Zhijian Li
Postdoctoral Researcher at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZhijian Li is a computational biologist and postdoctoral researcher at the Broad Institute and MGH with a decade of experience developing methods for single-cell and CRISPR genome-editing data analysis. He brings deep expertise in (sc)ATAC-seq and statistical genomics, combining a Ph.D. in computer science (magna cum laude) from RWTH Aachen with practical research-driven software development. His work focuses on turning complex single-cell assays into actionable insights through scalable computational pipelines and careful experimental-aware modeling. Based in Cambridge, MA, he blends rigorous academic training with hands-on implementation in a high-impact translational research environment. An unexpected strength is his cross-cultural academic foundation spanning top universities in China and Germany, which informs a collaborative, international approach to tool building and reproducible science.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, magna cum laude, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, magna cum laude at RWTH Aachen UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Central China Normal UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Jilin University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (75)
toolbox10
spatial-transcriptomics10
throughput10
genomics10
rna-seq10
motif10
single-cell-genomics10
chip-seq10
bioinformatics10
cran10
bioconda9
package-management9
nmf9
python9
seq9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
CostaLab/scopen
Nov 2019 - Oct 2021
scOpen: single-cell open chromatin analysis via NMF modelling
Contributions:4 releases, 139 commits, 23 PRs in 1 year 11 months
chromatinbioinformaticsnmfmodellingsingle-cell
CostaLab/scMEGA
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
scMEGA: Single-cell Multiomic Enhancer-based Gene regulAtory network inference
Contributions:2 releases, 214 commits, 4 PRs in 7 months
gene-regulatory-networkregulatoryenhancerinferencegrn
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