Jianyu Yang
Graduate Research Assistant
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolJianyu Yang is a Ph.D. candidate in Bioinformatics at Penn State with eight years of research experience applying deep learning to decode transcription factor binding landscapes and regulatory genome mechanisms. As a Graduate Research Assistant since 2020, Jianyu focuses on explainable model architectures and feature attribution techniques that bridge computational models and biological insight. He pairs academic rigor in genomics with practical systems skills, building and managing custom high-performance workstations, virtualized home servers, and networked storage to accelerate reproducible analyses. Based in State College, PA, he brings a multidisciplinary background from Southern Medical University in developmental and basic medical sciences, enabling a strong experimental perspective on computational problems. Notably, his work emphasizes interpretability—making black-box models more actionable for downstream biological validation.
8 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics and Genomics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics and Genomics at Penn State UniversityMaster's degree, Developmental Biology, Master's degree, Developmental Biology at Southern Medical University
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Github Skills (41)
bioinformatics10
snakemake9
package-management9
conda9
prediction8
bioconda8
binding8
sequencing8
reproducible-research8
transcription7
workflow-management7
rna-seq6
interpreted-language6
code-runner6
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
yztxwd/yztxwd.github.io
Jan 2020 - Apr 2024
A minimalist Jekyll theme for running a personal blog
Contributions:26 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
minimalistjekylljekyll-theme
yztxwd/seqcode-core
Jan 2019 - May 2023
SeqCode: Java code for the analysis of high-throughput sequencing data
Contributions:2 PRs, 44 pushes, 6 branches in 4 years 4 months
javasequencing
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