Youyi Fong, Ph.D.
Youyi Fong, Ph.D.
Associate Member
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Associate Member
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
Principal Investigator
Fong Group, Fred Hutch
Dr. Fong is a biostatistician whose collaborative research focuses on infectious disease research. In particular, he evaluates the immune system's response to vaccine candidates in order to guide the iterative improvement of vaccine design. His methodological research focuses on machine learning methods, threshold regression models and statistical problems in biological assays.
Other Appointments & Affiliations
Affiliate Associate Professor, Biostatistics
University of Washington
Education
University of Washington, 2010, Ph.D. (Biostatistics)
Indiana University Bloomington, 2000, Ph.D. (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
Indiana University Bloomington, 1999, M.S. (Computer Science)
Beijing University, 1995, B.S. (Biochemistry)
Research Interests
Machine learning including deep learning and kernel methods
Threshold regression models
Statistical problems in biological assays
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