Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat

Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat

Doctoral Research Fellow

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Assistant Prof, Health Economist, Biostatistician

  • Education

    • Dana Hall School

      2010 - 2012
      High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates
    • Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

      2018 - 2021
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Health Economics

      Dissertation: Evaluating kidney transplantation for adults with end-stage renal disease

    • Tufts University

      2012 - 2013
      Engineering Science
    • University of Toronto

      2013 - 2016
      Honors Bachelor of Science MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
    • Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

      2016 - 2018
      Master of Science - MS Health Economics

      Thesis: Impact of pre-transplant dialysis on kidney transplant recipient survival

    • Wellesley College

      2011 - 2011
      Summer Session College-level Calculus II A
  • Experience

    • Canadian Centre for Health Economics

      Sept 2018 - Sept 2021
      Doctoral Research Fellow
    • Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

      Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
      Data Analyst

      My work focuses on vaping-assisted smoking cessation among adult cigarette smokers and uptake of smoking after vaping in cigarette-naive youth and young adults.

    • CAMH

      Oct 2020 - Sept 2021
      Research Trainee

      I conduct machine learning analysis to predict the risk and risk factors of e-cigarette (vaping) dependence among adolescents in North America.

    • Sunnybrook

      Sept 2021 - Aug 2024
      Postdoctoral Fellow
    • University of Calgary

      Oct 2024 - now
      Assistant Professor
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Statistician (P. Stat.)

      Statistical Society of Canada / Société statistique du Canada
      Mar 2024
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat
      CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship (declined due to pending faculty appointment) CIHR Aug 2024
    • Awarded to Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat
      Young Author Award International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Nov 2019 2019 Young Author Award by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for “A healthcare cost calculator for older patients over the first year after renal transplantation” at the ITU Kaleidoscope: ICT for Health: Networks, Standards and Innovation in Atlanta, USA.
    • Awarded to Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat
      Silver Poster Award Canada Mental Health Association Sep 2019 2019 Silver Poster Award by the Canada Mental Health Association for “Kidney transplant candidates who are mentally ill” at the Canada Mental Health Association National Conference, Toronto, ON.
    • Awarded to Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat
      First-place for Excellence in Oral Presentation HTAsiaLink May 2019 2019 First-place for Excellence in Oral Presentation for “Use of e-cigarettes among cigarette smoking Canadians who failed in their attempts to quit smoking” at the 8th HTAsiaLink Conference in Seoul, South Korea.
    • Awarded to Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat
      Mary Isabel (Park) Hodgkinson Scholarship University of Toronto Dec 2016 2016 Mary Isabel (Park) Hodgkinson Scholarship awarded by the University of Toronto.
    • Awarded to Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat
      Regents In-Course Scholarship University of Toronto Dec 2015 2015 Regents In-Course Scholarship awarded by the University of Toronto
    • Awarded to Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat
      Boston Globe Scholastic Art Silver Key Award The Boston Globe Mar 2012 Silver key award in the annual art competition held by The Boston Globe by a black-and-white paper dress, illustrating the "mathematical art" idea.
    • Awarded to Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat
      Cum Laude Cum Laude Society 2012
    • Awarded to Rui (Ray) Fu, PhD P.Stat
      Book Prize of Design Dana Hall School Art Department May 2011 I was awarded the Book Prize of Design for the 3D storybook, "Chushiguza".