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shukai chang

@shukaichang

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Bioinformatics researcher blending machine learning and biomedical data science.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles leveraging machine learning and bioinformatics to translate biomedical data into clinical insights, in collaborative research-focused teams with opportunities to mentor and deploy production-ready models.

I am a bioinformatics researcher with extensive experience applying machine learning and deep learning to biomedical data, including sequence pattern detection, image analysis, relation extraction from clinical notes, and synthesis of patient data. I have contributed to academic research, developed production web and mobile applications, and managed computational infrastructure across university and industry settings.

My work has produced peer-reviewed publications and awarded funding for big-data ecosystem design; I mentor students as a teaching assistant and continually refine models and pipelines using modern frameworks such as LangChain, HuggingFace, and Spark to drive translational research and practical deployments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Teaching Assistant

Current

University of Missouri

Jan 2019 - Present (7 years)

Taught labs and coursework in data visualization, databases, statistics, and machine learning for the Data Science & Analytics program.

Data Visualization SQL Statistics Machine Learning D3 Ggplot

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Graduate Research Associate

Current

University of Missouri

Jan 2014 - Present (12 years)

Researched in-memory and distributed sequence-pattern detection, image segmentation/classification with deep learning, clinical-note relation extraction, and RAG/LLM fine-tuning for drug prediction.

Bi LSTM Deep Learning CNN Python Spark Bioinformatics

Data Science Intern

Edom Technology

Oct 2018 - Dec 2018 (2 months)

Developed deep learning pipelines for image object detection to support R&D product initiatives.

Object Detection Deep Learning Python OpenCV

System Administrator

University of Missouri

Jan 2015 - Jan 2017 (2 years)

Managed Linux servers, installed and configured Big Data ecosystem components, administered MySQL databases, and maintained RAID storage systems.

Linux Administration MySQL RAID Big Data Systems Management

Software Developer

Phalanx Biotech Group

Aug 2013 - Jan 2014 (5 months)

Built RESTful services and performed aCGH array data analysis to support biotech research workflows.

REST APIs Python R Bioinformatics

Software Developer

Tricascade

Feb 2013 - Aug 2013 (6 months)

Developed RESTful web services to support backend integrations and service-oriented applications.

REST APIs Java Web Services JavaScript Backend Development

Application Developer

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jan 2012 - Feb 2013 (1 year 1 month)

Developed web and Android applications and implemented RDF/SPARQL data models to support pathology department workflows.

Java JavaScript Android SPARQL Data Modeling

Research Associate

Academia Sinica

Jan 2009 - Jan 2012 (3 years)

Performed comparative analyses of human DNA-seq and RNA-seq datasets to support genomic research and variant interpretation.

Bioinformatics R Python

Research Associate

University of Pennsylvania

Jan 2008 - Jan 2009 (1 year)

Applied machine learning and network visualization to support disease diagnosis and gene–gene interaction analysis in pathology research.

Machine Learning Network Analysis R Python Bioinformatics Data Analysis

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Missouri, Columbia

Doctor of Philosophy, Informatics

2014 - 2025

Grade: GPA 3.7

Activities and societies: Graduate Research Associate and Teaching Assistant roles involving algorithm development, image analysis, NLP, and system administration.

Pursuing a Ph.D. in Informatics with a reported GPA of 3.7 at the University of Missouri, Columbia.