Kai Wang
Scientist at University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolKai Wang is a scientist and genomic bioinformatics researcher with 12 years of experience translating human genome variation into actionable insights for clinical and research settings. Based in Philadelphia, he holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Bioinformatics and combines academic leadership roles at the University of Pennsylvania with a scientist appointment at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. His career spans faculty positions at Columbia and USC and postdoctoral training at CHOP and Penn, reflecting deep expertise in tumor biology, immunology, and computational genomics. Known for deploying bioinformatics approaches to interpret variation, he bridges method development and real-world clinical deployment—a trait that helps move discoveries from code and models into patient-focused applications.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Microbiology and Bioinformatics, Ph.D., Microbiology and Bioinformatics at University of WashingtonB.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Peking UniversityM.S., Tumor Biology and Immunology, M.S., Tumor Biology and Immunology at Mayo Graduate School
Github Skills (58)
genome10
interpretation10
genes10
candidate10
fastq-files10
guideline10
seq10
cluster-computing10
genetic10
unet-image-segmentation10
fastq10
gene-expression10
sequencing10
rna-seq10
bioinformatics10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
WGLab/HadoopCNV
Mar 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:26 commits, 21 pushes, 1 comment in 2 years 1 month
kaichop/bioinformatics
Feb 2015 - Mar 2018
Contributions:14 commits, 13 pushes in 3 years
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