Senior Scientist | Bioinformatics
2020 - 2021AbbVie Inc.- Studied cell type changes in immunological diseases using single-cell RNA sequencing.
- Analyzed in vivo genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 knock-out screening data.
- Explored differential gene expression data in clinical datasets.
Technologies: Single-cell RNA-seq, CRISPR/Cas9, Transcriptomics, Machine Learning, Computational Biology, Data Science, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Data Analysis, Statistical ModelingVP | Platform and Collaborations
2017 - 2021Totient- Used large-scale genomics to identify two new target genes that were entered into drug development programs.
- Designed and led the development of a cloud-based data infrastructure for harmonizing and storing genomic data.
- Led the development of machine learning algorithms to deconvolute gene expression data from bulk tissue into its constituent cell types.
Technologies: Biology, CRISPR/Cas9, Machine Learning, Genomics, Python, Oncology & Cancer Treatment, R, Computational Biology, Data Science, Data Analysis, Statistical Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical ModelingPrincipal Scientist | R&D
2016 - 2017Seven Bridges Genomics- Developed novel bioinformatics algorithms for identifying different genomic patterns (see projects under the Experience section).
- Created a suite of quality control algorithms for production-grade analysis of whole-genome sequencing data.
- Built an algorithm for memoizing scientific data analysis workflows (see "Detection of Insufficient Homology Regions in a Reference Sequence" project under the Experience section).
Technologies: Genomics, Python, R, Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, Data Analysis, Statistical Data Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Statistical AnalysisResearch Assistant | Bioinformatics
2010 - 2011University of Helsinki- Developed an early somatic exome sequencing pipeline for analyzing cancer samples.
- Performed somatic structural variation analysis using cancer whole-genome sequencing data during my master's degree project.
- Analyzed a gene expression microarray and somatic copy number data in cancer samples.
Technologies: Biology, Genomics, Linux, R, Perl, Computational Biology
Yilong Li
Data Scientist and Developer in Cambridge, MA, United States
Member since July 29, 2021
Yilong is a seasoned data scientist specialized in oncology and cancer genomics research. He completed his bioinformatics PhD at the University of Cambridge and has several publications in top scientific journals such as Nature, Science and Cell. After that, he worked in various R&D roles in the industry, focusing on genomics algorithm development, bioinformatics data analysis, and machine learning. Yilong follows best programming practices in his coding and data science projects.
Yilong is now available for hire
Portfolio
- AbbVie Inc.Single-cell RNA-seq, CRISPR/Cas9, Transcriptomics, Machine Learning...
- TotientBiology, CRISPR/Cas9, Machine Learning, Genomics, Python...
- Seven Bridges GenomicsGenomics, Python, R, Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology...
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Python, R, Linux
The most amazing...
...study I've published as part of a large international cancer genome sequencing involved analyzing several terabytes of cancer genome sequencing data.
Employment
Experience
- Algorithm for Detecting Repeated Genomic Regionshttps://patents.google.com/patent/US20190214110A1/
I developed an algorithm for detecting regions in the human genome that are repeated and thus error-prone. I conceived the method and implemented it in Python.
A patent for the method has been filed (see the link mentioned above). - Detection of Insufficient Homology Regions in a Reference Sequencehttps://patents.google.com/patent/US10545792B2/
An algorithm for memoizing scientific data analysis workflows.
I designed an algorithm for using a Merkle tree-like data structure to track the provenance of a workflow's intermediate files and final results. The memoization algorithm allows interrupting workflows to be rapidly restarted. Furthermore, uniquely identifying object hashes allow intermediate and final data files to be stored platform-wide, allowing redundant computational steps to be avoided in a completely transparent fashion.
Skills
Paradigms
Data ScienceIndustry Expertise
BioinformaticsOther
Biology, Transcriptomics, Genomics, Computational Biology, Molecular Biology, Data Analysis, Single-cell RNA-seq, CRISPR/Cas9, Machine Learning, Algorithms, Oncology & Cancer Treatment, Workflow, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Data Analysis, Statistical ModelingLanguages
Python, R, PerlPlatforms
Linux
Education
- Ph.D in Bioinformatics and Cancer Genomics (Conferred by the University of Cambridge)2011 - 2015The Wellcome Sanger Institute - Cambridge, UK
- Master's Degree in Bioinformatics2010 - 2011University of Helsinki - Helsinki, Finland
