Work Address Division of Mathematics & Computer Science University of South Carolina Upstate Hodge Center 223 800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303 ph: (864) 503 5362 fax: (864) 503 5930 email: bomolo@uscupstate.edu homepage: http://faculty.uscupstate.edu/bomolo Bernard Oguna Omolo Home Address 508 Kennet Court Spartanburg, SC 29301 ph: (864) 574 4834 PERSONAL Citizenship Languages U.S. Citizen English, Kiswahili EDUCATION Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 08/1999 08/2004 Ph.D in Mathematical Statistics, Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics Advisor: Dr. Frits Ruymgaart Egerton University Njoro, KE 02/1992 05/1994 M.S. in Statistics, Dept. of Mathematics. Egerton University Njoro, KE 08/1987 09/1990 B.S. in Mathematics, Dept. of Mathematics. ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD Statistical and Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) RTP, NC 09/2011 12/2011 Visiting Research Fellow [Sabbatical Leave] University of South Carolina Upstate Spartanburg, SC 08/2010 Associate Professor of Mathematics, Div. of Math & Computer Science University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 07/2009 08/2010 Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cancer Genomics and Biostatistics University of South Carolina Upstate Spartanburg, SC 07/2009 08/2010 Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Div. of Math & Computer Science [Leave] University of South Carolina Upstate Spartanburg, SC 08/2004 06/2009 Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Div. of Math & Computer Science Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 08/1999 08/2004 Graduate Part-time Instructor, Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics Egerton University Njoro, KE 08/1999 08/2004 Lecturer of Statistics, Dept. of Mathematics [Study Leave] Egerton University Njoro, KE 02/1999 08/1999 Lecturer of Statistics, Dept. of Mathematics Egerton University Njoro, KE 05/1994 01/1999 Assistant Lecturer of Statistics, Dept. of Mathematics Egerton University Njoro, KE 10/1990 05/1994 Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Mathematics B. Omolo page 1
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS HELD University of South Carolina Upstate Spartanburg, SC 08/2013 08/2016 Assistant Chairman, Div. of Math & Computer Science HONORS & AWARDS NIH Travel Award, Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop 03/2010, 03/2012 Teaching & Productive Scholarship Award Univ of South Carolina Upstate 2007, 2009 2012 NSF Research Fellowship SAMSI 09/2011 12/2011 NCI Training Fellowship Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill [PI: Joseph G. Ibrahim] 07/2009 08/2010 NHLBI SIPID Scholar Award Washington Univ St. Louis [PI: D.C. Rao] Summer 2008/2009 NSF Travel Award, Quality Education for Minorities CAREER Workshop 05/2008 NIH/NCI Travel Award, Workshop for Junior Researchers in Biostatistics 03/2004 Gordon Fuller Memorial Graduate Scholarship Texas Tech University 1999 2000, 2003 2004 NSF Travel Award, 7th Purdue International Symposium on Statistics 07/2003 German Academic Exchange (DAAD) Graduate Scholarship Egerton University 1993 1994 First Class Honors B.S. (Mathematics) Egerton University 09/1990 RESEARCH INTERESTS Cancer; DNA Microarray and Next-Generation Sequence Data Analysis; Extreme Events; Genetic Epidemiology JOURNAL ARTICLES Omolo, B., Carson, C., Chu, H., Zhou, Y., Simpson, D. A., Hesse, J. E., Paules, R. S., Nyhan, K. C., Ibrahim, J. G., Kaufmann, W. K. (2013) A prognostic signature of G2 checkpoint function in melanoma cell-lines. Cell Cycle, 12, 1071 1082. doi: 10.4161/cc.24067 Omolo, B., Zhang, H., Karmaus, W. (2013) Cautions of Using Allele-based Tests under Heterosis. Int. J. Stats. Med. Res., 2, 47 54. doi: 10.6000/1929-6029.2013.02.01.06 Hamilton, R., Krauze, M., Romkes, M., Omolo, B., Konstantinopoulos, P., Reinhart, T., Harasymczuk, M., Wang, Y., Lin, Y., Ferrone, S., Whiteside, T., Bortoluzzi, S., Werley, J., Nukui, T., Fallert-Junecko, B., Kondziolka, D., Ibrahim, J., Becker, D., Kirkwood, J., Moschos, S. (2013) Pathologic and Gene Expression Features of Metastatic Melanomas to the Brain (MBM). Cancer (to appear) Carson, C., Omolo, B., Chu, H., Zhou, Y., Sambade, M. J., Peters, E. C., Tompkins, P., Simpson, D. A., Thomas, N. E., Fan, C., Sarasin, A., Dessen, P., Shields, J.M., Ibrahim, J. G., Kaufmann, W. K. (2012) A prognostic signature of defective p53-dependent G1 checkpoint function in melanoma cell-lines.pigment B. Omolo page 2
Cell Melanoma Res, 25, 514 526. [PubMedID: 22540896]. Cooley, D.; Cisewski, J.; Erhardt, R. J.; Jeon, S.; Mannshardt, E.; Omolo, B. O. & Sun, Y. (2012) A survey of spatial extremes: Measuring spatial dependence and modeling spatial effects. Revstat, 10, 135 165 S.-H. Lee, E. Lee, B. O. Omolo (2008) Using Integrated Weighted Survival Difference for the Two Sample Censored Data Problem. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 52, 4410 4416 Hart J, Omolo B, Boone WR, Brown C, Ashton A (2007) Reliability of Three Methods of Computer-Aided Thermal Pattern Analysis. 51(3), 175 185. [PubMedID: 17885680]. [PMCID: PMC1978449]. J Can Chiropr Assoc, Hart J, Omolo B, Boone WR (2007) Thermal Patterns and Health Perceptions. J Can Chiropr Assoc, 51(2), 106 111. [PubMedID: 17657304]. [PMCID: PMC1924665]. Einmahl, J. H. J.; Omolo, B. O.; Puri, M. L.; Ruymgaart, F. H. (2005) Aligned Rank Statistics for Repeated Measurement Models with Orthonormal Design Employing a Chernoff-Savage Approach. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 130, 167 182 CONFERENCE PAPERS Morgan, D., Omolo, B. O. (2010) Challenges in Genomic Data Processing I - Multiple Small Files. SAS Global Forum 2010 Proceedings, Paper 062-2010, Seattle, WA Hagerman, D. and Omolo, B. (2009) Size of Rank Tests for Location in Linear Models with Repeated Observations. Fifth Annual SC Upstate Research Symposium Proceedings, pp. 61, Spartanburg, SC MANUSCRIPTS Omolo, B., Chen, M.-H., Haitao, C., Ibrahim, J.G. A Bayesian hierarchical model for correlation in microarray studies (in progress) GRANTS AWARDED Simons Foundation Collaboration Grant for Mathematicians 09/2013 08/2018 Role: Principal Investigator; collaboration, travel, and research support; indirect costs. ICTP Visiting Scholar/Consultant Programme 03/2013 03/2016 Role: Visiting Scholar; travel support. SC Research Foundation RISE Program 05/2013 08/2014 Role: Principal Investigator; 1 summ. month salary support. USC Upstate Faculty Course Reallocation Program 08/2013 12/2013 Role: Principal Investigator; 1 course release. SC Research Foundation 2012 ASPIRE-I Research Program 05/2012 08/2013 Role: Principal Investigator; 1 cal. month salary, supplies, travel and computer support. USC Upstate Faculty Course Reallocation Program 08/2012 12/2012 Role: Principal Investigator; 1 course release. USC Upstate Faculty Course Reallocation Program 01/2009 05/2009 Role: Principal Investigator; 1 course release. USC Upstate Student Research Assistantship Program 05/2008 08/2008 Role: Principal Investigator; student support and supplies. SC Dept of Education 2008 Advanced Placement (AP) Teacher Institute 02/2008 06/2008 Role: Professor; unfunded. PENDING SUPPORT B. Omolo page 3
National Security Agency Mathematical Sciences Program Grant Role: Principal Investigator National Cancer Institute Role: Co-Investigator INVITED TALKS Administrative Supplement Grant A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Correlation in Microarray Studies. International Mathematics Research Meeting, Strathmore University; July, 2012. Statistical Analysis of DNA Microarray Data. The First Strathmore University Mathematics Conference, Strathmore University; August, 2011. A Signature of p53-dependent G1 Checkpoint Function in Melanoma Cell-lines. Department of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium, Georgia Southern University; March, 2011. Quantitative Analysis of G2 Checkpoint Function in Melanoma Cell-lines. LCCC Biostatistics Core Seminar, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; January, 2011. Size of Rank Tests for Location in Linear Models with Repeated Observations. Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; November, 2009. Statistical Methods for Observational Studies. International Research and Philosophy Symposium, Sherman College; November, 2005. CONTRIBUTED TALKS A Prognostic Signature of Defective p53-dependent G1 Checkpoint Function in Melanoma Cell-lines. 2012 Joint Statistical Meetings, San Diego, CA; August, 2012. A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Correlated Microarray Datasets. 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings, Miami, FL; August, 2011. Bayesian Hierarchical Models for Cross-Study Reproducibility of Gene Expression Data. 2010 ENAR Conference, New Orleans, LA; March, 2010. 2009 WNAR / IMS Conference, Port- Cautions of Using Allele-based Tests under Heterosis. land State University; June, 2009. An Aligned Rank Test for a Repeated Measurement Model with Orthonormal Design. 2nd Lehmann Symposium on Optimality, Rice University; May, 2004. Aligned Rank Statistics for Repeated Measurement Models with Orthonormal Design Employing a Chernoff-Savage Approach. 7th Purdue International Symposium on Statistics, Purdue University; May, 2003. POSTERS 2010 SRCOS Sum- Bayesian Modeling of Cross-study Reproducibility of Gene Expression Data. mer Research Conference, Norfolk, VA; June, 2010. An Asymptotically Distribution-free Aligned Rank Test for Location in a Repeated Obser- B. Omolo page 4
vation Model. October, 2007. 2007 Nonparametric Statistics Conference, University of South Carolina Columbia; An Asymptotically Distribution-free Aligned Rank Test for Linearity of a Median Regression Function. Risk Analysis, Extreme Events and Decision Theory Workshop, SAMSI; September, 2007. Aligned Rank Statistics for Repeated Measurement Models with Orthonormal Design Employing a Chernoff-Savage Approach. Justus Seely Conference on Linear Models, Oregon State University; July, 2003. WORKSHOP/SHORT COURSE PARTICIPATION 2nd NHGRI Short Course on Next-Generation Sequencing: Technology and Statistical Methods Univ of Alabama 12/2012 Fostering Diversity in Biostatistics Workshop ENAR Spring Meetings 03/2010; 03/2012 Uncertainty Quantification: Methodology Workshop SAMSI 09/2011 1st NIGMS Short Course on Statistical Genetics & Genomics Univ of Alabama 07/2011 Responsible Conduct of Research 2011 Summer Course Univ of N. Carolina Chapel Hill 07/2011 Writing and Publishing Scientific Manuscripts Workshop NIEHS, RTP, NC 10/2010 Semiparametric Bayesian Inference Workshop: Applications in PK/PD SAMSI 07/2010 5th Int l Workshop on Statistical Analysis of Neuronal Data Univ of Pittsburgh 05/2010 The 5th Annual Conference on Melanoma Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill 02/2010 Summer Institute in Cardiovascular Genetic Epidemiology Wash Univ St. Louis Summer 2008/2009 SAS Data Mining Training for Educators SAS Institute 07/2007 Dynamic Treatment Regimes and Multistage Decision-Making Workshop SAMSI 06/2007 Bioinformatics Software Workshop Clemson University 2006 5th Red Raider Mini-Symposium: Geometry, Statistics & Image Analysis 11/2005 Texas Tech University 2005 SRCOS Summer Research Conference Clemson University 06/2005 Fullbright Scholars Workshop South Carolina State University 2005 SAS Programming I & II Training USDA/ARS, Lubbock, TX 05/2004 Workshop for Junior Researchers in Biostatistics (ENAR 2004) Pittsburgh, PA 03/2004 B. Omolo page 5
GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISEES Linda Chaba (doctoral) Strathmore University Expected Completion: May 2016 TEACHING RECORD (Course/Book Author/Level) Univ of South Carolina - Upstate: Probability & Statistics Hogg & Tanis 500 Probability Theory Weiss 400 Introduction to Stochastic Processes Durrett; Ross 400 Statistical Methods I Ott & Longnecker 300 Statistical Methods II Ott & Longnecker 500 Statistical Inference for Business and Economics Lind et al. 200 Social Statistics Babbie, Halley & Zaino 200 Elementary Statistics I Brase & Brase; Moore 100 College Algebra Lial et al. 100 PreCalculus II Larson/Hostetler 100 College Mathematics Blitzer 100 Texas Tech University: Statistical Methods Johnson & Hsu 200 College Algebra Lecture Notes 100 Business Mathematics Lecture Notes 100 Trigonometry Lecture Notes 100 Egerton University: Statistical Inference Lecture Notes 500 Multivariate Analysis Lecture Notes 500 Operations Research Lecture Notes 500 Nonparametric Methods Lecture Notes 500 Stochastic Processes Lecture Notes 500 B. Omolo page 6
Probability & Statistics Lecture Notes 200 Calculus Lecture Notes 200 Basic Statistics Lecture Notes 100 General Mathematics Lecture Notes 100 SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES Profession: Reviewer, Mathematical Reviews American Mathematical Society 2012 Referee Journal of Statistics: Advances in Theory & Applications 2012 Referee The American Statistician 2004, 2008 Contributed Session Chair, ENAR 2010 Pathway and Network-based Genomic Analysis 03/2010 Abstract Reviewer, ABRCMS Conference 09/2012 Judge, ABRCMS Conference Charlotte, NC 11/2010 External Member, Scientific Committee, SIMC 2013 Strathmore University 2012 2013 Statistical Consultant Clinical Research Dept, Sherman College 2005 Advanced Placement Statistics Reader Educational Testing Service 2006 University: Grant Review Panel Member, ASPIRE-I Research Grant Univ of South Carolina Spring 2013 Judge, LS - SCAMP Conference Univ of South Carolina - Columbia 10/2012 Faculty Representative, USC Upstate SC Course Alignment Project 2012 2013 Chair, Mathematics Search Committee Univ of South Carolina Upstate 2006 2007, 2011 Chair, Mathematics Recruitment Committee Univ of South Carolina Upstate 2012 Member, Academic Affairs Committee Univ of South Carolina Upstate 2012 2014 Member, Faculty Welfare Committee Univ of South Carolina Upstate 2005 2011 Member, Peer Review Committee Univ of South Carolina Upstate 2010 2013 External Member, Foreign Languages Search Committee Univ of South Carolina Upstate 2012 Member, Mathematics Search Committee Univ of South Carolina Upstate 2010 2011 B. Omolo page 7
Community: Faculty Mentor, SPRI SC Governor s School of Science & Mathematics Summer 2005 Research Project Mentor, STEM Program Dorman High School Spring 2013 Volunteer, Colon Cancer Solutions 2012 Spartanburg International Festival 10/2012 Statistics Tutor Spartanburg School District 6 2006 Membership: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2012 North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS) 2011 International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) 2011 Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) 2003 International Biometric Society (ENAR) 2002 American Statistical Association (ASA) 2002 COMPUTING EXPERIENCE Bioinformatics Software: BRB-ArrayTools, JMP Genomics, Partek Genomics Genetic Analysis Software: PLINK Platforms : UNIX/Linux, Windows Statistical Software: SAS/IML, R, JMP, Stata, SPSS, Minitab Computational Software : Matlab B. Omolo page 8