Qiyun Zhu
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, San Diego
Primary email: qiyunzhu@gmail.com
Work email: qiz173@ucsd.edu
Work phone: (858) 750-4016
Linkedin profile: www.linkedin.com/in/qiyunzhu
- Fresh PhD with extensive research experience in multiple areas.
- Studied host-parasite coevolution, symbiotic microbial genomes and phylogenetic software development.
- Studying human gut microbiota and metagenomic data analysis.
- Strong passion in scientific research and method development.
- Solid background in evolutionary biology, microbiology, genomics and bioinformatics.
- Robust skill sets of experimental and computational biology.
- Well-developed hobby in computer geekworks and graphic design.
I define myself as a versatile researcher. Practical and theoretical, bench and dry, lab and field, profession and hobby, these are the stages I have found my way of doing research.
I was born in a scientist family, and was inspired to pursue a career in science since childhood. In my middle school years I became a big fan of coding small software products. This experience led toward my future research interest in methodology, in additional to original researches.
My undergraduate study was completed in Fudan University in Shanghai, where I first tasted the flavor of actual scientific research, and began to apply my interest in computer works on research projects. Since then I have gained experience in multiple projects, spanning from cancer antigen to gene transcriptional regulation, from dissection station to computer grid, from human to insects.
I got my PhD degree at SUNY-Buffalo in mid 2014. My thesis advisor was Dr. Katharina Dittmar. My study involved three distinct projects: an old-school style systematics study of an insect group, a case study of a particular gene family that has ecological and pathological implications, and a pure methodology study that ultimately led to a software product.
In late 2014 I joined JCVI in San Diego to work with Dr. Sarah Highlander in the Genomic Medicine group. My research project is to develop computational tools for metagenomic data analysis, aiming at pathogen discovery in human gastrointestinal diseases.
Currently I am a postdoc in UC San Diego (more details to be disclosed...)
