Zhiwu Zhang
Professor at Washington State University
Pullman, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZhiwu Zhang is a statistical geneticist and Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at Washington State University with over 20 years of experience translating quantitative methods into practical genomics and phenomics tools. He holds dual Ph.D.s in Statistical Genetics and Animal Breeding and has authored 100+ peer-reviewed articles with an h-index of 50, reflecting high-impact contributions to the field. His lab develops widely used open-source software—such as TASSEL, GAPIT, FarmCPU, BLINK, and GRID—that bridge statistics, machine learning, and computer vision to advance sustainable agriculture and healthcare. A seasoned grant-holder and educator, he has secured multidisciplinary funding and created a graduate course in Statistical Genomics while organizing international workshops for the Plant and Animal Genome conference. Notably, he designs AI tools aimed at nonprogrammers (AI4Everyone), demonstrating a commitment to broadening access to advanced analytics beyond specialist audiences.
10 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Statistical Genetics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Statistical Genetics at Michigan State University
English
Github Skills (2)
gwas1
drag1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
Zhiwu-Zhang-Lab/GAPIT
Oct 2015 - Apr 2016
Contributions:8 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
Poissonfish/iPat
Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
iPat allows you to perform GWAS and GS by drag and click!
Contributions:1 comment, 1 issue in 1 day
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