Jyun-Heng (Terry) Lai, B.Pharm., M.S.

Jyun-Heng Lai

Entry into the Program: Fall 2021

Pronouns: He/Him

Advising Professor(s): Dr. Anton Avanceña

Education

  • M.S. Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
  • B.S. Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan 

Research Interests

  • Clinical Outcomes, Economic Evaluation, Methodological & Statistical Research, Pharmacoepidemiology

Publications

  • Lai JH, Han S, Park C, Avanceña A (in press). Association between alcohol use disorder and hospital readmission rates and outcomes in cancer survivors: a population cohort study. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
  • Wang MT, Huang YL, Lai JH, Lee CH, Wang PC, Pan HY, Lin C, Liou JT, Hsu YJ. Association between specificity of sulfonylureas to cardiac mitochondrial KATP channels and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2022;45(5):1276-1287.
  •  Wang MT, Lai JH, Huang YL, Liou JT, Cheng SH, Lin CW, Pan HY, Hsu YJ, Tsai CL. Comparative effectiveness and safety of different types of LABA/LAMA versus LABA/ICS fixed-dose combinations in COPD: a propensity score-inverse probability of treatment weighting cohort study. Chest. 2021;160(4):1255-1270.
  • Lai JH, Wang MT, Wu CC, Huang YL, Lee CH, Liou JT. Risk of severe hypoglycemic events from amiodarone-sulfonylureas interactions: a population-based nested case-control study. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2020 Aug;29(8):842-853.

Presentations

  • Lai JH, Kenawy AS, Aiyeolemi AA, Russo AJ, Sohn TJ, Chen S, Rascati KL, Avanceña ALV. Real-world Effectiveness of Monoclonal Antibodies for Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Literature Review. International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), Boston, MA, USA, May 2023.

Internship/Graduate Research Assistantship

  • AbbVie 2023 HEOR Internship - Immunology (Gastroenterology)

Contact Information

Why UTCOP HOD?

  • I would like to become a clinical epidemiologist and pharmacoeconomist working in the pharmaceutical industry or at an academic institute. The HOD program can help me realize my career goal.

What do you enjoy outside of school?

  • Swimming, hiking, taking trips around Austin and trying different foods