Kimberly Flagg Sellers

**Kimberly Flagg Sellers** se yon fanm matematisyen nan dyaspora afriken.

** "I always tell my students, statistics is everywhere. Everywhere! It's a fundamental component of any type of research."—Dr. Kimberly Sellers **

(** M toujou di etidyan m yo ke syans matematik estatistik toupatou. Toupatou toutbon! Se potomitan tout rechèch.**)

## Byografi
Nan lane 2008 li ap travay tankou Pwofesè Asistan nan Biyo-estatistik (Biostatistics), Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania

*Dat enpòtan yo
*B.S. (1994) and M.A. (1998) degrees in Mathematics at the University of Maryland College Park
*Ph.D. Statistics George Washington University (2001) thesis: : advisor: Nozer D. Singpurwalla

## Zèv li yo
domèn nan kilès yo lap travay : Functional Modeling, Microarray Methods, Image Analysis, Proteomic Analysis (2D gels), Gene Expression Profiling, Cancer Epi. Her interests include statistical computing, algebraic statistics, and Bayesian theory with applications in reliability, confidentiality and statistical disclosure limitation, and proteomics

*Sa li fè, piblikasyon li nan domèn konesans matematik li
*Sellers, K.F. Sellers, K. F. and Singpurwalla, N.D. (2008) Many-valued Logic in Vague and Multi-state Stochastic Systems, International Statistical Review (in press). 
Jackson, M., Sellers, K. F. (2008) Simulating Discrete Spatially Correlated Poisson Data on a Lattice, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics (in press).

*Sellers, K. F., Miecznikowski, J.C., Viswanathan, S., Eddy, W.F., and Minden, J. (2007) "Lights, Camera, Action: Quantitative Analysis of Systematic Variation in Two-dimensional Difference Gel Electrophoresis", Electrophoresis, 28 (18), 3324-3332.
*Paez, GL, Sellers, K. F., Band, M, Acland, GM, Zangerl, B and Aguirre, GA (2006) Analysis of Gene Expression Profile on Normal Retina and Brain Using a Retinal cDNA Microarrays, Molecular Vision, 12, 1048-1056.
*Sellers, Kimberly F.; Booker, Jane M. Bayesian methods. Fuzzy logic and probability applications, 73–86, ASA-SIAM Ser. Stat. Appl. Probab., SIAM, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
*Ross, Timothy J.; Sellers, Kimberly F.; Booker, Jane M. Considerations for using fuzzy set theory and probability theory. Fuzzy logic and probability applications, 87–104, ASA-SIAM Ser. Stat. Appl. Probab., SIAM, Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
*Sellers, Kimberly Flagg A definition of vague coherent systems. Council for African American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences, Vol. IV (Baltimore, MD, 2000), 43–51, Contemp. Math., 284, Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI, 2001.
* Sellers, K.F., Shmueli, G. (2008) A Flexible Regression Model for Count
Data (submitted).
* Sellers, K.F. and Singpurwalla, N.D. (2008) Many-valued Logic in Vague
and Multi-state Stochastic Systems, International Statistical Review
(in press).
* Jackson, M., Sellers, K.F. (2008) Simulating Discrete Spatially
Correlated Poisson Data on a Lattice, International Journal of Pure and

### Matematik aplike

*Sellers, K.F., Miecznikowski, J.C., Viswanathan, S., Eddy, W.F., and
Minden, J. (2007) "Lights, Camera, Action: Quantitative Analysis of
Systematic Variation in Two-dimensional Difference Gel
Electrophoresis", Electrophoresis, 28 (18), 3324-3332.

*Anderson, PD, Mehta, N, Wolfe, ML, Hinkle, CC, Pruscino, L, Comiskey,
LL, Tabita-Martinez, J, Sellers, KF, Rickels, MR, Ahima, RS, Reilly, MP
(2007) Innate Immunity Modulates Adipokines in Humans, The Journal of
Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 92 (6), 2272-2279.

*Makar, G, Weiner, M, Kimmel, S, Bennett, D, Burke, A, Yang, Y, Han, X,
Sellers, K, Nessel, L, Lewis, J (2007) Incidence and Predictors of
Abnormal Liver Associated Enzymes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
in a Routine Clinical Care Population, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug
Safety, 17 (1), 43-51.
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*Gimotty P.A., Elder D.E., Fraker D.L., Botbyl J.D., Sellers K.,
Elenitsas R., Ming M.E., Schuchter L., Spitz F.R., Czerniecki B.J.,
Guerry D. (2007) Identification of high risk patients among those
diagnosed with thin cutaneous melanomas, Journal of Clinical Oncology,
25 (9), 1129-1134.

*Paez, GL, Sellers, KF, Band, M, Acland, GM, Zangerl, B and Aguirre, GA
(2006) Analysis of Gene Expression Profile on Normal Retina and Brain
Using a Retinal cDNA Microarrays, Molecular Vision, 12, 1048-1056.

*Sellers, KF (2001). A Definition of Vague Coherent Systems,
Contemporary Mathematics—Council for African American Researchers in
the Mathematical Sciences: Volume IV. Sixth Conference for African
American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences June 27-30, 2000,
Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. N'Guérékata, G. and
Nkwanta, A., eds. American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI. 284:
43-51.

*Sellers, KF (2000) Vague Coherent Systems (Preliminary Report),
MMR 2000: Second International Conference on Mathematical Methods in
Reliability (Methodology, Practice and Inference), Université Victor
Segalen-Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, France, July 4-7, 2000 Abstracts Book,
Volume 2. p.&nbsp;952-955.

### Chapit nan liv

*Sellers, KF, Booker, JM (2002). Chapter 4: Bayesian Methods, Fuzzy Logic
and Probability Applications. Ross, T.J., Booker, J.M., and Parkinson,
W.J., eds. ASA-SIAM Publications; Philadelphia, PA., 73-86.

*Ross, TJ, Sellers, KF, Booker, JM, and Parkinson, WJ, (2002). Chapter 5:
Considerations for Using Fuzzy Set Theory and Probability Models, Fuzzy
Logic and Probability Applications. Ross, T.J., Booker, J.M. and
Parkinson, W.J., eds. ASA-SIAM Publications; Philadelphia, PA., 87-103.
Technical Reports

*Sellers, KF, Miecznikowski, J, and Eddy, WF (2004) Removal of Systematic
Variation in Genetic Microarray Data, Technical report 779, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA.

*Bement, TR, Booker, JM, Sellers, KF and Singpurwalla, ND (2001). Linking
Probability Theory and Fuzzy Sets—A Study in Uncertainty Assessment.
Technical report LA-UR-01-4679, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los
Alamos, NM. Submitted to: 43rd Structures, Structural Dynamics and
Materials Conference, Denver CO, April 22-25, 2002.

*Bement, TR, Booker, JM, Sellers, KF, and Singpurwalla, ND (2000).
Membership Functions and Probability Measures of Fuzzy Sets. Technical
report LA-UR-00-3660, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.

## Entwodiksyon

*Sellers, K (2007) Background Correction, Denoising, and Normalization
Techniques for Preprocessing Mass Spectrometry Data, Hawaii International
Curriculum Vita: Dr. Kimberly Sellers 3
Conference on Statistics, Mathematics and Related Fields, Honolulu,
Hawaii.

*Laderas, T, Mongoue-Tchokote, S, Rajaraman, V, Sellers, K, Bystrom, C,
McWeeney, S (2006) A metrics-based low-level preprocessing framework for
proteomics data, BioC2006: BioConductor Conference, Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Center, Seattle, WA.

*McConnell, P, Haney, R, Mungal, S, Peedin, M, Agarwal, P, Cuticchia, AJ,
Fenstermacher, D, Sellers, K, Street, C, McWeeney, S, Rajaraman, V,
Laderas, T, Lin, S, Borchers, C (2006) RProteomics: An Application for
Analyzing Mass Spectrometry Proteomics Data, National Cancer Institute
Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) Annual Meeting, Washington,
DC.

*Laderas, T, Mongoue-Tchokote, S, Rajaraman, V, Sellers, K, McWeeney, S
(2006) A Diagnostic Test Suite for the RProteomics Statistical Routines,
National Cancer Institute Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG)
Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

*Gimotty, PA, Botbyl, J, Sellers, K, Ming, ME, Elder, DE, Guerry, D (2006)
Improved Staging Criteria for Thin (< 1.00mm) Invasive Cutaneous
Melanomas, Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Melanoma,
Keystone Symposia 2006, Santa Fe, NM.

*Mehta, NN, Anderson, PD, Wolfe, MP, Rickels, M, Zemel, B, Hinkle, C,
Tabita-Martinez, J, Ahima, R, Sellers, K, Rader, DJ, Reilly, MP (2006)
Adiposity and Atherogenic Inflammatory Response to Endotoxin in Humans,
American College of Cardiology Session 2006, Atlanta, GA.

*Anderson, PD, Mehta, NN, Wolfe, MP, McMahon, K, Hinkle, C, Comiskey, L,
Tabita-Martinez, J, Sellers, K, Ahima, R, Rader, DJ, Reilly, MP (2005)
Pathophysiology of Insulin Resistance in Human Inflammation, American
Heart Association 2005 Scientific Sessions, Dallas, TX.

*Anderson, PD, Mehta, NN, Wolfe, MP, McMahon, K, Hinkle, C, Comiskey, L,
Tabita-Martinez, J, Sellers, K, Ahima, R, Rader, DJ, Reilly, MP (2005)
Atherogenic Changes in Apo-B Lipoproteins During Human Inflammation,
American Heart Association 2005 Scientific Sessions, Dallas, TX.

*Sellers, KF, Miecznikowski, JC, Eddy, WF (2005) Comparison of
Normalization Techniques for cDNA Microarray Data, International
Biometric Society Eastern North American Region Program and Abstracts
Book, Austin, TX.

*Miecznikowski, JC, Eddy, WF, Minden, JS, and Sellers, KF (2005) A Method
for Spot Finding in Two-Dimensional Images, International Biometric
Society Eastern North American Region Program and Abstracts Book, Austin,
TX.

*Anderson, PD, Mehta, NN, Wolfe, MP, McMahon, K, Hinkle, C, Comiskey, L,
Tabita-Martinez, J, Sellers, K, Ahima, R, Rader, DJ, Reilly, MP (2005)
Adipokines in Human Endotoxemial Clinical Research Meeting of the
American Federation for Medical Research, Washington, DC.

*de la Llera- Moya, M, Byrne, M, Wolfe, M, Hinkle, C, Tabita-Martinez, J,
Sellers, K, Rothblat, G, Rader, D, Reilly, M (2005) Inflammation and the
Curriculum Vita: Dr. Kimberly Sellers 4
reverse cholesterol transport pathway in humans,6th Annual Meeting of
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Washington DC.

*Sellers, KF, Miecznikowski, JC, Viswanathan, S, Eddy, WF, Minden, J
(2004) Systematic Variation in Difference Gel Electrophoresis Data
International Biometric Society Eastern North American Region Program and
Abstracts Book, Pittsburgh, PA.

*Sellers, KF (2002) System Reliability and Safety Involving Imprecise
Measures", 6th Annual Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management
Conference, Puerto Rico.

*Sellers, KF, Miecznikowski, JC, Eddy, WF (2002) Statistical Analysis on
Microarray Data, SIAM Symposium on Computational Models and Simulation
for Intra-cellular Processes Abstract Book, Washington, DC.

*Sellers, KF (2001) System Reliability of Imprecise Systems, SIAM Annual
Meetings, San Diego, CA.

*Sellers, KF (2000) Vague Coherent Systems, Sixth Conference for African-
American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences, Morgan State
University.

## Referans
*Referans pou konnen plis anlè moun sa a ---- 
*http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/kfs7/
*Curriculum Vitae : https://web.archive.org/web/20100702200405/http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/kfs7/fullvita.pdf
*https://web.archive.org/web/20100613140307/http://www1.georgetown.edu/college/research/37902.html