Yun Yu, University of Toronto

Research

bioinformatics data compression efficient data representations electronic health records genomic data analysis medical privacy

Latest funding

Data compression for biomedical data analysis
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Data compression for biomedical data analysis
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,000
Data compression for biomedical data analysis
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

Data compression for biomedical data analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2022DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplement

Principal investigators: Yu, Yun William

$120,000

Data compression for biomedical data analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yu, Yun William

Keywords: data compression; genomic data analysis; electronic health records; efficient data representations; bioinformatics; medical privacy

$87,000

Data compression for biomedical data analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Yu, Yun William

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: bioinformatics Dear Professor Yu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on bioinformatics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Data compression for biomedical data analysis" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]