Mingzhou Fu
About Mingzhou Fu
Mingzhou Fu is a Graduate Research Assistant at NYU Langone Health with a background in bioinformatics, population genetics, and molecular epidemiology.
Title
Mingzhou Fu holds the position of Graduate Research Assistant at NYU Langone Health, where he has been working since 2018 in the New York City Metropolitan Area.
Past Locations and Roles
Mingzhou Fu has accumulated a diverse range of international research experiences. He served as a Research Associate at Artizan Biosciences, Inc. in New Haven, Connecticut for 11 months. He was a Summer Bioinformatics Research Fellow at Yale School of Public Health for 2 months and worked as a Data Manager and Data Analyst at Yale University for 6 months. His roles also included a Work-experience Intern at K-RITH in Durban, South Africa for 3 months, and a Research Assistant at Yale University School of Medicine for 8 months. His earlier experiences include student internships at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhejiang, China, and at Zhejiang Conba Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., also in Zhejiang. Additionally, he interned at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the University of Michigan.
Education and Expertise
Mingzhou Fu has an extensive academic background in various life sciences disciplines. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Bioinformatics, Population Genetics, and Molecular Epidemiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He also holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology from Yale School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Microbiology from the University of Michigan. He began his undergraduate studies in Biology at Northeastern University.
Research Contributions
Mingzhou Fu's research has led to the discovery of 32 novel likely pathogenic genes associated with Hirschsprung disease. He developed a self-optimized, HPC cloud-based bioinformatics pipeline to analyze and annotate whole exome sequencing data. His work also employed pathway analysis and extensive database searches to identify new pathways linked to Hirschsprung disease. He presented these findings at a national conference, focusing on the disease's etiology.
Projects and Initiatives
Throughout his career, Mingzhou Fu has led and contributed to various research projects. At NYU Langone Health, he continues to engage in bioinformatics research. His earlier projects include working on public health data management and analysis at Yale and exploring microbiological research at the University of Michigan. His internships ranged from pharmaceutical studies in Zhejiang to cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.