Yi Xiong
Reseach Student at The Hospital for Sick Children
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolYi Xiong is an MD/PhD bioinformatics specialist focusing on cancer genomics and neuro-oncology, combining nine years of research experience with clinical training from Central South University. Currently a visiting research student at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, he applies genome sequencing analysis to unravel molecular drivers of brain tumors. His work bridges computational genomics and translational oncology, supported by an active Google Scholar profile and public code on GitHub. Fluent in both clinical and computational domains, he is positioned to translate genomic insights into research questions with potential clinical impact. An early-career researcher with dual medical and doctoral training, he brings a rare blend of patient-centered perspective and bioinformatics rigor.
8 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Oncology and Cancer Biology; Neuro-oncology; Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Oncology and Cancer Biology; Neuro-oncology; Bioinformatics at Central South University
Github Skills (62)
cran10
single-cell-genomics10
r-package10
seurat10
shiny-apps10
genomics10
r9
bioinformatics9
single-cell-analysis8
rna-seq6
rna-velocity6
pipeline5
meta-analysis5
transcriptomics5
cellprofiler5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Richard-Li-lab-team/Richard-Li-lab-team.github.io
Aug 2020 - Sep 2020
Here is Prof. Li's lab webpage
Contributions:91 commits, 1 PR, 81 pushes in 1 month
labwebpage
Byronxy/Byronxy
Mar 2021 - Sep 2023
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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