Yi Zhong
Principal Investigator
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Top SchoolYi Zhong is a Principal Investigator based in Shanghai with 12 years of research experience bridging computational biology and immunology. She leads a lab that deciphers chromatin and transcriptional dynamics driving T cell differentiation, combining systems biology, statistical modeling, and bespoke computational tools to study activation, memory, and exhaustion in tumor microenvironments. Trained with a PhD in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from the University of Tübingen and seasoned by long-term research appointments at Memorial Sloan Kettering, she blends deep computational expertise with experimental insight. Her work emphasizes the synergistic roles of transcription factors and intrinsic regulatory networks, and she frequently develops cutting-edge analytics to tackle large-scale biological datasets. An often-overlooked strength is her sustained track record of navigating both Western and Chinese research ecosystems, enabling cross-cultural collaborations and translational impact.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at University of TübingenBachelor's degree, Public Health, Bachelor's degree, Public Health at University of South ChinaMaster's degree, Microbiology and Genomics, Master's degree, Microbiology and Genomics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (8)
bioinformatics5
python4
hexo4
bcftools3
htslib3
tabix2
samtools1
pysam1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (4)
ratschlab/RiboDiff
Feb 2014 - Oct 2016
RiboDiff: Tool to detect changes in translational efficiency based on ribosome footprinting data
Contributions:4 releases, 176 commits, 80 pushes in 2 years 7 months
yizhong/yizhong.github.io
Sep 2021 - May 2023
Contributions:72 pushes, 7 branches in 1 year 8 months
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