Zihao Zheng
Applied Genetics Scientist-Pipeline Data Science
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZihao Zheng is a Breeding Data Scientist with a Ph.D. in Genetics and Genomics from Iowa State University and a decade of experience applying genomic and transcriptomic analyses to maize breeding. Based at Syngenta, he moves research discoveries into practice using GWAS, TWAS, and machine learning–based prediction models, and partners with engineers to build high-throughput phenotyping pipelines. His work blends deep domain knowledge in agricultural biotechnology with production-oriented data science, enabling scalable candidate gene discovery and trait prediction. Notably, he bridges wet-lab genetics and software-driven phenomics, making him adept at translating complex biological signals into deployable breeding solutions.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Genetics and Genomics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Genetics and Genomics at Iowa State UniversityBachelor's degree, Agricultural Biotechnology, Bachelor's degree, Agricultural Biotechnology at South China Agricultural UniversityProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
zhzheng92/AG2PI_GWAS_workshop_June2021
Jun 2021 - Mar 2022
Contributions:38 commits, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
zhzheng92/transcriptome_pipelines
Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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