Yufeng Shen
Associate Professor
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYufeng Shen is an Associate Professor at Columbia University with 18 years of experience studying the genetics of human disease through computational biology. Trained with a PhD from Baylor College of Medicine and a BS from Peking University, he bridges statistical genetics, bioinformatics, and translational research. His work focuses on leveraging computational methods to uncover disease mechanisms and genetic risk, often translating findings into insights relevant to clinical genetics. Based in New York, he combines deep academic rigor with practical problem-solving, mentoring the next generation of computational biologists. An underappreciated strength is his sustained ability to integrate large-scale genomic data with biological interpretation, driving both publications and collaborative projects across disciplines.
17 years of coding experience
PhD, PhD at Baylor College of MedicineBS, BS at Peking University
Github Skills (4)
script6
cluster-computing1
bioinformatics1
nlp1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
joshuashen/public_html
Jun 2008 - May 2020
Contributions:99 commits, 2 PRs, 93 pushes in 12 years 1 month
script
bnv2103/NGS
Apr 2011 - Apr 2012
Contributions:23 commits in 1 year
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