Research Interests
- Computational oncology
- Cancer epigenomics
- Multi-omics data integration
- Machine learning in genomics
- Functional genomics
- Precision oncology
- Reproducible bioinformatics workflows
Research Experience
- Since 01/2025 — Junior Group Leader, Translational Cancer Bioinformatics
RBCT, Bosch Health Campus, Stuttgart, Germany - Since 12/2023 — Head of Bioinformatics Unit
RBCT, Bosch Health Campus, Stuttgart, Germany - 02/2023–11/2023 — Senior Bioinformatics Scientist
RBCT, Bosch Health Campus, Stuttgart, Germany - 2022 — Data Scientist, part-time
ALACRiS Theranostics, Berlin, Germany - 2020–2023 — Bioinformatics Scientist
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
Education
- PhD in Computational Biology / Genome Science
Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
Relevant own publications
- Luo Z, Han J, Zhong T, Tian Q, Ge W, Liu Z, Li X, He M, Zhou S, Jia H, Xia W, Jing R, Dong A, Qi Y, Lv T, Dang Y, Chen S, Ma X, Wang S, Zheng H, Lai F, Wang X. Mechanistic Basis and Therapeutic Potential of a Novel TXNIP Inhibitor in Diabetes Treatment. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2026). doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6c01780.
- Luo Z, Zhou S, Wang H, Ge W, Liu Z, He M, Zhong T, Wang Y, Li X, Wang S, Wang X. Developing a Next-Generation Vaccine Adjuvant System through Rational Design to Alleviate AS01 Adjuvant Deficiency. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2026). doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6c00135.
- Aggrey-Fynn JE, Busch J, Saul D, Rajput A, Willecke K, Manjunath M, Klimt N, Rajendran K, Schacherer N, Ge W, Thiel J, Abdelrahman A, Truty MJ, Dong M, Johnsen SA. Epigenetic context defines the transcriptional activity of canonical and noncanonical NF-κB signaling in pancreatic cancer. Cell Death Discovery (2026). doi: 10.1038/s41420-026-03019-9.
- Pelzer N, Lukic T, Ge W, Schnabel N, Teufel P, Olayioye MA, Najafova Z, Lungu C. PHF19 drives the formation of PRC2 clusters to enhance motility in TNBC cells. Cell Reports (2025). doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116391.
- Luo Z, Wang H, Ge W, Wang Y, Zhou S, Jing R, Siddique MN, Ma X, Zheng H, Wang X. Chain Length Does Matter: Development of High-Potency QS-21-Based Vaccine Adjuvants. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 68(2), 1511-1525 (2025). doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c02173.