Yang Li
Assistant Professor at University of California, San Diego - School of Medicine
Missouri, United States
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Top SchoolYang Li is an assistant professor at Washington University School of Medicine with 12 years of experience applying bioinformatics and computational genomics to questions in epigenetics, RNA regulation, and biogeography. He trained as a PhD in biomathematics and computational biology at Tsinghua and advanced his postdoctoral work at Ludwig Cancer Research and UC San Diego, combining rigorous quantitative methods with translational neuroscience and genetics. His research blends next-generation sequencing analysis with computational modeling to uncover regulatory landscapes across tissues and species, and he brings industry-facing experience from a venture role connecting science and entrepreneurship. A Micro-MBA from UCSD complements his academic profile, signaling an ability to translate complex genomic insights into collaborative, impact-driven projects.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Laws; Biological Sciences, Bachelor's degree, Laws; Biological Sciences at Sichuan UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at Tsinghua UniversityMicro-MBA, Micro-MBA at University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
English, Chinese
Github Skills (10)
machine-learning8
pytorch8
deep-learning7
sequencing5
seq5
single-cell-analysis3
pipeline2
bioinformatics2
single-cell-genomics2
machine-learning-algorithms2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
yal054/bioinfo-training_additional-tutorial
Apr 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:78 commits, 80 pushes in 1 month
yal054/epiformer
Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:13 commits, 1 PR, 35 pushes in 6 months
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