Predictive Systems Biology

I predict what your cells will decide.

From raw multi-modal omics to causal cell-fate decisions. Quantitative analysis services for academic labs and biopharma R&D — single-cell, ML classifiers, and regulatory networks.

FATE_DECISION_MANIFOLD
Cell Fate Trajectory & Bifurcation Manifold
MODALITY scMultiome
FATE MARGIN 0.84 ± 0.03
REPRODUCIBILITY 100% Conda
Spatial Omics · 3D Genome

Map cellular niches & 3D chromatin wiring.

Subcellular spatial deconvolution (Visium HD / Xenium), ligand-receptor microenvironment signaling, and Hi-C chromatin loop reconstruction in intact disease tissue.

SPATIAL_NICHE_3D_GENOME
Spatial Transcriptomics & Chromatin Architecture
PLATFORMS Spatial
3D GENOME Hi-C Loops
CELL-CROSSTALK Squidpy Maps
Machine Learning · Virtual Screening

Deploy validated novel ML models.

Train classifiers for rare cell states across 100+ public datasets, prioritize drug target vulnerabilities, and model in silico perturbation responses.

IN_SILICO_TARGET_SCREENING
Machine Learning Drug Target Screening & Precision Recall
ARCHITECTURE HPC-Scale ML
PR-AUC SCORE 0.941 ± 0.01
IN SILICO HITS Prioritized
Demonstrated Track Record North American & European labs
Tier-1 Publications Nature Biotech · Mol Cell · Nat Comms
Fixed-Price Proposal No hourly creep · Defined milestones
48-Hr Scoping Response Confidential evaluation under NDA
Service Offerings

Structured packages designed for publication impact.

Scoping call → Written fixed-price proposal → Milestone execution → Figure-ready deliverables with reproducible pipelines.

Core Analysis

Multi-omics Integration

Cross-layer regulatory synthesis that reveals what each single modality hides in isolation.

  • Bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, scATAC-seq, and Spatial Transcriptomics
  • Large-scale integration across 100+ datasets (scVI, Harmony on Alliance HPC)
  • Systematic batch correction, doublets filter, and QC validation
  • Manuscript-ready publication figures with written statistical methods
ML · Rare Cells

ML Classifier Development

Trained and validated machine learning models deployable directly on your incoming datasets.

  • Automated rare cell-type identification across uncurated cohorts
  • Out-of-sample validated classification with precision/recall curve reports
  • Disease subgroup biomarker extraction (healthy vs. disease states)
  • Packaged deployment scripts for future lab experiments
Epigenomics

Regulatory Network Reconstruction

From multi-modal data, identify the causal transcription factors and enhancers governing phenotype.

  • scMultiome (paired RNA + ATAC) joint manifold and accessibility mapping
  • Peak-to-gene linkage with TF binding motif enrichment
  • Prioritized candidate enhancer lists for in vivo validation experiments
  • Cross-species conservation analysis (e.g., Zebrafish ↔ Mouse ↔ Human)
State Transitions

Predictive Cell Fate Modelling

Predict which cells commit to disease vs. recovery, and identify the interventions that reverse fate.

  • Developmental trajectory and RNA velocity vector field analysis
  • Transition boundary distance estimation (pre-symptomatic biomarker discovery)
  • In silico perturbation screening and combination intervention ranking
  • Applied to AKI→fibrosis, cancer drug resistance, and reprogramming
Proven Technical Breadth

Delivered project modalities.

Standardized workflows, reproducible pipelines, and figure-ready deliverables across spatial, single-cell, multi-omics, and ML architectures.

Technical Track Record

Representative Data & Analysis Scopes

Comprehensive Portfolio
Spatial Transcriptomics 10x Visium HD · Xenium · GeoMx
Spatial Microenvironment & Ligand-Receptor Crosstalk

Multi-platform spatial deconvolution, Squidpy neighborhood graphs, ligand-receptor interaction modeling, and perivascular barrier mapping in complex tissues.

Single-Cell · VDJ Longitudinal scRNA · Paired TCR
CAR-T Dynamics & Multi-Checkpoint Exhaustion Modeling

Spatiotemporal cellular kinetics, TCR clonotype expansion tracking, exhaustion trajectory characterization, and immunotherapy resistance mechanisms.

scMultiome · Epigenomics Paired RNA + ATAC · Multi-Species
TF Regulatory Network & Enhancer Linkage

Joint chromatin accessibility embedding, transcription factor motif enrichment, peak-to-gene cis-linkage mapping, and prioritized candidate enhancer targets.

Single-Cell · ML Multi-Cohort Public Repositories
Rare Cell ML Classifier & Unified Atlas

HPC-scale data harmonization, batch-corrected deep latent integration across disease states, rare subpopulation classification, and deployable prediction scripts.

snRNA / SMART-seq Tissue Atlas · Drug Perturbation
Cell Fate Transitions & Sex-Stratified Drug Response

scVI deep generative batch correction, pseudotime trajectory with driver gene velocity, and sex-stratified pseudobulk differential response modeling.

Bulk Transcriptomics Case-Control · Knockdown Models
Differential Expression & Pathway GSEA Modeling

Salmon quantification, DESeq2 modeling, secretomic and metabolic pathway functional enrichment, and publication-ready manuscript figure packages.

Interactive Estimator

What is your current data state?

Select your experimental setup to view recommended deliverables, pricing frame, and timeline.

Confirm Scope with 30-min Call →
Recommended Tier: Core Multi-omics / Bulk
Estimated Turnaround: 10 – 14 Business Days
Key Deliverables: QC, DESeq2, GSEA Heatmaps, Methods
Estimated Investment: From $2,500 USD (Fixed)
Dr. Qingzhou Zhang

Dr. Qingzhou Zhang

Computational Systems Biologist
Nature Biotechnology IF 33.1
Molecular Cell IF 14.5
Nature Communications IF 16.6
Academic Foundation

Scientist-to-scientist computational partnership.

I am a computational systems biologist working on predictive models of cell fate decision-making. My research addresses the fundamental question that standard pipelines overlook: what will this injured or perturbed cell decide — repair or fibrosis, response or resistance, differentiation or malignancy?

With 15+ years of computational genomics research and senior author publications in Molecular Cell, Nature Biotechnology, and Nature Communications, I bridge the gap between high-dimensional molecular assays and actionable biological hypotheses.

I take on a limited number of service contracts each quarter. Every engagement operates under a strict fixed-price, milestone-governed scope — with 100% reproducible Conda/Docker scripts, clean intermediate matrices, and publication-ready figures.

Direct Scoping

Start with a 30-minute scoping call.

Send a brief paragraph about your dataset and biological question. I will provide an honest feasibility assessment and a fixed-price proposal within 48 hours — before any commitment.

Schedule a 30-Min Scoping Call →