Yun Zhang, Ph.D.

Dr. Yun (Renee) Zhang is a Principal Investigator in the Division of Intramural Research (DIR) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Dr. Zhang's lab is interested in the development and application of novel computational and machine learning methods based on advanced biostatistics/statistics techniques to analyze large-scale, multi-omics, single-cell data from humans and other species related to health and disease. The Zhang lab seeks to use explainable artificial intelligence approaches to identify data-driven biomarkers for disease diagnostics and therapeutics. Her group conducts data science focused "dry lab" research and closely collaborates with "wet lab" investigators to understand and characterize the diverse cell phenotypes at single-cell resolution utilizing various single-cell genomics approaches.

Prior to joining NLM, Dr. Zhang was an Assistant Professor at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in La Jolla, CA. JCVI is a non-profit research institute focused on the application of genomics technologies for biological and biomedical research. At JCVI, Dr. Zhang was a recipient of multiple NIH extramural research grants, including R01 and R03.

She received her Master of Mathematics in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Oxford, MS in Statistics from the University of Pennsylvania, and PhD in Statistics from the University of Rochester Medical Center.