Xiaoshan Shao

Xiaoshan (Melody) Shao is a Computational Biologist II at Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., with a comprehensive background in computational biology and bioinformatics. Experience includes work as a Computational Biologist I and a prior internship at Adaptive Biotechnologies. Xiaoshan's tenure at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as a Graduate Research Assistant involved developing the MHCnuggets neoantigen predictor and identifying biomarkers related to patient responses in immune-checkpoint blockade treatments. Previous roles include a Cooperative Education Student position at Kimberly-Clark, focusing on skin transcriptomic and proteomic analysis, and a Bioinformatics Lab Assistant role at BGI-Shenzhen, where analysis of genetic and environmental factors on reproductive health was conducted. Educational achievements comprise a PhD in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, alongside dual Bachelor's degrees in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and Mathematical Economics from Emory University.