Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science (2001) from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN

¨ Thesis titled “A Bioinformatics Discovery-oriented Computing Framework”, advised by John V. Carlis

M.S. in Computer Science (1997) from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN

¨ Supported as a Biochemistry Research Fellow in the first year.

¨ Computer Science Major GPA: 3.9

B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1995) from Peking University, Beijing, China

¨ GRE subject test in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology score: 99% percentile

¨ Ranked 15^th best university in the world (1^st in Asia) by The Times Higher Education Supplement 2005.

High School Diploma (1990) from Beijing No. 4 Senior High School, Beijing, China

¨ One of China's top 10 national key high schools.