Zhidong Tu, PhD
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences
Research Topics
Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Diabetes, Gene Expressions
Multi-Disciplinary Training Area
Genetics and Genomic Sciences [GGS]
Systems biology for disease network study
Integrating and interpreting large scale genetic and genomic data turned out to be a promising approach towards understanding complex disease system. One large goal is to develop novel methods that stitch together various pieces of information to identify the network of genes whose perturbation by genetic variation would lead to disease phenotype. Multiple problems need better solutions:

-Better computational models for data-driven disease network discovery
-Mechanistic interpretation of the link between disease network and phenotype changes
-Systems strategy on disease network rectification and translational research





  

BS, Fudan University

MS, University of Alabama at Birmingham

PhD, University of Southern California

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