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Yanzi (Silvana) Sun

MDSH Student

Program: MDSH
Cohort: Fall 2024
Advisor: Sudipto Banerjee
Cohort: Fall 2024

MDSH Student, Biostatistics

University of California, Los Angeles
Academic Advisor(s): Sudipto Banerjee
Cohort: Fall 2024

Education:

BS in Biological Sciences, 2022
University of California, Santa Barbara — Santa Barbara, CA

Bio:

I am a master’s student in UCLA’s Data Science in Health program with a background in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. My research interests lie at the intersection of genomics, epigenetics, and data science, with a current focus on DNA methylation and biological aging in psychiatric and brain-related disorders. I am especially interested in using interpretable computational methods to better understand human disease. Outside of research, I enjoy language learning, good food, and making complex scientific ideas easier to communicate.