Ying Xu
Encyclopedia
Ying Xu Ph. D., is a computational biologist
and bioinformatician, and a chair professor under the title 'Regents-Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar' in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Institute of Bioinformatics at the University of Georgia
, USA.
Xu was born in Changchun
, Jilin Province of China
, to a family of two chemists in the early 1960s. Both his parents were professors in Jilin University
. He spent part of his childhood in a remote rural area in Fuyu County of Jilin from 1969 to 1972.
Xu graduated from the Computer Science Department, Jilin University with a B.S. and a M.S. degree in 1982 and 1985, respectively. He then attended the University of Colorado at Boulder
starting in 1986, and received a Ph.D. degree in computer science
in 1991. He worked for Colorado School of Mines
from 1991 to 1993 as a visiting assistant professor, and then joined the Computer Science and Mathematics Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
in 1993. There he was a research associate, staff scientist, senior staff scientist and group leader from 1993 to 2003. He joined the University of Georgia as an endowed chair professor in 2003. At the UGA, he is also a member of the Cancer Center.
His research is mainly focused on computational and systems biology relevant to human cancers and early detection, microbial genomes and pathway encoding, and plant genomes and cell walls.
Computational biology
Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems...
and bioinformatician, and a chair professor under the title 'Regents-Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar' in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Institute of Bioinformatics at the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
, USA.
Xu was born in Changchun
Changchun
Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...
, Jilin Province of China
China
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, to a family of two chemists in the early 1960s. Both his parents were professors in Jilin University
Jilin University
Jilin University is a leading national university under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education.-History:Founded in 1946 as the Northeast College of Administration in Harbin, Heilongjiang, Jilin University merged with many Universities and colleges and changed its name many times...
. He spent part of his childhood in a remote rural area in Fuyu County of Jilin from 1969 to 1972.
Xu graduated from the Computer Science Department, Jilin University with a B.S. and a M.S. degree in 1982 and 1985, respectively. He then attended the University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
starting in 1986, and received a Ph.D. degree in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
in 1991. He worked for Colorado School of Mines
Colorado School of Mines
The Colorado School of Mines is a small public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 29th, in America among national...
from 1991 to 1993 as a visiting assistant professor, and then joined the Computer Science and Mathematics Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. ORNL is the DOE's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville...
in 1993. There he was a research associate, staff scientist, senior staff scientist and group leader from 1993 to 2003. He joined the University of Georgia as an endowed chair professor in 2003. At the UGA, he is also a member of the Cancer Center.
His research is mainly focused on computational and systems biology relevant to human cancers and early detection, microbial genomes and pathway encoding, and plant genomes and cell walls.
Education and Honors
- B.S. in computer science, Jilin University, China, 1982
- M.S. in computer science, Jilin University, China, 1985
- Ph.D. in computer science, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1991
- Eminent Scholar, Georgia Research Alliance
- Distinguished Scholar, Georgia Cancer Coalition
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science