Yi Xing, PhD is Executive Director of the Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics. Dr. Xing’s groundbreaking research fits well with DBHi’s mission by merging the fields of computational biology, biomedical data science, RNA genomics, human genetics, precision medicine, and immuno-oncology. He is one of the premier investigators in this space, playing a pivotal role in developing new genomic technologies and computational methods, and leading collaborative studies aimed at understanding how the human genome and its gene products contribute to development and disease. He has an extensive publication record in bioinformatics, genomics, and RNA biology and is recognized internationally for his expertise in the fields of computational and experimental RNA biology.
