Public Biography
Dr. Zhao is a leading scientist in translational bioinformatics and precision medicine. He has led or co-led many precision medicine projects and initiatives and founded Center for Precision Health in UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics. He has published over 400 papers with an H-index of 74. He has contributed numerous novel methods and tools for biomarker discovery, prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of patients, and drug repurposing.
Historic ACMI Biography
Dr. Zhao is a leading pioneer in translational bioinformatics and precision medicine. He co-led the Vanderbilt Cancer Precision Medicine Program and founded UTHealth Center for Precision Health. He has published over 400 papers with an H-index of 67, and contributed numerous novel methods in biomarker discovery, pharmacogenomics, and precision health.
Affiliations
The American College of Medical Informatics
ACMI is a college of elected Fellows from the U.S. and abroad who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field of medical informatics. It is the central body for a community of scholars and practitioners who are committed to advancing the informatics field.
Year Elected
2021
Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA)
FAMIA stands for “Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association” and it recognizes the contributions and professional accomplishments of AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge to their practice – be that in a clinical setting, a public or population health capacity, or as a clinical researcher.
Year Inducted
2022
Genomics and Translational Bioinformatics
Working Group
Chair 2023-2024
To facilitate communication, collaboration, training, and networking for researchers working at the interfaces between bio-molecular and clinical data in order to advance the clinical use of genomics data through TBI, thereby furthering the practice of precision medicine
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