Yu Wan
Research Fellow at UK Health Security Agency
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolYu Wan is a research-focused bioinformatician with 11 years’ experience applying genomic epidemiology and computational methods to antimicrobial resistance. Currently a Research Fellow at University of Liverpool and an Honorary Research Fellow at Imperial College London, he combines academic research with public health practice through ongoing honorary roles at the UK Health Security Agency. His background spans a PhD in Biomathematics/Bioinformatics from the University of Melbourne and early industry experience in network engineering, giving him an unusual blend of mathematical rigor, software skills, and systems-level thinking. Yu has progressed from hands-on bioinformatics roles to independent research fellowships, leading pathogen genomics projects that bridge lab data and real-world surveillance. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex molecular data into actionable epidemiological insights and to teach coding to diverse audiences.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
The University of MelbourneBachelor of Engineering, Automation, Bachelor of Engineering, Automation at Zhejiang University
English, Chinese, Japanese
Github Skills (85)
hugo-theme10
hugo10
genomes10
wordpress10
infectious-diseases10
pathogen10
responsive10
bioinformatics10
genome-annotation10
singularity9
reproducible-science9
next-generation-sequencing9
nextflow9
pipeline9
slurm9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
wanyuac/handyR
Aug 2018 - Sep 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 39 commits, 44 pushes in 4 years 2 months
wanyuac/APDtools
Jul 2018 - Dec 2021
Contributions:18 commits, 15 pushes in 3 years 5 months
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