Zhe Zhang
Director, Bioinformatics
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolZhe Zhang is a Director of Bioinformatics with over two decades of experience in high-throughput sequencing and computational genomics, currently leading bioinformatics efforts for the Gene Therapy Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He previously advanced analytical pipelines and translational research as Principal Bioinformatics Scientist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after nearly a decade rising through technical roles there. Holding a PhD in Biomedical Informatics, he blends deep domain expertise in molecular biology with practical leadership in delivering scalable, regulatory-aware genomics workflows. Known for bridging research and clinical translation, he excels at turning complex sequencing data into actionable insights for gene therapy programs. Based in Philadelphia, he brings a long track record of mentoring teams and modernizing bioinformatics infrastructure to support high-impact patient-focused studies.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Cell and Molecular Biology, Master of Science - MS, Cell and Molecular Biology at Texas Tech UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science - BS, Biochemistry at Fudan UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Informatics at University of North Carolina at Chapel HillProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
zhezhangsh/Rnaseq
May 2015 - Dec 2018
Contributions:148 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
zhezhangsh/awsomicsR
May 2016 - Jul 2020
Contributions:144 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
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