Bachelor of Molecular Biology, Wuhan University, 2016
Ph.D. in Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, 2022

Jian Hu, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, with a joint appointment in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, at Emory University. He is also a member of Emory’s AI.Humanity initiative. He received his PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Hu leads an interdisciplinary research program at the intersection of artificial intelligence, statistical genomics, and precision medicine. His group develops AI-driven and statistically rigorous methods to extract actionable biological insights from large-scale, high-dimensional, and multimodal biomedical data, including single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and digital pathology. A central focus of his research is integrating these diverse data modalities to characterize cellular states, spatial organization, molecular interactions, and disease mechanisms that cannot be resolved through any single data source alone. By linking molecular and cellular heterogeneity to disease progression and treatment response, his work ultimately seeks to enable the development of personalized, data-driven precision medicine tailored to each individual patient.

His work spans cancer genomics and neuroscience, with particular interests in glioblastoma and neurodegenerative diseases, including the study of neuronal and tumor microenvironments at single-cell and spatial resolution. By combining modern AI with principled statistical modeling, Dr. Hu aims to transform complex biomedical data into interpretable biological discoveries, predictive biomarkers, and clinically relevant insights.