I am a PhD student in Statistics at Texas A&M University developing reliable machine-learning and agentic systems for scientific discovery, with current applications in spatial genomics and single-cell analysis. I work with Prof. Xianyang Zhang at Texas A&M and Prof. Jun Chen at Mayo Clinic.
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- Reliable machine learning and agentic systems for scientific discovery
- Spatial genomics and single-cell analysis
- Statistical methodology and reproducible research software
| Project | Description |
|---|---|
| mLLMCelltype | Multi-LLM consensus framework for automated cell type annotation in scRNA-seq |
| ChatSpatial | Schema-enforced, MCP-based agentic platform for spatial transcriptomics |
| FlashDeconv | Atlas-scale spatial deconvolution via structure-preserving sketching |
| FlashS | Frequency-domain detection of spatially variable genes at atlas scale |
| EdgeMap | Edge-centric heritability mapping through spatial cell-cell communication |
| ggpicrust2 | R package for PICRUSt2 functional-profile analysis and visualization |
| MicrobiomeStat | R package for longitudinal microbiome and multi-omics analysis |
| Overleaf CLI | Command-line workflows for managing Overleaf projects |
- Yang C, Zhang X, Chen J. Large Language Model consensus substantially improves the cell type annotation accuracy for scRNA-seq data. Communications Biology, 2026.
- Eterovick PC, Schmidt R, Sabino-Pinto J, Yang C, Künzel S, Ruthsatz K. The microbiome at the interface between environmental stress and animal health. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2024.
- Yang C, Mai J, Cao X, Burberry A, Cominelli F, Zhang L. ggpicrust2: an R package for PICRUSt2 predicted functional profile analysis and visualization. Bioinformatics, 2023.
- 33rd International Biometric Conference, Seoul, 2026
- MLGenX Workshop at ICLR, Rio de Janeiro, 2026
- ENAR Spring Meeting, Indianapolis, 2026
- StatCafe, Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University, 2026
For a complete list of publications, software, and presentations, visit cafferyang.com.





