Jeffrey Yao

Hi! I'm Jeffrey, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. I'm working towards a B.S. in Computer Science and Statistics. Feel free to reach out by clicking on any of the links below!

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Currently involved in research groups at UW–Madison utilizing machine learning guided approaches for genetic and biological discovery.

PI: Michael Botts · Wisconsin Energy Institute · UW–Madison

Working on Proteus — an integrated laboratory automation platform that accelerates bioconversion discovery.

Lab AutomationBioenergyALEData Pipelines
Hittinger LabUndergraduate Researcher
PI: Chris Todd Hittinger · Laboratory of Genetics · UW–Madison

Contributing to research in the Hittinger Lab, which focuses on the genomics and evolution of yeasts and other fungi.

GenomicsYeast BiologyEvolutionary Genetics
Poster Presentation
EMSL-JGI Joint User Meeting: Empowering Automated Laboratories — Integrating Experimentation with Data
Proteus: an integrated automation platform for accelerating bioconversion discovery
March 3–5, 2026

Presented proof-of-concept data from a microbial growth screen and automated adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) experiment. Demonstrated metadata schemas for downstream applications and a step-by-step walkthrough of how a GLBRC ALE project is expedited using the Proteus platform.

Katarina Aranguiz, Jeffrey Yao, Samantha Kelly, Adela Arrington, Daniel Noguera, Michael Botts