Skylar Zeng - Laboratory Assistant

Skylar Zeng

Laboratory Assistant

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Skylar Zeng is a public health scientist with eight years of research and laboratory experience focused on bacterial genomics, antimicrobial resistance, and hospital epidemiology. Currently at the University of Michigan Medical School, Skylar processes whole-genome sequencing data to resolve Clostridioides difficile transmission questions and align genomic evidence with infection prevention practices. Their background spans large-scale cross-sector AMR data integration and policy evaluation from work at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where they harmonized global surveillance datasets and applied causal and longitudinal methods to assess National Action Plans. Comfortable at the bench and in code-driven analyses, Skylar combines wet-lab techniques, variant calling, and statistical modeling to translate complex datasets into actionable infection-control insights. They hold an MPH with a perfect GPA in Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology and a first-class BS in Biology, reflecting both rigor and interdisciplinary breadth. An understated strength is their ability to bridge operational infection control needs with advanced genomic and econometric methods to inform real-world decision making.

8 years of coding experience

4 years of employment as a software developer

Master of Public Health - MPH, Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology, 4.0/4.0, Master of Public Health - MPH, Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology, 4.0/4.0 at University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, 3.71/4.0 (First Class), Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, 3.71/4.0 (First Class) at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

French, Chinese, English

Github Skills (15)

r-package6

gwas6

microbiology6

bioinformatics3

pipeline2

diagnostics2

prediction-model1

linux1

bash1

python-scripts1

script1

toolbox1

scripting1

python-requests1

Programming languages (4)

C++RHTMLPython

Github contributions (5)

Snitkin-Lab-Umich/code_club_curriculum

Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

Curriculum for the Snitkin Lab Code Clubs

Contributions:9 pushes in 7 months

curriculumclubslab

Snitkin-Lab-Umich/assembly_umich

Feb 2021 - Feb 2021

Microbial Genome Assembly Pipeline

Contributions:2 PRs, 1 push in 1 day

sequencegenomepipelinegenome-assemblygenomics

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