Jean Fan, Ph.D.
Jean Fan, Ph.D., is currently an NCI F99/K00 post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Xiaowei Zhuang at Harvard University. She received her PhD in Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics at Harvard Medical School under the mentorship of Dr. Peter Kharchenko at the Department of Biomedical Informatics and in close collaboration with Dr. Catherine Wu at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Jean’s research interests center around developing computational methods for identifying and characterizing heterogeneity at the single cell level, particularly in the context of cancer, using multi-omics approaches. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering. She has been the recipient of multiple research training grants, NIH NCI F99/K00 F99CA222750- Statistical Methods for Characterizing Tumor Heterogeneity at the Single Cell Level, NIH NCI F31 F31CA206236- Computational Analysis of Subclonal Evolution in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, and NSF GRFP DGE144152. Along with her scientific contributions she has demonstrated strong community values through her advocacy and outreach initiatives, including being an Anita Borg Pass-It-On Award Winner, BU GWISE Advocate of the Year, and NSF MRS Outreach Award Recipient. Jean is Founder and Director of 501(c)3 non-profit CuSTEMized, which engages, encourages, and empowers young girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) by providing them with tangible products and educational experiences that foster a positive scientific identity from a young age. Jean has been an excellent mentor to students and girls through her positions and involvement as co-chair for Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering, a mentor-scientist for 2nd grade girls at the Science Club for Girls, and undergraduates at Harvard College in the Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe.