Shaoyi Zhang
Graduate Research Assistant
Hummelstown,PA
Summary
Motivated PhD student in Genetic Epidemiology. Specialized in genetic causal inference, clinical biomarker identification, and computational drug repurposing methods.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Graduate Research Assistant
Penn State College of Medicine
08.2022 - Current
- Thesis area: drug repurposing with genetic and contrastive learning approaches
- Worked as data analyst in various large scale GWAS studies
- Collaborated with clinicians on Novo SNP and biomarker identification
Research Assistant
Columbia University Pearson Lab
05.2021 - 08.2022
- Worked on Gene-Environment projects under supervision of Dr. Pearson
Clinical Research Assistant
Columbia University Research Unit
06.2020 - 04.2021
- Data Analyst for AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vector Vaccine Phase-III Clinical Trial
- Part time Contact Tracer on Covid-19 Service Corp
Education
Ph.D. - Genetic Epidemiology
Penn Stage College of Medicine
Hershey, PA 08.2022 - Current
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology/Toxicology
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY 08.2019 - 05.2021
Bachelor's degree - Neuroscience
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 08.2015 - 05.2019
Skills
- R
- Python
- Linux
- GWAS
- RNA-seq Data Processing and Analysis
- High-performance Computing Workflows
- Statistical Model Development
- Machine Learning/Deep Learning
- Clinical Trial/Survival Analysis
Certification
Hazardous Worksite Operations Training Certificate, 05/01/21, Present, Obtained at Columbia University as Part of the Advanced Certificate in Toxicology.
Publications
- Surfactant protein levels and genetic variants as biomarkers for COVID-19 severity in children, Accepted by American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 12/22/24
- Environmental carcinogens disproportionally mutate genes implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders, https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1106573/full
- Clinical Outcome at 2 Years of Age in Preterm Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Patent Ductus Arteriosus at 36 Weeks of Post-menstrual Age, https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_MeetingAbstracts.A4090
- Early Markers of Pulmonary Vascular Pathology in Preterm Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_MeetingAbstracts.A7129
- A Newly Observed Negative Association between Cell Membrane Capacitance and Depression Using Data Measured by a HYDRA ECF/ICF Bio-Impedance Spectrum Analyzer and Cole Model, https://www.longdom.org/open-access/a-newly-observed-negative-association-between-cellmembrane-capacitance-and-depression-using-data-measured-by-a-hydra-ecficf-bioim-105665.html
Timeline
Graduate Research Assistant
Penn State College of Medicine
08.2022 - Current
Ph.D. - Genetic Epidemiology
Penn Stage College of Medicine
08.2022 - Current
Research Assistant
Columbia University Pearson Lab
05.2021 - 08.2022
Clinical Research Assistant
Columbia University Research Unit
06.2020 - 04.2021
Master of Public Health - Epidemiology/Toxicology
Columbia University in the City of New York
08.2019 - 05.2021
Bachelor's degree - Neuroscience
University of Southern California
08.2015 - 05.2019
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