Wei Zhang
About Wei Zhang
Wei Zhang is a Senior Principal Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb in San Diego, California, with a background in bioinformatics, computational biology, and cancer genomics.
Title and Company
Wei Zhang holds the position of Senior Principal Scientist at Bristol Myers Squibb, based in San Diego, California, United States. In this role, Wei Zhang leads computational efforts for pre-clinical research programs, utilizing expertise in genetic-driven research to develop solutions for cancer subtypes.
Previous Work Experience
Wei Zhang has held various significant roles in the past. Before joining Bristol Myers Squibb, Wei worked at Celgene as a Senior Scientist in Informatics and Predictive Sciences for five months in 2019. Prior to that, Wei was a Senior Scientist at Goldfinch Bio, focusing on Computational Biology and Statistical Genetics from 2018 to 2019 in the Greater Boston Area. Additionally, Wei served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at both the University of California, San Diego from 2015 to 2018, and UC Berkeley from 2013 to 2015. Earlier in his career, Wei worked briefly as an Assistant Professor at the CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology in 2012.
Education and Expertise
Wei Zhang achieved a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Bioinformatics from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where they studied from 2007 to 2012. Wei also earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology/Biological Sciences from China Agricultural University, attended from 2003 to 2007. Wei is proficient in Python and R programming languages and has experience with Perl and Java. Wei also has skills in using Linux shell scripts and parallel computing on HPC clusters.
Research and Publications
Wei Zhang has made significant contributions to the field of bioinformatics, publishing first or co-first author papers in top journals such as Nature Genetics, Cancer Discovery, Molecular Cell, and Blood. Zhang developed frameworks for chemo-proteomics analysis to identify CELMoD neosubstrates and select compounds. These contributions highlight a profound impact on the understanding and advancement of computational biology and cancer genomics.
Technical Proficiencies
Wei Zhang specializes in microarray and next-generation sequencing data analysis. With a broad background in bioinformatics, Wei has specific training in machine learning, systems biology, and cancer genomics. This extensive expertise enables Zhang to analyze genetic-driven aberrant protein activities effectively, helping to decipher key regulators of cancer subtypes.