Douglas Yao

Self Employed

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Douglas Yao is a computational biologist with a decade of experience applying software and data science to biological problems, currently finishing a PhD in Computational Biology at Harvard. Based in Boston, he combines strong molecular biology foundations from UCLA with advanced bioinformatics, algorithm development, and large-scale data analysis from his doctoral research. He has a practical, independent streak—evident in self-directed projects—and a portfolio site showcasing his work and tools for reproducible computational research. Known for bridging wet-lab intuition with computational rigor, he thrives on translating complex biological questions into implementable pipelines and open analyses.

9 years of coding experience

1 year of employment as a software developer

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics at Harvard University

Bachelor of Science - BS, Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology at University of California, Los Angeles

Github Skills (3)

benchmark1

error-correction1

datasets1

Programming languages (1)

Python

Github contributions (5)

douglasyao/mesc

Jun 2019 - Jun 2022

Mediated Expression Score Regression (MESC)

Contributions:55 commits, 65 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years

douglasyao/douglasyao.github.io

Sep 2020 - Oct 2022

Contributions:25 commits, 45 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years

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