Yong Gao, PhD

Computer Scientist

Yong Gao's early research was in artificial intelligence, natural language processing and information search and extraction. He has an extensive background as an industrial software architect for large-scale integrated knowledge systems, including major commercial systems in pharmaceutical cheminformatics. His current work focuses on integration of multi-modal research information in neurodegeneration, including genetics, bioimaging and psychiatric assessment. Dr. Gao holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Boston University. He is an Associate in Computer Science at the Massachusetts General Hospital and and Instructor in Neurology at the Harvard Medical School.