CV
General Information
| Name | Zhentao He (James He) |
| Label | Ph.D. Student |
| zthe25@m.fudan.edu.cn | |
| URL | https://jimmytauh.github.io/ |
| Summary | A Ph.D. student at Fudan University focused on machine learning and data mining for biological data, developing robust, interpretable, and transferable representations for multiomics analysis, perturbation modeling, and protein function. |
Education
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2025 - 2030 Ph.D. in Data Mining and Intelligent Information Processing
Fudan University, Shanghai, China - ISTBI (Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-inspired Intelligence)
- Zhuobo Fellow at Fudan University
- Advisor: Prof. Shanfeng Zhu
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2021 - 2025 B.E. in Computer Science & Technology
Wuhan University, Wuhan, China - Hongyi Honor College Student
- Outstanding Graduate (2025)
- National Scholarship (2023-2024)
- GPA: 3.91/4.00
Experience
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2025 - Present PhD Student Researcher
Lab of Data Mining and Intelligent Information Processing, ISTBI, Fudan University - Integration and analysis of spatial multiomics data
- Advisor: Prof. Shanfeng Zhu
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2022 - 2025 Undergraduate Researcher
BIOD Lab, School of Computer Science, Wuhan University - Developed methods for single-cell multiomics data integration and analysis
- Predicted the impact of drug and genetic perturbations on cell states
- Studied metabolic pathway design and molecular feature representation techniques
- Advisor: Prof. Lihua Zhang
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2022 - 2023 iGEM Team Member (Head of Model Team)
WHU-China, CRISPReporter - Gold Medal; Nomination for Best Foundational Advance Project
- A novel multi-level DNA memory device with CRISPR technology and its software suite
Publications
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2026 MoE-TCR: Mixture-of-experts framework for pan-specific TCR-epitope binding prediction
Pattern Recognition, November 2026 - Qu, Wei and Li, Jinxing and He, Zhentao and Wang, Jiayi and Zhu, Shanfeng
- DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2026.113737
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2026 SpaDC enables sequence-based integrative analysis and regulatory inference of spatial chromatin accessibility data
Communications Biology, 2026 - Ma, Chuanlong and Yang, Chenghui and Zhen, Caiwei and He, Zhentao and Luo, Yong and Zhang, Lihua
- Published June 6, 2026
- DOI: 10.1038/s42003-026-10462-y
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2026 Interpretable Data Integration for Single Cell and Spatial Multi-Omics
Cell Systems, 2026 - Yang, Chenghui and He, Zhentao and Nie, Qing and Zhang, Lihua
- Published online February 4, 2026
- DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2025.101479
Honors & Awards
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Present Fudan University Zhuobo Program Fellow
Fudan University -
2025 Outstanding Graduate, Class of 2025
Wuhan University -
2023 - 2024 National Scholarship
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Teaching Assistant Experience
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2024 - 2025 Teaching Assistant
Computer Organization and Design, Wuhan University - Assisted in teaching the fundamentals of computer organization.
- Held office hours for student consultations.
Projects
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2023 CRISPReporter - Model and Software Suite
- sgRNA generator utilizing machine learning and sequence alignment to predict on-target and off-target rates
- Editing simulator to emulate temporal relationships between multi-level signal recordings
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2024 Multiomics Integration via Feature-Guided Optimal Transport (FGOT)
- Feature-guided optimal transport for integration of cells across different modalities
- Contributions include coding, experiments, and co-authorship of the manuscript
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2026 MoE-TCR - Mixture-of-Experts for TCR-Epitope Binding Prediction
- Mixture-of-experts framework leveraging criss-cross attention for pan-specific TCR-epitope binding prediction
- Contributions include method development, experiments, and co-authorship of the manuscript
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2026 SpaDC - Spatial Chromatin Accessibility Data Analysis
- Graph-regularized convolutional neural network integrating DNA sequence, chromatin accessibility, and spatial location
- Contributions include method development, experiments, and co-authorship of the manuscript
Languages
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Chinese
- Native speaker
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English
- Fluent (IELTS Band 7)
Competencies & Skills
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Programming Languages
- Python, C++, R
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Libraries and Tools
- PyTorch, Git, Docker
- Scanpy, Seurat, etc.
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ML Architectures
- VAE, GNN, GAN, OT (Neural Optimal Transport), Transformer, etc.
Research Interests
- Representation Learning
- Generalization & Adaptation
- Multimodal Learning for Multiomics
- Perturbation Prediction & Protein Function Modeling
References
- Prof. Shanfeng Zhu - Fudan University, Advisor
- Prof. Lihua Zhang - Wuhan University, Undergraduate Advisor