Jan Zheng, MHCI
Phage Directory (Co-founder); NVIDIAI'm Jan, the other half of Phage Directory, and co-write Capsid & Tail.
Previously, I did data work at Phage Australia / Westmead Institute, where I built the biobank databases, data systems, and bioinformatics workflows for the clinical trial
I have a background in computer science and human-computer interaction, and I'm currently full-time at building the agentic layer for science at Nvidia.
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- C&T Round Up for June 2024!For this month, we found some super interesting phage papers, heard about phage-vectored vaccine production, and more!
- Our Phage Picks for June 2024!It's Phage Picks time! This week we've got the fourth rendition of our new format (and Jan's favourite..!) where we share the papers we keep bookmarked, and keep coming back to.
(Yes, Jan now reads more phage papers than Jessica, and she's…
- C&T Round Up for May 2024!Round up time! This month we covered why phage researchers are flocking to Australia in July (and California in June!), discussed our 'phage picks' for this month, and shared a very special story from one of the researchers that make up the…
- Our Phage Picks for May 2024!Here's the third rendition of our new format: Phage Picks — where we share the papers we keep bookmarked... and keep coming back to.
- C&T Round Up for April 2024!Round up time! This month we covered phages and neutrophils, reflected on Phage Directory and Phage Australia, and did our second 'Phage Picks' issue.
- Our Phage Picks for April 2024!Here's the second rendition of our new format: Phage Picks — where we share the papers we keep bookmarked... and keep coming back to.
- C&T Round Up for March 2024!Round up time! This month we did our first 'Phage Picks' issue, dove into how prophages impact fly sperm, shared insights and recordings from Urmi's webinar series with top phage therapy clinicians, and Elisabet More from PDB Biotech taught…
- Our Phage Picks for March 2024!We're starting off the year by trying a new format: Phage Picks — where we share the papers we keep bookmarked... and keep coming back to.
- Year in Review 2023This week we wrap up 2023 and reflect on our biggest surprises and proudest moments! Things are also changing in 2024...
- Experimenting with REDCapThis week, we introduce a new mini-series about building experiments on REDCap, a tool used for collecting clinical patient data. In the first issue, we dive deep into building instruments with nested permutations.
- C&T Round Up for November 2023!Round up time! This month Jan released Open Phage Data Sheet (google sheet full of phage tools/links/resources, open to all to contribute!) and shared a walkthrough on using ChatGPT for data work. And Libby Duignan wrote about her recent…
- AI-Assisted Data EngineeringThis week, we share some examples and learnings from experimenting with data processing and extraction using OpenAI’s slew of new ChatGPT tools!
- Introducing the Open Phage Data SheetThis week we’re launching Open Phage, a public, editable spreadsheet of phage resources like grants, clinical trials, and bioinformatics/lab tools!
- C&T Round Up for October 2023!This month, we heard about the Southeast Asia phage workshop, a few tidbits from Evergreen, and a brief intro on using ChatGPT for lab work!
- ChatGPT tips for lab workThis week, we get to explore and share some ideas about how to (responsibly) use ChatGPT for lab work!
- Evergreen 2023: Looking BackThis week, we finally get to post the recap of Evergreen Phage Meeting! With a flurry of guest posts, we didn't even get to write about Evergreen until a couple of months after the event — but here's what went down, a picture gallery, and…
- C&T Round Up for September 2023!This month we heard about the ICBRAR phage conference in India, got an excerpt from The Good Virus by Tom Ireland, had a look behind the scenes of a Swiss team battling UTIs with engineered phages, and learned about speeding up the phage…
- The Good Virus: A book about phages by Tom IrelandThis week we're featuring an excerpt from a new book about phages, called The Good Virus.
- Evergreen 2023 Schedule & Lineup!Hi everyone! Evergreen is in TWO DAYS! We’re doing a lot of work preparing for the 25th Evergreen Phage Meeting, and it’s been a whirlwind. There’s a lot we’ve done, and there’s a lot left to do for before, during, and after the meeting.…
- C&T Round Up for July 2023!This month, we heard about PHIOGEN, a new phage startup, about how the phage therapy system works at Phage Australia, and about a biobank data platform we're building at Phage Australia.
