Instructors

Lieven Clement

Lieven Clement is an Associate Professor of Statistical Genomics at Ghent University, where he leads the statOmics Group. He is an expert in developing statistical methods and open source tools for differential omics data analysis. His research efforts resulted in numerous publications on novel methods and tools for, and applied research in omics data analysis. His lab is built around two strategic research pillars each connected to an omics domain: (single cell) transcriptomics and proteomics and he has a strong interest in leveraging his expertise to translational research. He also serves as a member of the core team that established a new Master of Science in Bioinformatics at Ghent University and as a board member of the Belgian Proteomics Association.

Affiliation: Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Ghent University, Ghent, BE

Yao Chen

Yao Chen is a PhD student in the DIGPCR Group at Ghent University. She obtained her master degree in Statistical Science for the Life & Behavioural Sciences (Data Science track) in Leiden in the Netherlands. Yao is currently developing clustering methods for higher-order multiplexing dPCR data. She is also collaborating with the department of Morphology at Merelbeke where she provided some statistical assistance in both animal and human clinical data analysis.

Affiliation: Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics, Ghent University, Ghent, BE