Directory
This Directory includes Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni selectable by category, search or alphabetical by last name. Over 110 students have graduated from the Department of Biomedical Informatics (25+ PhD, 50+ MS, 25+ Certificate). The diversity of careers available to DBMI alumnus is evident in their biographies. Many of our graduates are teaching and performing research in academic institutions, such as Vanderbilt University, Arizona State University, and New York University while others have entered private industry with companies such as Cerner Corporation and Boston Scientific; some have positions in government agencies, such as the NIH and AHRQ, while others are at major medical centers, serving in roles such as Chief Medical Information Officer. We maintain a database of the career paths of our graduates. If you are an alumnus, please contact us if you would like to submit or update information!
Mengying Xia
Biography
Degree and Year Started: PhD Student of ISB (2020 Cohort) & Certificate of Biomedical Informatics (2022 Cohort)
Research Advisor: Dr. D. Lansing Taylor (ISB)
Academic Mentor: Dr. Xinghua Lu (BMI)
Previous Education:
BS in Biological Science, Central South University, China
MSc in Life Science, Hong Kong Science and Technology University, China
Research Interests: I work on the fatty liver disease modeling using microphysiology system (liver-on-chip). Personally, I am interested in the drug prediction or repurposing using genomic data and drug testing in the chip.
Hobbies: Nature and outdoor activities
What I like about Pittsburgh: Not too big not too small, an economical and convenient city to spend 5 years of Ph.D. life.