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Education

• 2011-2015 University of Science and Technology of China, B.S., biotechnology
  
• 2015-2016 Cognitive Neuropsychology Laboratory, USTC, research assistant
  
• 2016-2017 PuLSe Program, Purdue, rotation student
  
• 2017-present Laboratory of Dr Peristera Paschou, Biological sciences, Purdue, PhD candidate
  
• 2020-present Statistics, Purdue, dual M.S. student
  
• Anticipated to graduate from both soon.

Research experience

At Purdue

Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate Research Assistant, 08/2017-present
Advisors: Prof. Peristera Paschou and Prof. Petros Drineas

• Identifying a shared regulatory background for neurodevelopmental disorders through meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies
• Developing novel methodologies to effectively extract and analyze information from summary statistics of genome-wide association studies

At USTC

School of Life Science, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 04/2014 – 06/2016
Advisors: Prof. Xiaochu Zhang and Dr. Lizhuang Yang

• Individual Differences in the Lateralization of Social Cognitive Function in the Temporo-Parietal Junction (TPJ)
• Electrical Stimulation over Bilateral Occipito-Temporal Regions Reduces N170 in the Right Hemisphere and the Composite Face Effect

Publications

Reconstructing SNP Allele and Genotype Frequencies from GWAS Summary Statistics

Investigating shared genetic basis across Tourette Syndrome and comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders along the impulsivity-compulsivity spectrum

A Myasthenia Gravis genomewide association study of three cohorts identifies Agrin as a novel risk locus

Neural and Psychological Predictors of Cognitive Enhancement and Impairment from Neurostimulation

De Novo Sequence and Copy Number Variants Are Strongly Associated with Tourette Disorder and Implicate Cell Polarity in Pathogenesis

Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Nicotine Addiction: Potential and Challenges

Excessive use of Twitter among college students in the UK: Validation of the Microblog Excessive Use Scale and relationship to social interaction and loneliness

Electrical Stimulation over Bilateral Occipito-Temporal Regions Reduces N170 in the Right Hemisphere and the Composite Face Effect

Presentations

Shared biological mechanisms across ADHD,ASD,OCD and TS – from Genetics to Neurobiology
Purdue Biological Retreat, Nov 15-17th, 2019, Plymouth, Indiana (Oral presentation)

Cross-disorder meta-analysis of genomewide association studies sheds light into potentially shared neurobiology across Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Tourette Syndrome
2019 World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, Oct 30, 2019, Anaheim, California (Oral presentation)

Uncovering the Shared Genetic Basis across Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders: ADHD, ASD, OCD and TS
Health and Disease: Science, Technology, Culture and Policy poster session, Feb 28th, 2019, West Lafayette, Indiana (Poster Presentation)

Uncovering the Shared Genetic Basis across Childhood-onset Neuropsychiatric Disorders: ADHD, ASD, OCD and TS
Sigma Xi 2019 poster night, Feb 26th, 2018, West Lafayette, Indiana (Poster Presentation)

Application of Denoising Techniques on SNP-based Risk Prediction for Complex Neuropsychiatric Disorders
the 68th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Human Genetics, Oct 19th, 2018, San Diego, California (Poster presentation, PgmNr 1376)

Application of Denoising Techniques on Genome-wide Association Studies
Health and Disease: Science, Technology, Culture and Policy poster session, Mar 1st, 2018, West Lafayette, Indiana (Poster Presentation)

Application of machine learning approaches on genotype based disease prediction
Purdue Biological Retreat, Nov 10-12th, 2017, Bloomington, Indiana (Poster presentation)

Identifying a shared regulatory background for neuro-developmental disorders through meta-analysis of genomewide association studies
the 67th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Human Genetics, Oct 19th, 2017, Orlando, Florida (Poster presentation, PgmNr 2142)

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