Zhining Wang, Ph.D.
Health Science Administrator
- Center for Biomedical Informatics & Information Technology
- Informatics and Data Science Program
- Data Ecosystems Branch
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Current Role
Current Role
I am a subject matter expert on bioinformatics and cancer genomics. As a health science administrator, I serve as a federal lead for a few Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC) projects, focusing on data harmonization and sharing. I will also serve as a CRDC liaison to NCI’s Genomic Data Commons.
I am a certified Contracting Officer’s Representative level three (COR III). I am also a member of the following NCI or NIH committee/working groups: NCI Data Management and Sharing working group member (Genomics and other Omics Subgroup), NCI IITAG (voting member), NCI CMI data ecosystem implementation team, and NCI CRDC.
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Projects
Projects
Connects you to the data ecosystem, NCI's primary platform for cancer research. -
Publications
Publications
Featured Publications
Analysis of Germline-driven Ancestry-associated Gene Expression in Cancers. STAR Protocols, 2022.
The NCI Genomic Data Commons. Nature Genetics, 2021.
Pan-cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes. Nature, 2020.
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Background
Background
Education
- Ph.D., Genetics, University of Idaho
- M.S., Computer Science, Southeastern University, Washington, D.C.
- M.S., Genetics, Zhejiang University, China
- B.S., Agronomy, Zhejiang University, China
Previous Work
- Biomedical Informatics Specialist, Center for Cancer Genomics, NCI
- Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Recent Awards
- 2017 NIH Director’s Award, for work with NCI’s Genomic Data Commons
- 2014 NIH Director’s Award, for work with The Cancer Genome Atlas