Ximing Ran

I’m a CSI PhD student at Emory University. Researching at the intersection of statistics, genomics, and machine learning.

My research interests include:

• Spatial & single-cell transcriptomics
• Integrative multi-omics analysis
• Machine learning for biomarker discovery
• Pathway and network modeling in neurological disorders

I am honored to be advised by Dr. Zhaohui (Steve) Qin at Emory University.
I earned my MSPH in Biostatistics from Emory University in May 2024.

News

Sep 2026 — ALS paper highlighted in Nature Neuroscience: “Plasma biomarkers for ALS.”

Aug 2026 — Oral presentation of LLMBDC at BIOKDD’26 (KDD 2026 Workshop), Jeju, Korea.

Jul 2026 — ALS study featured in an NIH News Release.

Jul 2026 — First-author ALS paper published in Nature Medicine.

Jun 2026 — Oral presentation at STATGEN 2026, Atlanta, GA.

Mar 2026 — Oral presentation at MCBIOS 2026, Tampa, FL.