Dr Vincent Wong

I hold a multidisciplinary suite of qualifications that bridge bench immunology, computational biology, and translational research:

Ph.D. in Health & Medical Sciences – The University of Adelaide, Australia (2016 – 2021)
Completed in the Molecular Immunology Laboratory under Professor Simon Barry, my doctoral work dissected the transcriptional and epigenetic circuitry governing effector T‑cell differentiation. This PhD work combined CRISPR genome editing, next‑generation sequencing, and high‑performance‑computing pipelines, laying the technical foundation for my current single‑cell multi‑omics investigations. My thesis was supported by an Adelaide Scholarship International.

Honours Degree, Bachelor of Health Sciences (First‑Class) – The University of Adelaide (2015)
Awarded First‑Class Honours for a project on understanding differential role of t again in Professor Barry’s laboratory. The work introduced me to flow‑cytometry phenotyping, RNA‑seq library preparation, and statistical modelling in R. Recognition of academic excellence included the Adelaide International Undergraduate Scholarship (AIUS).

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology, Biochemistry major) – The University of Adelaide (2012 – 2014)
Graduated with distinction, focusing on molecular cloning, protein biochemistry, and microbial genetics. I was twice awarded the AIUS, underscoring consistent high performance throughout my undergraduate studies.

International Research Exchange – University of Freiburg, Germany (2019)
Selected for a competitive exchange to the Institute of Bioinformatics, where I trained in large‑scale RNA‑seq and ATAC‑seq analysis, GPU‑accelerated computing, and reproducible workflow design (Nextflow).

I am equipped with a combination of wet‑lab immunology and dry‑lab data science. I am proficient in state‑of‑the‑art technologies such as 10x Multiome, Xenium, Phenocycler and Nanopore long‑read sequencing, and fluent in the computational languages and frameworks (R, Python, CUDA‑enabled PyTorch/JAX) that drive their analysis.

Collectively, my academic record, international training, and professional certifications underpin my ability to design and execute innovative, high‑impact studies that translate genomics discoveries into clinically actionable insights for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.