Ph.D. Student, Department of Computational and Systems Biology (co-advised by Prof. Caroline Uhler)
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Email: yitongt
Education
2020: Professional Certificate in Genetics & Genomics, Stanford University
2017: BA in Chemistry & Computer Science, Williams College
Background and Research Interests
While at Williams I tackled problems in biochemistry, programming languages, and graphics. From 2017 to 2021, I worked at Facebook, first as a back-end product engineer for Messenger and then as a machine learning specialist for Facebook Healthcare and the Facebook AR/VR assistant.
I am currently interested in post-translational modification (PTM) crosstalk and the structural implications of PTM proteoform disease profiles. With a specific interest in improving cancer diagnostic and intervention beyond the realm of genetics and into the age of proteomics. In my spare time I love outdoor climbing, hiking, cello, banjo, poetry, pottery, painting!
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