Dr. Wei Wei has been recruited as an Assistant Professor to the Institute for Systems Biology. He is an established scientist of high regard who has an impressive record of co-leading large collaborative and cross-disciplinary research. Dr. Wei is developing and deploying a unique suite of single cell tools and computational approaches to cultivate new understanding and address significant questions in systems biomedicine and translational cancer research. These technologies are intelligently being applied to answer fundamental and clinically useful questions about tumor heterogeneity, epigenetic plasticity, and liquid biopsy-based companion diagnostics in his ambitious and high impact research program. There is a strong potential for the validation, extension, and application of a number of exciting technologies for multi-omic single-cell assays.

Furthermore, Dr. Wei has a strong record of NIH funding and commercialization, which holds high potential for strong workforce development opportunities and biotech advancements in Washington.