Yibo Dong
Database Consultant Bioinformatics Lead
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYibo Dong is a Database Consultant and Bioinformatics Lead with a decade of experience building pipelines, databases, and machine learning models for genomics and omics data. Currently leading WGS, targeted NGS, and RNA‑seq analytics at the Florida Department of Health, he combines hands‑on pipeline engineering with deployable ML and deep learning approaches for large-scale biological datasets. His background spans academia and government—faculty roles at USF and research positions in agricultural genomics—giving him a rare mix of translational and applied research experience. He has designed web databases and visualization tools to make complex genomic results accessible to researchers and state laboratories, and he routinely provides bioinformatics training and mentorship. Trained in both biology (PhD) and computer science, he brings interdisciplinary rigor that helps turn dense omics data into actionable public‑health and research insights.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Biology, Ph.D, Biology at Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesMaster's degree, Data Analytics, Master's degree, Data Analytics at University of Illinois SpringfieldDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Mississippi State University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (73)
audio10
next-generation-sequencing9
nextflow9
nlp9
python9
nf-core9
genomics9
pytorch9
machine-learning9
bioinformatics9
natural-language-processing9
sequencing9
transformer8
multimodal8
deep-learning8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
ybdong919/GDMETS
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:1 release, 5 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 2 months
BPHL-Molecular/Sanibel
Aug 2022 - Oct 2025
A Nextflow pipeline to analyze NGS data in fastq format from bacterial genome
Contributions:2 releases, 33 PRs, 72 pushes in 3 years 2 months
fastq-formatnextflow
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