About Me
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor - Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (SMD)
Credentials
Post-doctoral Training & Residency
University of Pennsylvania;
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics;
Advisor: Prof. Hongzhe Li 2015 - 2018
Education
PhD | University of Arizona. Statistics. 2015
MS | Univ of Nevada-Las Vegas. Physics. 2010
BS | Univ of Nevada-Las Vegas. Physics. 2007
Awards
Galileo Circle Scholarship, College of Sciences. 2015
College and Dean's Scholarship. 2006 - 2007
Mitzi Hughes Scholarship. 2005
Publications
Journal Articles
External validation of a predictive model for unplanned hospitalization in older adults with advanced cancer receiving chemotherapy.
Mohamed, M.R., Loh, K.P., Mohile, S., Sohn, M.B., Webb, T., Yilmaz, S., Tylock, R., Culakova, E., Well, M., Magnuson, A. Sun, C.L., Klepin, H.D.
J. Natl. Compr. Cancer Netw. 2022; .
Predicting treatment response with sensory phenotyping in post-traumatic neuropathic pain.
Gewandter, J.S., Sohn, M.B., De Guzman, R., Frazer, M.E., Chido, V., Sharma, S., Geha, P., and Markman, J.D.
Pain Medicine. 2022; 23(10): 1726-1732.
Caregiver-oncologist prognostic concordance, caregiving esteem, and caregiver outcomes
Loh, K.P., Watson, E., Culakova, E., Flannery, M., Sohn, M.B., Xu, H., Kadambi, S., Magnuson, A., McHugh, C., Sanapala, C., Kehoe, L., Vogel, V.G., Burnette, B.L., Vinciguerra, V., Mohile, S.G., and Duberstein, P.R.
J Geriatr Oncol. 2022; 13(6): 828-833.
Transkingdom Analysis of the Female Reproductive Tract Reveals Bacteriophages form Communities
Madere, F.S., Sohn, M.B., Winbush, A.K., Barr, B., Grier, A., Palumbo, C., Java, J., Meiring, T., Williamson, A., Bekker, L., Adler, D.H., and Monaco, C.L.
Viruses. 2022; 14(2): 430.
Relationships between inflammation and attention before and af- ter chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer and non-cancer controls.
Belcher, E.K., Gilmore, N.J., Hardy, S.J., Kleckner, A.S., Kleckner, I.R., Culakova, E., Lei, L., Heckler, C., Sohn, M.B., Thompson, B.D., Lotta Jr., L.T., Geer, J., Hopkins, J.O., Corso, S.W., and Janelsins, M.C.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2022; 114(5): 712-721.
Gut virome and human health
Gao, Y., Sohn, M.B., and Wang, J.
Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 2022; 12.
A Compositional Mediation Model for Binary Outcome: Application to Microbiome Studies.
Sohn, M.B., Lu, J., and Li, H.
Bioinformatics. 2021; 38(1): 16-21.
Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of a mobile health exercise intervention for older patients with myeloid neoplasms (GO-EXCAP 2).
Loh, K.P., Sanapala, C., Janelsins, M., Klepin, H., Schnall, R., Culakova, E., Sohn, M.B., Vertino, P., Susiarjo, M., Jensen-Battaglia, M., Becker, M.W., Liesveld, J., Mendler, J.H., Huselton, E., Lin, P.J., Mustian, K.
J Geriatr Oncol. 2021; 13(4): 545-553.
Genomics of Staphylococcus aureus ocular isolates
Johnson, W.L., Sohn, M.B., Taffner, S., Chatterjee, P., Dunman, P.M., Pecora, N., and Wozniak, R.A.F.
PLoS ONE,. 2021; 16(5).
Machine Learning Approach Identified Multi-Platform Factors for Caries Prediction in Child-Mother Dyads.
Wu, T.T., Xiao, J., Sohn, M.B., Fiscella, K.A., Gilbert, C., Grier, A., Gill, A.L, and Gill, S.R.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021; .
The Microbiome and p-Inulin in Hemodialysis: A Feasibility Study.
Raj, D.S., Sohn, M.B., Charytan, D.M., Himmelfarb, J., Ikizler, T.A., Mehrotra, R., Ramezani, A., Regunathan-Shenk, R., Hsu, J.Y., Landis, J.R., Li, H., Kimmel, P.L., Kliger, A.S., and Dember, L.M.
Kidney360. 2021; 2(3): 445-455.
Measuring Functional Status in Huntington's Disease
Gibson, J.S., Ridner, S.H., Dietrich, M., Sohn, M.B., Rhoten, B.A., and Claassen, D.O.
Mov Disord. 2021; 36(3): 757-761.
Efficacy of a novel ophthalmic antimicrobial drug combination towards a large panel of Staphylococcus aureus clinical ocular isolates from around the world.
Laskey, E., Chen, Y., Gruber, E., Sohn, M.B., Chojnacki, M., and Wozniak, R.A.F.
Cornea. 2020; 39(10): 1278-1284.
Compositional Mediation Analysis for Microbiome Studies
Sohn, M.B. Li, H.
Annals of Applied Statistics. 2019; 13(1): 661-681.
Upper Respiratory Dysbiosis with a Facultative-Dominated Ecotype in Advanced Lung Disease and Dynamic Change after Lung Transplant.
Simon-Soro, A., Sohn, M.B., McGinniss, J.E., Imai, I., Brown, M.C., Knecht, V.R., Bailey, A., Clarke, E.L., Cantu, E., Li. H., Bittinger, K., Diamond, J.M., Christie, J.D., Bushman, F.D., and Collman, R.G.
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019; 16(11): 1383-1391.
Molecular analysis of the endobronchial stent microbial biofilm reveals bacterial communities that associate with stent material and frequent fungal constituents.
McGinniss, J.E., Imai, I., Simon-Soro, A., Brown, M.C., Knecht, V.R., Frye, L., Ravindran, P., Wadell, D., Sohn, M.B., Li, H., Haas, A.R., Lanfranco, A., DiBardino, D.M., Bushman, F.D., and Collman, R.G.
PLoS ONE. 2019; 14(5).
A GLM-Based Latent Variable Ordination Method for Metagenomic Samples
Sohn, M.B. and LI, H.
Biometrics. 2018; 74(2): 448-457.
A GLM-Based Latent Variable Ordination Method for Metagenomic Sample
Sohn, M.B.; Li, H.
Biometrics. 2017; 74(2): 448-457.
A robust approach for identifying differentially abundant features in metagenomic sample
Sohn, M.B.; Du, R.; An, L.
Bioinformatics. 2015; 31(14): 2269-2275.
A two-stage statistical procedure for feature selection and comparison in functional analysis of metagenomes
Pookhao, N.; Sohn, M.B.; Li, Q.; Jenkins, I.; Du, R.; Jiang, H.; An, L.
Bioinformatics. 2015; 31(2): 158-165.
A robust approach for identifying differentially abundant features in metagenomic samples.
Sohn, M.B., Du, R. and An, L.
Bioinformatics. 2015; 31(14): 2269-2275.
A two-stage statistical procedure for feature selection and comparison in functional analysis of metagenomes.
Pookhao, N., Sohn, M.B., Li, Q., Jenkins, I., Du, R., Jiang, H. and An, L.
Bioinformatics. 2015; 31(2): 158-165.
Accurate Genome Relative Abundance Estimation for Closely Related Species in a Metagenomic Sample
Sohn, M.B.; An, L.; Pookhao, N.; Li, Q.
BMC Bioinformatics. 2014; 15(242).
Accurate Genome Relative Abundance Estimation for Closely Related Species in a Metagenomic Sample
Sohn, M.B., An, L., Pookhao, N. and Li, Q.
BMC Bioinformatics. 2014; 15(242).
Compositional Mediation Analysis for Microbiome Studies
Sohn, M.B.; Li, H.
Annals of Applied Statistics. .