Yin Liu

Yin Liu is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, specializing in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Her research focuses on statistical modeling of biological networks, particularly protein interactions and signal transduction pathways.

Dr. Liu earned her bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Science and Technology of China and a Ph.D. in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics from Yale University under Dr. Hongyu Zhao.

• Develops computational methods for reconstructing biological networks like protein interaction networks.
• Applies Bayesian inference and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) to analyze high-throughput bioinformatics data.
• Collaborates with funding agencies (NIH, NSF, AAAS, Microsoft) as a grant reviewer.

Her work addresses challenges in high-throughput data analysis, such as reducing false positives/negatives in protein interaction studies. She has contributed to journals like Bioinformatics, PLoS One, and Cancer Informatics, integrating diverse data sources for network modeling.

Dr. Liu is actively involved in academic service, serving as a journal reviewer and program committee member for conferences in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology.