Wei-Hsuan Jenny Lo-Ciganic, PhD, MS, MSPharm

Dr. Wei-Hsuan “Jenny” Lo-Ciganic is a pharmacoepidemiologist whose research focuses on improving drug safety, medication adherence, and the quality of prescribing. Dr. Lo-Ciganic has extensive experience applying advanced predictive analytics, including machine learning and group-based trajectory modeling, with large healthcare datasets. Since 2015, she has served as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Investigator (Co-I) on more than 17 extramurally-funded grants and contracts. Currently, she is the PI for the R01 study entitled “Developing and Evaluating a Machine-Learning Opioid Prediction & Risk-Stratification E-Platform (DEMONSTRATE)” and a lead investigator for the R01 grant entitled “Machine-Learning Prediction and Reducing Overdoses with EHR Nudges (mPROVEN)” funded by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA). She has published more than 90 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has an h-index of 21. She has extensive and successful experience mentoring PharmD, MS, and PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, residents, and junior faculty.

In her personal time, Dr. Lo-Ciganic enjoys cooking, swimming, and spending time with her four children. Dr. Lo-Ciganic has a profound love for research and exploration and enjoys embarking on international journeys to disseminate her research findings and explore different places and cultures (and getting lost).