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Fong
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
- Affiliate Professor, Biostatistics, University of Washington
Background
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 deep learning methods, immune correlates study design and threshold regression models.
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