Dr. Yi Yin

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Yi Yin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics at UCLA Medical School. His research focuses on developing and applying high-throughput single-cell sequencing technologies to study the mechanisms repair of DNA breaks and to understand the causes of error-free mutational genome rearrangements. Additionally, he investigates the effects of genomic contexts and genetic mutations related to tissue-of-origin, aiming to elucidate the underlying processes involved in genetic variations and their implications in health and disease.

Research Interests

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
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.