Biography

Websites:
Research with Rowan 

Education:
Post-Doctoral, Center for Cerebrovascular Research, University of California-San Francisco
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Lehigh University
M.S., Mathematics, Lehigh University
B.S., Applied Mathematics, University of Petra

Research Expertise:
Biomedical Research | Statistical Methods for Genetic Mapping | Genetic Risk Factors | Complex Human Diseases

My research focuses on identifying genetic risk factors contributing to complex human diseases including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, in addition to designing and analyzing high-throughput genomic data. I am also interested in developing statistical procedures motivated by questions arising in biological research; in particular, developing multiple testing procedures to address the problem of multiplicity in high-dimensional data analysis.

Professional Memberships:
American Statistical Association (www.amstat.org)
Mathematical Association of America (www.maa.org)
American Society of Human Genetics (www.ashg.org)
European Society of Human Genetics (www.eshg.org)

Recent Academic Projects:
Gene-diet interaction and risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Selected Publications:
Bendjilali N, MacLeon S, Kalra G, Willis SD, Hossian AK, Avery E, Wojtowicz O, Hickman MJ (2017) Time-course analysis of gene expression during the saccharomyces cerevisiae hypoxic response. G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. 7:221-31.

Weinsheimer S, Bendjilali N, Nelson J, Guo D, Zaroff J, Sidney S, McCulloch E, Salman R, Berg J, Koeleman B, Simon M, Bostrom A, Fontanella M, Sturiale C, Pola R, Puca A, Lawton M, Young W, Pawlikowska L, Klijn CJ, Kim H (2016) Genome-wide association study of sporadic brain arteriovenous malformations. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 87:916-23.

Kremer PH, Koeleman BP, Pawlikowska L, Weinsheimer S, Bendjilali N, Sidney S, Zaroff JG, Rinkel GJ, van den Berg LH, Ruigrok YM, de Kort GA, Veldink JH, Kim H, Klijn CJ (2015) Evaluation of genetic risk loci for intracranial aneurysms in sporadic arteriovenous malformations of the brain. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 86:524-9.

Bendjilali N, Nelson J, Weinsheimer S, Sidney S, Zaroff JG, Hetts SW, Segal M, Pawlikowska L, McCulloch CE, Young WL, Kim H (2014) Common variants on 9p21.3 are associated with brain arteriovenous malformations with accompanying arterial aneurysms. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 85:1280-3.

Bendjilali N, Hsueh WC, He Q, Willcox DC, Nievergelt CM, Donlon TA, Kwok PY, Suzuki M, Willcox BJ (2014) Who are the okinawans? Ancestry, genome diversity, and implications for the genetic study of human longevity from a geographically isolated population. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 69: 1474-1484.

Spring 2026 - Class Schedule
 25226 - DS - 03650-1      THESIS I DATA SCIENCE      Glassboro

20803 - MATH - 03612-2      MASTERS THESIS      MW 3:30pm - 4:45pm      Glassboro

20889 - STAT - 02350-1      REGRESSION ANALYSIS      TR 11:00am - 12:15pm      James 1115

20893 - STAT - 02513-1      APPLIED STOCHASTIC PROCESSES      TR 5:00pm - 6:15pm      Robinson 101B

25401 - STAT - 02515-3      APPLIED MULTIVARIATE DATA ANLY      TR 2:00pm - 3:15pm      James 2103



Spring 2026 - Office Hours
By appointment at bendjilali@rowan.edu