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Program:
PhD in Bioinformatics / Computational Biology
Research interest:
Next-generation sequencing / Cancer genomics
Admission:
WUSTL (WashU) - PhD in Computational and System Biology
Interview: Dec 22 (Skype: Feb 6, Feb 10 and Feb 11)
Admission: Mar 3
Offer : Full funding (tuition waived; 5yr stipend)
Supported by Taiwan MOE and school joint scholarship
UT Health at Houston (MD Anderson) - PhD in GSBS - Bioinformatics
Interview: Jan 29 (On-site: Mar 10-12)
Admission: Mar 18
Offer : Full funding (tuition waived; 3rd+ yr stipend by advisor)
CMU - MS in Computational Biology
Interview: None
Admission: Apr 7
Offer : $6,000+/year
Rejection after interview:
Duke - PhD in Comp Bio and Bioinfo
Interview: Jan 31 (Skype: Feb 4)
Rejection: Feb 27
Other PhD rejections:
UW Seattle Genome Science (Dec 27), UCSF iPQB Bioinfo (Jan 8)
Stanford Biomed Info (Jan 20), UC Berkeley Comp Bio (Jan 20)
JHU Biomed Eng (Mar 2), MIT EECS (Mar 3), Harvard BIG (Mar 5),
UNC BBSP (Mar 22), CMU-Pitt Comp Bio (Mar 24),
Vanderbilt Biomed Info (Apr 5)
Decision:
WUSTL - PhD in DBBS, Computational and System Biology
Education:
MS in Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics, NTU present
GPA: 4.1 / 4.3
BS in Electrical Engineering, NTU 2014
GPA: 3.9 / 4.3
Test Scores:
GRE (Jun 2014) V: 152 (54%) Q: 168 (95%) AW: 3.0 (15%)
TOEFL (Sep 2014) R: 30 L: 27 S: 23 W: 24
Publications:
Journal 1st author x1
Journal author x1 + x2 pending
Conf 1st author x1
Conf author x3
Work Experience:
Intern at Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing Jul 2014 - Feb 2015
Intern at Pinkoi, Taipei Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Summer Research Award, NTU CGM 2012
Gold medal, iGEM 2012
Recommendation Letters:
1 from senior director, Microsoft Research Asia
2 from lab advisors
Extracurricular Activities:
Program Chair of PyCon Taiwan 2016
Staff of PyCon APAC 2014 and 2015
Speaker of MLDM Monday, Taipei.py, PyCon Taiwan/APAC/China ...
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