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Edmund Wong

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General information

Hobbies & Interests

  • Dance
  • Cooking

Reading

  • Biography
  • Politics
  • Self-Help

I read books multiple times a week.

Bio

I'm an MS Biostatistics student at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health with a focus on theory and methods. I'm passionate about using causal inference methods to analyze genomic data for precision oncology.

Education

Columbia University in the City of New York

Master's degree program

2024 – 2027

Majors:
  • Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology

Emory University

Bachelor's degree program

2020 – 2024

Majors:
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
  • Data Science

Temple City High

High School

2016 – 2020

Career

  • Graduate Student Data Engineer

    Hospital & Health Care · International Center for AIDS Programs (ICAP)

    Jan 2024 – Jan 2025

  • Biostatistician Intern

    Pharmaceuticals · Kyowa Kirin North America

    Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

  • Genomics Experience for Master's Students

    Research · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Jan 2026 – Present

Miscellaneous

Dream career field:
Pharmaceuticals
Dream career goals:
Biostatistician
Has nursing license:
No

Future Interests

  • Advocacy
  • Politics
  • Volunteering
  • Philanthropy
  • Entrepreneurship
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