Hi! I'm Yinchun
MSc graduate in Neurobiology at Harbin Medical University, China. Skilled at statistics, programming, and neuroscience.
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- Advanced level of R programming, highly proficient in
tidyverseworkflow. - Extensive experience using R for statistical analysis and visualization.
- Skilled at data cleansing and preparation using
dplyr,tidyr, andstringr. - Experience conducting statistical tests, modeling, PCA, clustering, and simulations.
- Can translate statistical methods into R code with or without
RcppandRcppEigenintegration. - Created custom R packages and functions to perform specialized data analysis tasks and automate workflows for bioinformatics research.
- Proficient at generating high-quality data visualizations using
ggplot2and base R. - Skilled at writing efficient, performant R code optimized for speed and scalability.
- Knowledgeable about using R Markdown to generate reproducible reports.
- Familiarity with
shinyfor generating applications to communicate insights.
Python
- Proficient in Python programming fundamentals.
- Familiarity with creating Python programs using object-oriented principles and modular design.
- Basic knowledge of implementing threads for parallel computing.
- Experience in debugging Python programs, processing files, and handling exceptions.
- Skilled at writing scripts to automate tasks and prepare data using Python modules like
requests,pandas, andBeautifulSoup. - Experience using
PsychoPyto construct behavioral experiments for course projects, undergraduate thesis, and assisting others in experiment building.
PHP
- Ability to integrate HTML and PHP code to generate dynamic web pages.
- Experience with forms, GET/POST requests, and processing user input.
- Knowledge of integrating PHP and MySQL.
- Can execute queries, insert, delete, and update data.
- Implementation of input validation, data sanitization, and basic security measures in PHP web applications.
- Familiarity with PHP sessions, cookies, and user authentication for managing site logins and states.
- Able to develop a web management platform using PHP from scratch (Doctors of Home; more details in the Autobiography section).
C#
- Abilities in understanding C# fundamentals, control flows, and working with its object-oriented concepts.
- Experienced in creating desktop applications with WinForms using C#.
- Able to build user interfaces with controls like buttons, text boxes, menus, trays, and Windows services.
- Knowledge of handling events and errors in created WinForms applications. Basic knowledge of ASP.NET WebForms development.
- Can create multi-page web applications with server-side controls and post data in a life cycle.
SQL
- Familiarity with database management, including querying, joining, aggregating, and manipulating relational data.
- Experience using MySQL and SQLite engines and writing SQL queries to retrieve and analyze information from databases.
- Experience using
dbplyrto generate proper query statements. - Can execute basic queries and pass data safely between the database and Python, R, PHP, and C# applications.
LaTeX
- Familiarity with LaTeX for writing academic and technical documents.
- Experience using LaTeX to produce high-quality documents.
- Knowledge of the core LaTeX document structure and typesetting commands.
- Able to create papers with title pages, abstracts, sections, subsections, and bibliographies.
- Proficient in incorporating math equations, tables, figures, and lists into LaTeX documents via the amsmath package.
SPSS
- Highly proficient in using SPSS for statistical analysis and data interpretation.
- Skilled in data preparation, including data transformations, recoding variables, and handling missing values.
- Experienced in using SPSS for both descriptive and inferential statistics, factor analysis, effect sizes, and neural networks.
- Proficient in interpreting the results.
- Familiarity with multiple regression and path analysis.
- Expertise in applying the appropriate statistical techniques based on data types and research hypotheses.
GraphPad Prism
- Proficient in statistical software packages, such as GraphPad Prism, JASP, and Jamovi.
- Skilled at using Prism for a broad range of analyses and post-hoc tests, including t-tests, ANOVA, regression, and non-parametric tests.
- Able to visualize and present results effectively.
- Knowledgeable at visualizing data patterns using Jamovi.
- Basic knowledge of using Bayesian approaches to complement null hypothesis significance testing and provide additional insights.
- Introductory-level skills in performing Bayesian analyses using JASP.
- Able to select the most appropriate statistical software tool based on analysis needs and data characteristics.
Gephi
- Skilled at using Gephi for network analysis and visualization.
- Proficient at constructing and analyzing complex networks, such as social, biological, and other relational networks.
- Able to visualize network graphs effectively, revealing key patterns and connections in visually engaging figures.
- Experienced in computing relevant network metrics such as density, centrality, and clusters.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of advanced social network analysis.
- Proficient at developing publication-quality network images.
- Also familiarity with Cytoscape.
CiteSpace
- Proficient in using CiteSpace for a comprehensive literature review and identifying similar works in a specific field.
- Able to analyze citation and co-citation networks to determine the most influential publications and key research within a particular research discipline.
- Able to visualize the network structure and conceptual evolution over time, find emerging trends, and identify top contributors in a knowledge domain.
- Intermediate knowledge of advanced bibliometrics techniques using CiteSpace.
Microsoft Office
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook.
- Skilled at creating well-designed documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
- Strong knowledge of Word to format large research documents, incorporating figures, tables, citations, and bibliographies seamlessly into a clean document.
- Proficient at using styles, templates, cross-references, and collaborative review tools.
- Excel skills include creating formulas, pivot tables, and charts to analyze large datasets to identify trends and visualize findings.
- PowerPoint skills include designing academic presentations and posters.
- Proficient at note-taking and information gathering with OneNote.
Adobe Illustrator
- Skilled at using Adobe Illustrator to create and edit high-quality figures and diagrams.
- Proficient in adjusting figures by altering points, paths, shapes, colors, and effects to manipulate vector images precisely.
- Able to seamlessly incorporate graphs, charts, schematics, and other data visualizations created in other programs.
- Knowledgeable in designing clean, professional, and visually engaging graphics to represent data and hypotheses.
Skills
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R
Python
PHP
C#
SQL
LaTeX
SPSS
GraphPad Prism
Gephi
CiteSpace
Microsoft Office
Adobe Illustrator
Education
MSc in Neurobiology
Harbin Medical University, China
Sep 2021 – Jun 2024
BSc in Applied Psychology
Hubei University of Education, China
Sep 2017 – Jun 2021