Yuqi Cheng’s Personal Page

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Education Background

Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, USA

• Master of Science Degree, Computational Biology     09/2020-02/2022
  • GPA: 4.0/4.0
  • Thesis: Single-cell multiomic analysis reveals tumor heterogeneity in the castration resistant prostate cancer

China Agricultural University (CAU)｜Beijing, China

• Bachelor of Science Degree, Biological Science     09/2016-07/2020
  • GPA: 3.90/4.00, Rnaked:1/80
• Bachelor of Science Degree, Data Science and Big Data Technology (Dual Major)   09/2018-07/2020
  • GPA: 3.84/4.00, without ranking

Publications (# co-first author)

1. Wenkai Han^#, Yuqi Cheng^#, Jiayang Chen^#, Huawen Zhong, Zhihang Hu, Siyuan Chen, Licheng Zong, Irwin King, Xin Gao, Yu Li (2021). “Self-supervised contrastive learning for integrative single cell RNA-seq data analysis.” bioRxiv: 2021.2007.2026.453730.
2. Yanshuo Chen, Yixuan Wang, Yuelong Chen, Yuqi Cheng, Yumeng Wei, Yunxiang Li, Ting-Fung Chan, Yu Li (2021). “Deep autoencoder for interpretable tissue-adaptive deconvolution and cell-type-specific gene analysis” bioRxiv: 2021.10.26.465846.

Competition Experience

• Gold Medal in iGEM Competition   04/2019-11/2019
  Position: Leader of modeling team
• 3^rd Prize in Minsheng Cup Mathematical Modeling Contest   04/2019
  Position: Team leader
• Honorable Mention in MCM/ICM   02/2018
  Position: Team leader
• 1^st Prize of Beijing College Students Biology Competition   05/2018 05/2019

Awards

• “5.4” Youth Pacemaker in CAU (Highest Honor in CAU)   05/2020 link
• Merit student of Beijing   12/2019
• National Scholarship (NO.2018-01395)   11/2018
• Baosteel Scholarship (NO.201920019)   11/2019
• 1st Class Scholarship for Academic Excellence   11/2017 11/2018 11/2019