Kuan-Hung (Peter) Yeh

Kuan-hung (peter) yeh

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  • Timeline

    Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

    Summer Research Intern

    Academia Sinica, Taiwan
    Jun 2019 - Feb 2020

    Undergraduate Researcher

    National Taiwan University
    Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

    Summer Research Intern

    Taichung Veterans General Hospital
    Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

    Research Assistant

    Taiwan Public Health Association
    Oct 2021 - Jun 2023

    Graduate Student Reseacher

    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

    Biostatistics Intern

    Foundation Medicine
    Current Company
    Sept 2023 - now

    Doctoral Student

    UC San Diego
  • About me

    Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics @ UC San Diego

  • Education

    • National taiwan university

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor of science - bs public health 3.75/4.0

      Biostatistics Track

    • Ucla fielding school of public health

      2021 - 2023
      Master of science - ms biostatistics 3.93/4.0
    • Uc san diego

      2023 -
      Doctor of philosophy - phd bioinformatics and systems biology 4.0/4.0
  • Experience

    • Academia sinica, taiwan

      Jun 2018 - Sept 2018
      Summer research intern

      • Applied Random Forest, SVM, and Neural Network on National Health Insurance data• Predicted insurance deductibles on Ophthalmology with 83% accuracy

    • National taiwan university

      Jun 2019 - Feb 2020
      Undergraduate researcher

      • Constructed the First Prognostic Model for Asian Colon Cancer Patients• Validated the model discrimination and calibration with Harrell's c-index > 0.8• Provided the robust overall survival prediction to facilitate clinical shared decision making

    • Taichung veterans general hospital

      Jun 2019 - Sept 2019
      Summer research intern

      • Found Novel Genetics Locus on metabolic syndrome using GWAS• Analyzed and combined phenotype and genotype data to quantify the risk of metabolic syndrome

    • Taiwan public health association

      Aug 2020 - Jan 2021
      Research assistant

      • Developed an Automatic Mask Detection System using CNNs during the COVID-19 pandemics• Purchased by Taiwan’s CDC to estimate the real-time R0 of COVID-19

    • David geffen school of medicine at ucla

      Oct 2021 - Jun 2023
      Graduate student reseacher

      • Performed mediation analyses and data visualizations for a three-arm randomized controlled trial• Developed a survival data simulation pipeline to estimate how genetic architecture impacts in survival modeling and polygenic risk score stratification.

    • Foundation medicine

      Jun 2022 - Sept 2022
      Biostatistics intern

      Biomarker & Biometrics Team (Biostatistics and Early Development)• Developed new criteria using simulation for diagnostic assay precision studies, boosting statistical power by 90%.• Contributed to the development of statistical software tools, including R function and Shiny app.• Conducted statistical analyses (e.g., sample size, power, precision) to ensure quality assurance for new reagent design in FoundationOne Liquid CDx.

    • Uc san diego

      Sept 2023 - now
      Doctoral student

      • Collaborated with multiple clinical teams to design and conduct research studies, communicating scientific findings effectively and proactively solving problems to inform treatment safety and efficacy.• Generated real-world evidence in Gastroenterology using Optum claims datasets, enhancing treatment strategy evaluation through advanced survival analysis, multiple imputation, and propensity score methods.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Medical informatics manager

      Taiwan association for medical informatics
    • Data or specimens only research

      Citi program
      Jan 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Group 1: human subjects research

      Citi program
      Dec 2022
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kuan-Hung (Peter) Yeh
      J. Yang Scholarship UC San Diego Sep 2023 Awarded the prestigious J. Yang Scholarship, a highly competitive program funded by the J. Yang Family and Foundation, in partnership with UC San Diego. This scholarship supports outstanding students from Taiwan in advancing their education and research in Biomedical Informatics.
    • Awarded to Kuan-Hung (Peter) Yeh
      Honor Graduate College of Public Health, National Taiwan University Jun 2020 Graduated with Honor for my Bachelor Degree in National Taiwan University
    • Awarded to Kuan-Hung (Peter) Yeh
      Elite Scholarship Elite-Well Education Foundation Mar 2020
    • Awarded to Kuan-Hung (Peter) Yeh
      Dr. Jiang Jian Memorial Scholarship National Taiwan University (NTU) College of Public Health (CPH) Jun 2019 Won Best Topic Research Poster Award in CPH, NTU
    • Awarded to Kuan-Hung (Peter) Yeh
      Dr. KP Chen Memorial Scholarship National Taiwan University (NTU) College of Public Health (CPH) and the KP Chen Preventive Medicine Foundation Jun 2019 Dr. KP CHEN is the father of public health in Taiwan, whose most well-known contribution is to clarify the causality between Blackfoot disease and Arsenicosis.Dr. KP CHEN Memorial Scholarship is one of the highest awards for public health undergraduates in TAIWAN.