Suzanne Fei
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Suzanne Fei | |
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| Born | Suzanne Dunlap |
| Alma mater | Oregon State University, Oregon Health & Science University |
| Occupations | Computational genomics analyst and core director |
| Employer(s) | Oregon Health & Science University |
| Spouse | Yiyang Fei |
Suzanne Fei is an American bioinformatics analyst. Since 2017, she has directed a Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Core at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. Fei was born in California and raised in Janesville, California, and later Coquille, Oregon.[1] At birth she was placed for adoption by LDS Family Services.[2] She was reunited with her birth mother, Brooke Hemming, while in graduate school. Her birth mother is also in the sciences as a Senior Physical Scientist with the Environmental Protection Agency.[3] Fei is an advocate for LGBTQ Mormons and has served on the steering committee for Mormons Building Bridges and the ally committee for the organization Affirmation: LGBT Mormons, Families & Friends.[4]
Fei obtained degrees in computer science and biochemistry from Oregon State University and earned a PhD in biomedical informatics from Oregon Health & Science University. Her dissertation title is "Integrating Genetics and Proteomics to Study Alcohol-drinking Behavior."[5] She is now the Core Director for the Bioinformatics & Biostatistics Core at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health and Science University.
Personal life
Fei is married to software engineer Yiyang Fei and they have a daughter and a son. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and lives in Oregon.