Yiyong “Rambo” is a post-doctoral research fellow currently advancing his studies in Dr. Dong’s lab. His current research interests focus on revealing the unknown functions of the human genome and their roles in neurological diseases by applying and developing computational methods to integrate multi-dimensional multi-source data. Yiyong received his Ph.D. in bioinformatics from Fudan University China (2016-2021 and completed the Ph.D. joint program at Pennsylvania State University in the United States (2019-2020). His main work was related to evolutionary genomics and comparative genomics during his Ph.D. training (Nature 2020, Mol. Plant 2021.). Before joining the Lab, Yiyong worked as a bioinformatics and artificial intelligence scientist at Drug Farm, a pioneer company to utilize genetics and AI technologies to discover and develop innovative, immune-modulating therapies in Shanghai (2020-2021). Afterward, he worked as a professor in crop genetics and breeding at Guizhou University, China, in 2022. He likes hiking and playing soccer in his spare time.
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