Zhi-Ping Feng

Dr. Zhi-Ping Feng is a Bioinformatician at the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR), Australian National University (ANU). Her research focuses on integrating omics data with protein structure-function relationships to study interactions between macromolecules. She has expertise in analyzing genomic and transcriptomic data (e.g., RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq) and protein structure determination via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Previously, she held a Senior Research Fellow position at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) from 2009, working on quality control in omics research and genomic data analysis. Her postdoctoral work at WEHI (2002–2005) involved structural biology of malaria-related proteins, supported by an Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship. She holds a PhD in protein bioinformatics from China and a physics background from Peking University.

Education:

• PhD in Protein Bioinformatics (China)
• Bachelor’s in Physics, Peking University

Research Interests:

Her work bridges computational biology and structural biology, with emphasis on:

• Intrinsically unstructured proteins (IUPs) and their applications in malaria proteomics
• Omics data integration for disease modeling (e.g., cancer, diabetes, neurodegeneration)
• Protein-protein interaction networks and structural bioinformatics

Publications:

Recent work spans cancer immunotherapy, miRNA regulation in retinal degeneration, and T cell biology, with contributions to understanding Wnt signaling in joint replacement complications and genetic fusions in pediatric brain tumors.

Awards:

• Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (2005)

Grants/Teams:

Currently affiliated with ANU Bioinformatics Consultancy, supporting translational medical research in immunology, cancer, and genomics.

Labs/Teams:

Collaborates with the JCSMR’s multidisciplinary teams focusing on biomedical informatics and translational research.