Youyi Fong, PhD

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Dr. Youyi Fong PhD
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Youyi Fong, PhD

Professor, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology Program, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch

Professor, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology Program
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch

Professor, Biostatistics Program, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch

Professor, Biostatistics Program
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch

Principal Investigator, Fong Group, Fred Hutch

Principal Investigator
Fong Group, Fred Hutch

Member, Translational Data Science Integrated Research Center (TDS IRC), Fred Hutch

Member
Translational Data Science Integrated Research Center (TDS IRC), Fred Hutch

Fax: 206.667.4378
Mail Stop: M2-C200

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 Washington

Affiliate 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

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Dr. Fong in the News

Learn with DLAG: A deep dive into deep learning

Science Spotlight - May 24, 2023

Fong joins HVTN biostatisticians

Hutch News - July 19, 2010