“High throughput in microarrays provides a global picture for a whole genome by measuring the expression levels of thousands of genes simultaneously in one chip,” said Zuyi Wang, a post doctorate fellow working with researchers at ARI. “The resulting quantitative parallel information about the complete transcription profile of cells facilitates the study of genetic factors behind a disease, and the improvement of treatment and prevention.”

New Fellow at ARI

The faculty and staff at the Alexandria Research Institute welcome Zuyi Wang, post-doctoral fellow. 

Wang’s research focuses mainly on the pattern recognition of large volume and high-dimensional microarray profiling data, which is mainly generated from cancer and muscular dystrophy studies. 

“High throughput in microarrays provides a global picture for a whole genome by measuring the expression levels of thousands of genes simultaneously in one chip,” Wang said. “The resulting quantitative parallel information about the complete transcription profile of cells facilitates the study of genetic factors behind a disease, and the improvement of treatment and prevention.”

The advantages of applying microarrays in muscular dystrophy, neurological disease and cancer research are particularly significant because most muscular dystrophies and neurological diseases are derived from inherited biochemical defects, and cancers have genetic factors that can be responsible for their causes, progressions and prognoses, Wang said.

“My long-term career goal is to become a self-standing biomedical engineer who focuses on developing comprehensive methods for visualizing and interpreting large and complex biological data sets, especially genetic data,” Wang said.

While working at ARI, Z. Wang will collaborate with colleague, Yue Wang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech.

Z. Wang received a joint mentorship by Drs. Eric Hoffman (biology) at Children’s National Medical Center, and Y. Wang (Virginia Tech engineering) for her post-doctoral training. The mentorship was designed to develop and expand an interdisciplinary research career. 

Z. Wang received her master’s and PhD degrees from The Catholic University of America.

Contact Z. Wang at zwang@cnmcresearch.org

ARI’s Mission 

ARI's mission is to develop an internationally recognized research and development center in engineering and technology that:Provides leadership in fostering a culture of innovative research, new technology development and demonstration, high-tech manpower training, and lifelong learning.

Facilitates advanced educational and training opportunities for employees of the high-tech industry in the Washington Capital Area.

Collaborates with industry, other universities, government institutions, and NGOs to tackle multi-disciplinary problems of regional, state, national, and global significance. 

ARI is building collaborative teams (both internal and external) that undertake multi-disciplinary research on cross-cutting issues and initiatives. ARI provides seminars, workshops and lectures for government and industry executives, international visitors and faculty as part of its mission.

More importantly, ARI serves as the "Washington Gateway" to showcasing the R&D capabilities of Virginia Tech's College of Engineering.

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