HOMETOWN
Karamay, China
LANGUAGES
Mandarin, English
THESIS MENTOR
Lucas Salas
FAVORITE ALGORITHM
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
Nanjing Medical University
Bachelor of Medicine in Laboratory Medicine
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Research Assistant (Brown University School of Public Health)
Clinical Rotation
Brown University School of Public Health
Research Assistant
THESIS TITLE
CAREER TRACK(S)
Academia and Industry
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
R Programming, Laboratory Medicine
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Intramural Basketball
Electives
Publications Absence of an embryonic stem cell DNA methylation signature in human cancer. Tracing human stem cell lineage during development using DNA methylation.
Zhang Z, Wiencke JK, Koestler DC, Salas LA, Christensen BC, Kelsey KT
BMC Cancer. 2019 Jul 19;19(1):711. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5932-6. Epub 2019 Jul 19.
PMID: 31324166
Salas LA, Wiencke JK, Koestler DC, Zhang Z, Christensen BC, Kelsey KT
Genome Res. 2018 Sep;28(9):1285-1295. doi: 10.1101/gr.233213.117. Epub 2018 Aug 2.
PMID: 30072366
Poster Presentations
Oral Presentations
My Interests
"Using epidemiological and bioinformatic methods to investigate the connections between etiological exposure, genetic and epigenetic modifications and diseases outcomes to better understand the underlying molecular mechanisms of disease, specifically epigenetics in cancer. The development of biomarkers at the molecular level that could be useful for diagnostic, prognostic, or treatment purposes in the future is of my interest."
RESEARCHER I ADMIRE
Shinya Yamanaka
FAVORITE RESEARCH PAPER
Why QBS?
"I'm interested in molecular epidemiology which requires skills not just in epidemiology, but bioinformatics and biostatistics as well. The QBS program is a great match for me because the integrative course and research design of epidemiology, bioinformatics and biostatistics."
FAVORITE QBS CLASS
Life @ Dartmouth
WHEN I AM NOT IN LAB
"When I am not in lab, I enjoy sports (basketball and soccer), movie and music."