Dr. Jingyi Li

Professor

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Biography

Jingyi Jessica Li's research focuses on developing statistical computational methods to tackle important questions in biomedical sciences, particularly those involving large-scale genomic and health-related data. Her work employs statistical methodologies to address issues such as association measures, high-dimensional variable selection, and asymmetric classification. Additionally, her biomedical applications involve next-generation sequencing techniques, including bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing, as well as comparative genomics. As a faculty member at UCLA, she is also associated with the Bioinformatics Interdepartmental PhD Program and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Gene Regulation Program. Li has earned a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and has received numerous accolades, including the Hellman Fellowship, PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Grant in Informatics, Johnson & Johnson's Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Scholars Award, Sloan Research Fellowship, and the National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA

Faculty member focusing on computational methods in biomedical sciences.

Awards

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Hellman Fellowship

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PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Grant

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Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award

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Sloan Research Fellowship

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National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
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  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.