Experience

Intern Postdoctoral Researcher

University of California, Riverside

  • orthoSynAssign: a Python/Rust tool for refining orthogroups with synteny information.
  • Developed a Nextflow workflow for SNP calling for LD decay assay.
  • Population genomic study on Rhodotorula mucilaginosa.

Graduate Student Researcher

University of California, Riverside

  • Phyling: a Python package for inferring phylogenetic tree from genomes.
  • Comparative genomic study on genus Rhodotorula.
  • Metagenomic analysis of microbial communities from citrus rhizosphere and elk dung.
  • Developed an OpenCV-based method to automatically detect and crop 96-well colonies from petri dish images.
  • Developed Snakemake workflows for metagenomic analysis.

Research Assistant

Institute of Information Sciences, Academia Sinica

  • Predicting splicing patterns from the transcription factor binding sites in the promoter with deep learning.
  • iTARGEX: an analysis framework to discover novel regulatory genes associated with specific biological traits.
  • Differentially expressed LncRNA study on red imported fire ant.
  • ChIP-seq/FAIRE-seq/ATAC-seq data analysis.
  • HPCC administration and maintenance.

Education

PhD in Genetics, Genomics & Bioinformatics

University of California, Riverside

Advisor: Dr. Jason E Stajich

Dissertation: From Genomes to Ecosystems: Bioinformatic Insights Into Evolutionary and Ecological Complexity

MS in Biochemical Science and Technology

National Taiwan University

Advisor: Dr. Rong-Huay Juang

Thesis: The Role of Loop 78 in the Primer-Independent Amylose Synthesizing Activity of Plastidial Starch Phosphorylase from Sweet Potato Roots

BS in Life Sciences

National University of Kaohsiung