Medical Student

Translating clinical questions into rigorous, patient-centered tools.

I am Matthew X Chen, a Yale medical student focused on applying AI to medicine and translating computational insights into clinically useful tools. My background spans data science, economics, genomics, and neuroscience.

Now

Currently

Post-baccalaureate researcher at the NIH studying neural circuits of pain and multimodal omics.

Location: Bethesda, MD

Focus: AI for biomedical discovery

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Education & Trajectory

M.D. Candidate

Yale School of Medicine

Medical training with a focus on AI-enabled clinical care and translational research.

2025 - 2029

Post-Baccalaureate Researcher

Liu Lab, NIDCR, National Institutes of Health

Built a spatial multi-omics library to map neural circuits underlying pain. Modeled multi-region calcium imaging data; co-authored Neuron (2025).

2023 - 2025

Research Intern

Molecular Pathology Group, NIEHS, NIH

Developed high-throughput screening dataset for chemical carcinogenicity; modeled carcinogenicity with >80% accuracy; 3rd prize NIEHS poster symposium.

2021 - 2022

Computational Biology Research Intern

Khomtchouk Lab, University of Chicago

Performed GWAS across 1M+ SNPs for heart failure phenotypes and automated genotype imputation quality control.

2021 - 2024

Summer Research Intern

Operative Performance Research Institute, Pritzker SOM

Studied long-term implications of Osgood-Schlatter disease using PearlDiver.

2020

B.A. Economics, Data Science Specialization

University of Chicago

Minors in Computer Science, Biology, and Chemistry.

2019 - 2023

High School Diploma

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Coursework in DNA Sciences, Organic Chemistry, and Quantum Optics. SAT 1580.

2015 - 2019