Yun Ju Sung

Yun Ju Sung is a Professor of Biostatistics and Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine, affiliated with the Division of Basic Science Research, Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics (I2DB), NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center, and Center for Biostatistics and Data Science (CBDS). With over 13,965 citations, their work bridges statistical genetics and neurodegenerative disease research.

Research Interests:

• Genetics and Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) in Alzheimer's disease and atrial fibrillation
• Multi-omics proteomics and bioinformatics
• Development of statistical methods for biomarker discovery
• Neurogenomics and molecular signature analysis
• Computational biology applications in precision medicine

Recent Research Trends include standardized proteomic platform comparisons, plasma/cerebrospinal fluid biomarker identification, and large-scale sequencing studies for structural variant mapping in complex diseases.

Collaborative Networks span institutions like Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center, Alzheimer Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), and international consortia such as TOPMed and Regeneron Genetics Center.