CV

General Information

Full Name Ting Zhai
Position Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University
Location Stanford, CA, USA

Education

  • 2021 - 2025
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Population Health Sciences
    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • Dissertation - "Precision Medicine - Biomarkers of Genome Integrity in Guiding Better Lung Cancer Outcomes"
  • 2024 - 2025
    Master of Science (MS), Biostatistics
    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • 2019 - 2021
    Master of Science (MS), Epidemiology
    Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
    • Thesis - "Pulmonary Function and Overall Survival in Lung Cancer Patients"
  • 2014 - 2019
    Bachelor of Medicine (MBBS), Preventive Medicine
    Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
    • Thesis - "Carbon Black Exposure, DNA Methylation, and Lung Function Impairment in Chinese Diesel Workers"

Experience

  • 2026 - Present
    Postdoctoral Researcher
    Stanford University - Snyder Lab, Department of Genetics
  • 2021 - 2025
    PhD Researcher
    Harvard University - John B. Little Center for Radiation Sciences
  • 2019 - 2022
    MS Researcher
    Harvard University - Department of Environmental Health & Epidemiology
  • 2020 - 2021
    Student Intern
    University of New Mexico - Health Sciences Center
  • Summer 2018
    Student Intern
    Yale University - Department of Environmental Health Sciences

Teaching

  • Spring 2026
    Co-Instructor, GENE 240 - Multi-Omic Patient Cases
    Stanford School of Medicine
  • 2023 - 2024
    Teaching Fellow, EPI 528 - Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • Fall 2023
    Teaching Fellow, ID 201 - Core Principles of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • Fall 2022
    Teaching Fellow, EPI 201 & EPI 202 - Introduction to Epidemiology Methods I & II
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • 2020 - 2021
    Student Program Assistant, Epidemiology Department
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • Best Student Poster, John B. Little Center for Radiation Sciences
  • 2023
    • Student and New Investigator Travel Awards, Environmental Mutagenesis & Genomics Society (EMGS)
  • 2022
    • Abstract Scholarship, American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Professional Activities

  • Journal Reviewer
    • JAMA Network Open, International Journal of Surgery, BJOG, Respiratory Research, BMC Cancer, JTO Clinical and Research Reports (Top 25 Reviewers in 2023) — Full review record
  • Professional Memberships
    • Environmental Mutagenesis & Genomics Society (EMGS)
    • American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
    • American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Skills

  • Software & Programming
    • R, SAS, STATA, Python, Bash/Linux, Git/GitHub, High-Performance Computing
  • Bioinformatics
    • WGS/WES, RNA-Seq, DNA Methylation, Variant Calling & Annotation, GWAS/EWAS, Mendelian Randomization, Machine Learning
  • Epidemiology & Biostatistics
    • Causal Inference, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Survival Analysis, Longitudinal Analysis
  • Laboratory Techniques
    • Flow Cytometry, qPCR, Western Blot, Blood Sample Processing, Cell Culture, Mouse Models

Languages

  • English
  • Chinese