Mukai Wang
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMukai Wang is a PhD student in Biostatistics at the University of Michigan with eight years of experience applying statistical and machine learning methods to biomedical and high-dimensional sequencing data. He develops statistical methods for sparse and compositional next-generation sequencing and builds GUI tools for image mass cytometry, bridging methodological research with usable software. His internships at Novartis and Eli Lilly involved practical ML applications—from LLM-based literature and SOP retrieval tools to deep phenotyping of immune cells—demonstrating fluency in both computational biology and industry workflows. Dual bachelor’s degrees in data science (UM) and electrical & computer engineering (SJTU) underpin a multidisciplinary approach that combines strong engineering instincts with rigorous statistical training. Notably, he has experience turning complex eQTL and mass cytometry analyses into interactive visualizations, making high-dimensional genomic insights accessible to researchers.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biostatistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biostatistics at University of MichiganBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (33)
abc10
state-space10
statistical-inference9
markov9
markov-model9
particle-filter8
bioconductor8
dynamical-systems8
r8
r-package8
differential-equations7
stochastic-processes7
metagenomics6
evolutionary6
nlopt5
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
mkbwang/ADAPT
Jan 2022 - Aug 2024
Analysis of Microbiome Differential Abundance by Pooling Tobit Models
Contributions:38 PRs, 148 pushes, 33 branches in 2 years 7 months
relativeratiomicrobiomeabundancedifferential
mkbwang/Peers-Web-App
Oct 2018 - Oct 2023
Python and javascript codes for Peers Web app.
Contributions:2 PRs, 30 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years
javascriptpython
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