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Sanjay Shete (born 1968) is a Professor in Statistical Genetic, Genetic Epidemiology, Behaviorial genetics and Biostatistics at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is Section Chief of Behavioral and Social Statistics in the division of Quantitative Sciences.

Dr. Shete's ability to design and undertake creative genetic epidemiological studies in collaboration with other scientists is evidenced by the range of genetic investigations of complex disorders in which he has been involved. Dr. Shete is currently director of the Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology program at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Shete has institutional leadership responsibilities as vice-chair of one of the Institutional Review Boards. He was a member of Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Committee and currently a member of the scientific program committee of the International Genetic Epidemiology Society. He was a chartered member of the Cardiovascular and Sleep Epidemiology Study Section for National Institute of Health. He is a fellow of the American Statistical Association. Currently, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Genetic Epidemiology (journal).

Education

 * 1987 – B.S., Statistics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
 * 1989 – M.S., Statistics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
 * 1990 – Master of Philosophy, Statistics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
 * 1993 – Research Scholar in Statistics, Statistics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, West Bengal, India
 * 1998 – PhD, Statistics, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Honors and Awards

 * 2014	Barnhart Family Distinguished Professorship in Targeted Therapies
 * 2014	Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
 * 2014	Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
 * 2014	IGES Leadership Award, International Genetic Epidemiology Society
 * 2014	Outstanding Service to Graduate Education, UT Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), Houston
 * 2012	Fellow, American Statistical Association
 * 2011	Editor-in-Chief, Genetic Epidemiology (journal)
 * 2010	Member, Program Committee of International Genetic Epidemiology Society
 * 2010	Nominee, Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award
 * 2009	Nominee, 5th Annual Robert M. Chamberlain Distinguished Mentor Award
 * 2008-2012	Chartered Member, Cardiovascular and Sleep Epidemiology (CASE) Study Section, NHLBI, NIH
 * 2006-2010	Associate Editor, Biometrics
 * 2006-2009	Member, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Committee of International Genetic Epidemiology Society
 * 2006	Elected Member, International Statistical Institute
 * 2004-2005	President, Houston Area Chapter of American Statistical Association