Chong Wu

Chong Wu is a Senior Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research integrates genetics, genomics, biostatistics, and bioinformatics to address complex challenges in cancer research and human genetics. His recent work includes benchmarking DNA foundation models for genomic tasks, Mendelian randomization studies linking brain methylation to Alzheimer’s risk, and transcriptome-wide association studies identifying blood biomarkers for prostate cancer. He also develops robust statistical methods for evidence synthesis and integrates omics with electronic health records to discover risk biomarkers and therapeutic targets for cancer prevention.