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Yaping Liu holds a position as an Assistant Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. His long-term research interest is to decode the human genome, specifically focusing on the role of non-coding genetic variants in various pathological conditions, including cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. Liu's lab develops and applies computational high-throughput experimental methods within epigenomics to understand gene regulatory roles involved in these conditions. His recent research efforts include developing computational methods for analyzing circulating cell-free DNA fragmentation and pioneering new biotechnological advancements. Liu aims to leverage multi-omics profiling at the single-cell level to enable biomarker discovery for early diagnosis and prognosis of complex diseases. His academic qualifications include a Bachelor's degree from Nanjing University (2008), a PhD from the University of Southern California (2014), and extensive postdoctoral training in Computational Biology at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
MIT • Cambridge, MA
Conducted research in computational biology.
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard • Cambridge, MA
Focused on computational biology research and development.
Administered by The Graduate School; focuses on Biomechanics, Imaging, Biomaterials, and Regenerative Medicine.