Tianyu Liu

EWL 2026 Mentee

Tianya Liu is an epidemiology PhD Candidate at Boston University. She currently works as a research assistant at Boston University, working with the Framingham Heart Study. She uses machine learning methods and advanced biostatistical models to translate data into actionable public health insights. She earned a Master of Science in environmental health from Harvard University. 

Research Interests: Identifying environmental and modifiable lifestyle risk factors for dementia, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and COVID-19, and applying machine learning methods to predict dementia using blood biomarkers and social activity data