معرفی
Dr. Hongyu Zhao is the Ira V. Hiscock Professor of Biostatistics and Professor of Genetics and Statistics & Data Science at Yale University. He leads interdisciplinary research at the intersection of statistics, genomics, and public health, with formal training from Peking University (BS, 1990) and University of California-Berkeley (PhD, 1995).
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale Department of Biostatistics
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Center for Genomic Health
- Women's Health Research at Yale
- Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering
His research focuses on statistical method development for genomics data analysis, including genome-wide association studies, single-cell RNAseq, network modeling, and genetic risk prediction. He applies these methods to major disease areas like cancer, PTSD, neuroscience, and precision medicine.
His recent publications demonstrate methodological advances in spatial transcriptomics and foundation models for multi-omics integration. He has received multiple honors including the Mortimer Spiegelman Award and Pao-Lu Hsu Award, with fellowship in AAAS, ASA, and IMS.
Dr. Zhao has trained over 110 doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, many of whom hold tenured positions at leading institutions. His lab develops open-source software and contributes to major consortia like the Million Veteran Program and Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering.
