Yang Xu
Machine Learning Scientist I at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolYang Xu is a Machine Learning Scientist at the Broad Institute with eight years of experience applying computational methods to life sciences, combining a PhD from the University of Tennessee with hands-on internships across industry and academic labs. He has built marker-based tools for single-cell annotation (co-developing MACA) and led bioinformatics and algorithm projects at Bayer, Adaptive Biotechnologies, and Engine Biosciences. Comfortable bridging research and production, he brings expertise in statistical methods, algorithm development, and programming for biological data integration. Based in Boston, he pairs rigorous academic training with practical impact on large-scale single-cell workflows, and outside work pursues language learning and a quirky interest in genomic editing humor reflected in his GitHub bio.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Biotechnology, Bachelor's degree, Biotechnology at Huazhong Agricultural UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Life Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Life Sciences at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Chinese, English, Japanese, ItalianProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ImXman/CoSTA
Jul 2020 - Oct 2021
Contributions:40 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
broadinstitute/CellCap
Nov 2023 - Mar 2025
Interpret perturbation responses from scRNA-seq perturbation experiments
Contributions:1 release, 3 PRs, 59 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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