Sehyun Oh

Dr. Sehyun Oh is an Assistant Professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy, affiliated with the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health. Her work bridges molecular biology and bioinformatics, focusing on developing tools for genomic data analysis and database harmonization. She holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Minnesota and a BS in Biological Sciences from Seoul National University.

• PhD: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
• BS: Seoul National University (three entries listed)

Her research interests include bioinformatics, cancer genomics, metagenomics, and cloud computing. She aims to create user-friendly tools to enhance interdisciplinary collaboration in genomics. Notable projects include AnVILWorkflow for cloud-based analysis and HGNChelper for gene symbol validation.

Her articles emphasize database integration, tool development, and multiomic approaches in cancer and microbiome studies. Recent work highlights the need for rigorous benchmarking in microbial analysis and scalable genomic workflows.

No scientific awards explicitly listed. Active in advising and grants focused on public health informatics and cancer genomics. Leads a lab advancing cloud-based bioinformatics infrastructure (Lab Website). Committed to lowering barriers in collaborative research through open-source tools.