Curriculum Vitae

Education

Nov 2019 — Feb 2024

PhD, Geography & Earth System Science

University of Zurich · Zurich, Switzerland

Dissertation: Linking leaf spectra to genetic variation.

Sep 2016 — Jun 2019

MSc, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

ETH Zurich & University of Zurich · Zurich, Switzerland

Dissertation: Causal inference on gene expression, signatures, and germline variants.

Sep 2012 — Jun 2016

BSc, Biological Sciences

Beijing Normal University · Beijing, China

Dissertation: Analysis of avian sequenced single-copy protein-coding gene families.

Professional experience

Feb 2024 — Feb 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Zurich · Zurich, Switzerland

Focus: Extreme drought responses, hyperspectral analysis, plant genomics and AVIRIS-NG data processing.

Oct 2023 — Feb 2025

Co-Founder, Administration & Operations

Katzen Hero GmbH · Zurich, Switzerland

Focus: Business operations, administration, supplier coordination and logistics.

Mar 2018 — Sep 2018

Bioinformatics Intern

Novartis Oncology · Basel, Switzerland

Focus: Cancer genomics, whole-exome sequencing and data quality control.

Engagement

Jan 2026 — present

Board Member

Life Sciences Switzerland · Intersection Bioinformatics

Sep 2025 — present

OpSciHack Lead

Open Innovation in Life Sciences

Apr 2026 — May 2026

Volunteer

Climate Week Zurich

2021 — 2025

Early-career Representative

Career and Equal Opportunities Committee · University Research Priority Programme on Global Change and Biodiversity · University of Zurich

2016 — 2020

Vice President & Treasurer

Association of Chinese Students and Scholars in Zurich

Awards

2025

Audience Award

7th Global Science Film Festival, Bern screening · Short film NOISE

2024

GRC Travel Grant

University of Zurich

2023

Registration Fellowship

Swiss Academy of Sciences · BC2

2021

Fully funded EO-SENSE 2.0 Summer School

COST

2017 — 2019

ETH Scholarship Award

Birkigt Scholarship Fund

Languages

ChineseNative

EnglishC1

GermanA2–B1

Publications

See the Research page.