Summary
Fengyuan Hu is an Associate Principal Scientist based in Cambridge with 16 years of experience applying bioinformatics to genomics, human genetics and population genetics. He has progressed from academic research at Cambridge and Babraham Institute to senior roles at AstraZeneca, leading NGS pipeline development and large-scale genome analysis such as work tied to the 100,000 Genomes Project and ThromboGenomics. With a PhD in Bioinformatics and a strong computational background from a BE in Computer Science, he blends statistical genetics, software engineering and data visualization to turn complex genomic data into actionable insights. Notably, his early work contributed to platforms for candidate gene discovery and network visualisation, showing a long-standing interest in building tools as well as producing analyses.
16 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MSc, Informatics (Bioinformatics), Master of Science - MSc, Informatics (Bioinformatics) at The University of Edinburgh
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological Sciences (Bioinformatics), Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biological Sciences (Bioinformatics) at University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science at Beijing Information Science and Technology University
Chinese, English