Ze Chuan SHI

A Bioinformatics Scientist with Knowledge in Neuroscience converts Coffee into Codes.

I am currently a Bioinformatics Ph.D. student in Dr. Vivek Swarup’s lab. My thesis project utilizes statistical methods and computation tools to study Alzheimer’s disease, potentially identifying novel therapeutic targets.

I graduated with a Master in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University in 2018. I worked with Dr. Lewis Chodosh at the University of Pennsylvania to develop treatments for recurrent breast cancer. I applied applied statistical methods to quantify the drug effects among 4 different preclinical drug trials. At UPenn, I also participated in the Penn Biotech Group (PBG), a student-led Healthcare Consulting Club, helping small biotech start-ups form business plans and do market research.

Research Interests

• RNA-seq, scRNA-seq data and scATAC-seq
• Genome Wide Association Study and QTL
• Genetics and Epigenetics
• Alzheimer's Disease

Skills

• R - package development, data analaysis and visualization, RStudio
• High Performance Computing - Slurm
• UNIX commands and bash script writing
• Python
• Git
• SQL - MySQL

Favorite Quote

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. – Samuel Beckett