Jake Yeung
Principal Scientist at Genentech
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJake Yeung is a Principal Scientist with 13 years of expertise translating single-cell and systems-level biology into computational methods that reveal how diverse cell types cooperate in tissues. Currently at Genentech after leadership and independent research roles across IST Austria, the Wellcome Sanger Institute, and the Hubrecht Institute, he blends machine learning, statistical genomics, and practical experimental insight to drive biologically actionable models. He holds a PhD in Computational Systems Biology from EPFL and advanced training in genome science, underpinning a career that bridges rigorous theory and translational research. Known for building analytical pipelines and ML teams that move discovery from messy data to reproducible insight, he brings both hands-on coding and strategic research vision to complex biological problems. An uncommon strength is his chemical engineering background, which gives him a quantitative, process-oriented view of biological systems and algorithm design.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Genome Science & Technology, Master of Science, Genome Science & Technology at The University of British Columbia / UBCDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Systems Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computational Systems Biology at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)Bachelor of Applied Science, Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science, Chemical Engineering at University of Waterloo
English, Chinese, French, zcantonese
Github Skills (60)
gaussian10
probabilistic-programming9
gaussian-processes9
bayesian-inference9
dplyr8
grammar8
machine-learning8
r8
measurements8
data-transformation7
equation7
parser7
overlapping6
dynamical-systems6
manipulation6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
jakeyeung/jakeyeung.github.io
Jan 2018 - Feb 2024
Github Pages template for academic personal websites, forked from mmistakes/minimal-mistakes
Contributions:2 PRs, 65 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
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jakeyeung/scChIX
Apr 2021 - Nov 2021
Contributions:2 releases, 44 commits, 29 pushes in 7 months
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