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Dr. Yue Wang
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Professor
Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech - Advanced Research Institute
4300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 750
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703-387-6056
Fax: 703-528-5543
E-mail: yuewang@vt.edu
Website: http://www.cbil.ece.vt.edu

 

Research Interests:

Machine learning, multivariate visualization, neural networks, and pattern recognition, with applications to computational bioinformatics and bioimaging.
  • Comprehensive Analysis of Microarray Gene Expression Data
  • Predicting Pathway Gene Regulatory Networking by Machine Learning
  • Correlative Imaging-Microarray Analysis of Biomarker Heterogeneity

 

Current or Recent Research Sponsors:


Title Computational Decomposition of Composite Molecular Signatures
Agency NIH/NIBIB
Project R21/R33 EB000830 Wang (PI) 9/1/03-8/31/08
Role PI

Title Comprehensive Analysis of Microarray Gene Expression Data
Agency NIH/NCI
Project R21/R33 CA109872 Wang (PI) 9/1/04-8/31/08
Role PI


Title Bioengineering Research Partnerships: Molecular Analysis of Human Breast Cancer
Agency NIH/NCI
Project R01 CA096483 Clarke (PI) 9/1/03-8/31/08
Role Co-PI at Virginia Tech


Title Center of Excellence: Molecular Epidemiology and Mechanisms for Breast Carcinogenesis
Agency DOD/CDMRP
Project DAMD17-03-1-0448 Shields (PI) 9/1/03-8/31/07
Role Co-PI at Virginia Tech


Title Center of Excellence: Timing of Dietary Exposure and Breast Cancer Risk
Agency NIH/NCI
Project U54 CA100970 Clarke (PI) 9/30/03-9/29/05
Role Co-PI at Virginia Tech


Title Intelligent Mapping of Gene Expression Profiles
Agency NIH/NCI
Project R21/R33 CA83231 Wang (PI) 7/1/99-8/31/04
Role PI

 

Teaching Interests/Courses:

Neural networks, bioinformatics, statistical signal processing, medical imaging, linear system theory, detection and estimation theory.

 

Publications/Reports:

Z. Wang, Y. Wang, J. Lu, S-Y Kung, J. Zhang, R. Lee, J. Xuan, J. Khan, and R. Clarke, “Discriminatory Mining of Gene Expression Microarray Data,” Journal of VLSI Signal Processing, vol. 35, pp. 255-272, 2003.

P. Zhao, J. Seo, Z. Wang, Y. Wang, B. Shneiderman, and E. P. Hoffman, “In Vivo Filtering of In Vitro Expression Data Reveals MyoD Targets,” Comptes Rendus Biologies, vol. 326, no. 10, pp. 1049-1065, Oct. 2003.

R. Clarke, M. Liu, K. Bouker, Z. Gu, R. Lee, Y. Zhu, T. Skaar, B. Gomez, K. O’Brien, Y. Wang, and L. Hilakivi-Clarke, “Antiestrogen Resistance in Breast Cancer and the Role of Estrogen Receptor Signaling,” Oncogene, vol. 22, pp. 7316-7339, Oct. 2003.

L. A. Espinoza, P. Li, R. Lee, Y. Wang, A. H. Boulares, R. Clarke, and M. E. Smulson, “Evaluation of Gene Expression Profiles of Keratinocytes in Response to JP-8 Jet Fuel,” Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2004. (in press)

R. Srikanchana, J. Xuan, K. Huang, M. T. Freedman, C. Nguyen, and Y. Wang, “Non-rigid Image Registration by Neural Computation,” Journal of VLSI Signal Processing, 2003. (in press)

Y. Wang, R. Srikanchana, J. Xuan, Z. Szabo, and P. Choyke, “Simultaneous Imaging of Multiple Functional Biomarkers by Machine Learning,” Submitted to Neurocomputing.

 

Education:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1996
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, 1995
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1987
B.S., Computer Science, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1984

 

Professional affiliations:

Director, Computational Bioinformatics and Bioimaging Laboratory, Virginia Tech
Adjunct Associate Professor of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions