Yu-Chen Cheng

Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Yu-Chen received his MD from Taipei Medical University in Taiwan. Driven by a longstanding interest in mathematics and mechanistic approaches to medicine, he subsequently pursued doctoral training in Applied Mathematics at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he earned his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Hong Qian. His doctoral research focused on the theory of random perturbations of dynamical systems and statistical ensemble theory, with applications to biology and biophysics. During his PhD, Yu-Chen was awarded the Boeing Endowment Fellowship and received the Boeing Outstanding Research Award. Building on his dual training in medicine and applied mathematics, his current research integrates dynamical systems and stochastic process theory to develop quantitative models of cancer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
Name: Yu-Chen Cheng
Nationality: Taiwanese
Address: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, CLS Building, 3 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115
Email address: yuchen [at] ds.dfci.harvard.edu
Education
2003 – 2010 Doctor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei,
Taiwan
2012 – 2014 Master of Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of
Michigan
2015 – 2021 Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of
Washington
Scientific Career
2009 – 2010 Medical Internship, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2015 – 2021 Teaching Assistant, Applied Mathematics (PhD-level courses), University of
Washington
2021 – present Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Data Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute