Yunshun Chen
Head Of Laboratory
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolYunshun Chen is Head of Laboratory at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute with nine years’ experience translating bioinformatics research into widely used software and practical analysis pipelines. He is a principal author and long-term maintainer of edgeR, one of the most popular R packages for analyzing next-generation sequencing data, and has a strong track record developing statistical methods for RNA-seq and scRNA-seq. Trained with a PhD in Bioinformatics and a background in mathematics, statistics and electrical engineering, he combines rigorous quantitative skills with hands-on software engineering. Yunshun regularly teaches workshops, co-supervises graduate students, and provides collaborative bioinformatics support across diverse disease studies, illustrating a blend of mentorship, tool-building, and applied research.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
The University of MelbourneBachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (2)
bioconductor5
bioinformatics4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
yunshun/HumanBreast10X
Sep 2021 - Nov 2021
Contributions:39 commits, 48 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
yunshun/RnaSeqGeneEdgeRQL
Oct 2016 - Aug 2021
Contributions:44 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
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