Yichao Li
Computational Biologist
Athens, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYichao Li is a computational biologist with a decade of experience applying machine learning and integrative NGS analysis to problems in genomics and human disease. Currently at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, he blends deep bioinformatics expertise with practical data science to study 3D genome organization and protein–DNA interactions. His academic path includes dual Masters in Computer Science and Mathematics and a PhD in Computer Science from Ohio University, where he led projects on cancer and diabetes genomics and taught bioinformatics and data mining courses. A former miRNA pipeline developer at Beijing Computing Center and active Kaggler, he is comfortable bridging production pipelines, rigorous evaluation, and creative model development. Based in Athens, Ohio since his graduate work and previously relocated from Memphis, he brings a global perspective and hands-on skill set spanning Linux toolchains, statistical modeling, and reproducible reporting. Colleagues rely on him for turning complex sequencing datasets into actionable biological insights.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Bachelor's degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at Capital Normal UniversityMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Ohio University北京八中
Github Skills (165)
genomics10
hpc-applications10
rna-seq10
single-cell-genomics10
bioinformatics10
cran10
bam9
r9
bedtools9
minhash9
data-visualization9
python9
bash9
interpretation9
seq9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
YichaoOU/Set_cover_tools
Sep 2018 - Dec 2023
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 4 months
YichaoOU/easy_prime
May 2020 - Sep 2022
Contributions:3 releases, 35 commits, 49 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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