Jessica Yu
Scientist at Allen Institute for Cell Science
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolJessica Yu is a scientist with 9 years of interdisciplinary experience applying agent-based modeling and machine learning to complex cellular systems, currently at the Allen Institute for Cell Science. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern and has led computational research efforts that connect simulation-driven hypotheses to experimental work on heterogeneous tumor and cell population dynamics. Jessica built a modular, extensible agent-based modeling framework in academic labs and has guided figure and manuscript development as an assistant scientific director. Her background spans chemical engineering, biotechnology, computer science, music technology, and graphic design, which she leverages to communicate technical insights more effectively and design elegant computational tools. Notably, she combines hands-on model implementation with research leadership—translating mechanistic simulations into actionable experiments. Based in Alexandria, VA, she brings a creative, cross-disciplinary perspective to computational biology and tool development.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University
Github Skills (25)
arcade8
simulation7
sampling5
visualization5
simulations4
scale3
colony3
agent-based-modeling3
dynamics3
time-series2
docker2
image-analysis2
python2
uci1
cookiecutter1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
simularium/Cytosim
Apr 2023 - Aug 2024
A fork of Cytosim, a cytoskeleton simulation engine (from https://gitlab.com/f-nedelec/cytosim)
Contributions:1 release, 3 reviews, 2 PRs in 1 year 3 months
simulation
allen-cell-animated/abm-colony-collection
Nov 2022 - Sep 2024
Contributions:57 PRs, 42 pushes, 65 branches in 1 year 10 months
analyzingpythonsimulationdynamicscolony
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