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Yong Li

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Associate Director, Bioinformatics at Illumina
📍 San Diego County, California, United States

Yong Li is the Associate Director of Bioinformatics at Illumina, where he leads a team developing algorithms and software solutions for precision medicine. He holds a PhD from Indiana University Bloomington and completed a Postdoc at Stanford University.

His work involves the genetic and epigenetic analysis of complex sample types, including saliva and cell-free DNA, to deliver actionable insights for diagnosis and treatment.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Associate Director, Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Diego County, California, United States
Personality Overview

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Curious

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Yong cares about

Precision Medicine
His current role is centered on creating end-to-end analysis solutions that directly enable precision medicine and diagnostics.
Bioinformatics Algorithms
He leads algorithm development and actively recruits talent passionate about using AI and software to unlock the power of the genome.
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Career

Work history

8-2016
Associate Director, Bioinformatics
Illumina
Senior Computational Biologist
Dow AgroSciences
Lab Manager and Research Assistant
Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Education
Postdoc
Stanford University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Indiana University Bloomington
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DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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