Youyi Fong, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology Program
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Professor, Biostatistics Program
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
Principal Investigator
Fong Group, Fred Hutch
Member
Translational Data Science Integrated Research Center (TDS IRC), Fred Hutch
Dr. Fong is a biostatistician and AI scientist whose collaborative research spans both infectious disease and cancer. 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 Professor, Biostatistics, University of WashingtonAffiliate Professor, Biostatistics
University of Washington
Education
PhD, Biostatistics, University of Washington, 2010
PhD, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, 2000
MS, Computer Science, Indiana University Bloomington, 1999
BS, Biochemistry, Beijing University, 1995
Research Interests
Deep learning-based computer vision methods
Clinical trial designs
Evaluating immune correlates of protection