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Heechul (Ryan) Chung

Google Scholar

Hello

  • My name is Heechul Chung. I also go by Ryan Chung.
  • I’m from South Korea. I speak both Korean and English fluently. Also, I understand basic Japanese too.
  • I’m a Ph.D. student under Dr. Colin Collins, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia.
  • Also, I work as a graduate research assistant at the Laboratory for Advanced Genome Analysis (LAGA).
  • My current research: Translational Cancer Genomics / Computational Biology / Precision Oncology / Machine Learning

Education

Sogang University, Seoul, Korea

  • BS in Computer Science & Life Science (Double Degree)

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

  • MS in Quantitative and Systems Biology

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

  • Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Oncology

Skills, Awards & Certifications

  • Programming Languages: R (Proficient), Bash (Proficient), Python (Competent)
  • Machine Learning Frameworks: TensorFlow, Pytorch
  • Medal from Colonel Robert G. Mcneil of US army for my contribution as an interpreter/squad leader
  • Certificate from Professor Erik T. Matson of Purdue University for the summer internship
  • Nominated for the “Hanbitsa” (Korean academic distinction for outstanding scholars) in the Biological Research Information Center (BRIC)

Where am I?

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Please do not hesitate to contact me(1) | contact me(2) or visit my Linkedin for more information.