Summary
Weiyang Tao is a Senior Scientist and computational immunology researcher with over a decade of experience translating multi-omics data into biological insight and therapeutic hypotheses. With a PhD in Systems Immunology from Utrecht and current research leadership at AbbVie, he builds end-to-end computational pipelines that bridge wet-lab, clinical and external collaborators to accelerate target discovery and patient stratification. He has authored 20+ peer-reviewed papers with nearly 5,000 citations, served as a reviewer for top journals including Nature group titles, and regularly presents work at international conferences. Skilled in machine and deep learning for disease mechanism analysis, he combines rigorous academic training with industry-facing drug discovery experience. Based in Greater Boston, he brings a rare mix of systems-level immunology expertise and hands-on bioinformatics engineering that shortens the path from data to actionable therapeutics.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
M.Sc, Bioinformatics, M.Sc, Bioinformatics at Nothwest A&F University
B.Sc, Biotechnology, B.Sc, Biotechnology at Northwest A&F University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Systems Immunology at Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht University