Dr. Edwin Wang
Positions
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Child Health & Wellness Researcher
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
Member
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
B.S. Biology, Tianjin University, 1986
Doctor of Philosophy Molecular Genetics, University of British Columbia, 2002
M.S. Plant Biology, Tianjin University, 1989
Biography
Dr. Wang did his undergraduate training in Computer Science and his PhD training in Molecular Genetics (University of British Columbia, 2002). After one-year postdoc training at Flybase, a genome database of fly, he moved to NRC as a PI. In 2016, he became an AISH Chair Professor at University of Calgary.
Research
Areas of Research
- Bioinformatics
- Genomics and Proteomics
- Cancer
- Model Organism
We are conducting both computational and experimental systems biology toward precision medicine. The computational work includes: (1) big medical data analysis (2) machine learning and deep learning (3) predictive model construction based on genomic data of diseases including cancer. We are developing novel algorithms for modeling of molecular networks and cancer biomarker discovery, and also developing new concepts for data analysis toward interpreting data, generating, prioritizing and testing new hypotheses.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| MDSC 50781 LAB 02 B02 | Spec Prob in Medical Science | 2021 |
| MDSC 75572 LEC 05 05 | Directed Study | 2020 |
Awards
- bursary, 2017
- scholarship, 2017
- scholarship, 2016
- award (honourable mention), 2010
Publications
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