I am a first-year PhD student in Systems Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Before my PhD, I completed my undergraduate training at the School of Life Sciences, Peking University with a major in Bioinformatics.

Research

My work integrates high-dimensional genomics with systems biology questions in oncology. Current interests include:

Single-cell transcriptomics
Spatial transcriptomics
Cancer microenvironment

Hobby

I love playing the Rubik’s Cube and diving into geeky pursuits like Arch Linux and Emacs. I’m also a big anime fan, and my favorite is Liz and the Blue Bird

CV

Download my latest CV as a PDF: Dingcheng Yi CV.

🎓 Education

2025.09 - Present, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA, PhD Student
2021.09 - 2025.06, Peking University，Beijing, Bachelor of Engineering

📝 Publications

Chao Zhang, Yuxuan Sun, Dingcheng Yi, Benyuan Jiang, Lixu Yan, …, Zemin Zhang, Wenzhao Zhong. Neoadjuvant sintilimab plus chemotherapy in early-stage EGFR-mutant NSCLC: phase 2 trial interim results (NEOTIDE/CTONG2104). Cell Reports Medicine, 2024
Zedao Liu, Zhenlin Yang, Junqi Wu, Wenjie Zhang, Yuxuan Sun, Chao Zhang, Guangyu Bai, …, Dingcheng Yi, …, Zemin Zhang. A single-cell atlas reveals immune heterogeneity in anti-PD-1-treated non-small cell lung cancer. Cell, 2025
Wen Si, Sijin Cheng, Haiyin He, Yu Zhang, Yuhui Miao, Dingcheng Yi, Mengjiao Ni, Anqiang Wang, Hongtao Fan, Yufei Bo, Chang Liu, Zhaode Bu, Linnan Zhu, Zemin Zhang. SARDH in the 1-C metabolism sculpts the T-cell fate and serves as a potential cancer therapeutic target. Cell Mol Immunol, 2025

HONORS & AWARDS

Shen Tong Outstanding Undergraduate Award, highest honor for undergraduates in the department. {2025}

National Scholarship {2024}

May 4th Scholarship, highest individual scholarship awarded at Peking University {2023}

Qin Wanshun-Jin Yunhui Scholarship {2022}

Award for Academic Excellence {2022, 2023}

Pacemaker to Merit Student {2024}