,  Budhachandra Khundrakpam , and 4 more authors

   Genetic epidemiology, 2018
2. Genomic Prediction of Osteoporosis Using 426,000 Individuals from UK Biobank

   Vincenzo Forgetta ,  Julyan Keller-Baruch ,  Marie Forest , and 8 more authors

   Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2018

2015

1. Comparing alternating logistic regressions to other approaches to modelling correlated binary data

   SR Bhatnagar ,  J Atherton ,  and  A Benedetti

   Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 2015