Yun Zhu

Yun Zhu is a Senior Scientist at Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since November 2020, following a role as a Research Scientist at Eli Lilly and Company. Prior experience includes serving as a Research Scientist at the University of Florida, where significant work involved identifying disease biomarkers using machine learning and designing study protocols for a large state-wide study. Yun Zhu also held the position of Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Florida, focusing on novel genetic mechanisms. Earlier roles include Research Analyst at Tulane University, where integration of multi-modality data was used to stratify patients, and Research Associate at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, where innovative statistical methods for genetic data were developed. Yun Zhu holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Fudan University, a Master of Science in Epidemiology from Tulane University, and a PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Florida.