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Yun S. Song

University of California, Berkeley · US
Area of research
Genetics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.
h-index
52
citations
14,385
works
312
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Separating selection from mutation in antibody language models
eLife 2026cited by 1position: middledoi
A Sitewise Model of Natural Selection on Individual Antibodies via a Transformer–Encoder
Molecular Biology and Evolution 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
Predicting functional constraints across evolutionary timescales with phylogeny-informed genomic language models
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2025cited by 5position: lastdoi
Nucleotide context models outperform protein language models for predicting antibody affinity maturation
PLoS Computational Biology 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Distinct pulmonary and systemic effects of dexamethasone in severe COVID-19
Nature Communications 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
Assessing predictions on fitness effects of missense variants in HMBS in CAGI6
Human Genetics 2024cited by 2position: middledoi
Whole-genome sequencing reveals a complex African population demographic history and signatures of local adaptation
Cell 2023cited by 94position: middledoi
Functional genomics of OCTN2 variants informs protein-specific variant effect predictor for Carnitine Transporter Deficiency
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 33position: middledoi
Type I interferon autoantibodies are associated with systemic immune alterations in patients with COVID-19
Science Translational Medicine 2021cited by 235position: middledoi
XYZeq: Spatially resolved single-cell RNA sequencing reveals expression heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment
Science Advances 2021cited by 116position: middledoi
SCITO-seq: single-cell combinatorial indexed cytometry sequencing
Nature Methods 2021cited by 60position: middledoi
Inference of complex population histories using whole-genome sequences from multiple populations
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2019cited by 85position: lastdoi
Terminal Pleistocene Alaskan genome reveals first founding population of Native Americans
Nature 2018cited by 427position: middledoi
Loci associated with skin pigmentation identified in African populations
Science 2017cited by 360position: middledoi
Time-Resolved Proteomics Extends Ribosome Profiling-Based Measurements of Protein Synthesis Dynamics
Cell Systems 2017cited by 80position: middledoi
The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations
Nature 2016cited by 1,757position: middledoi
Robust and scalable inference of population history from hundreds of unphased whole genomes
Nature Genetics 2016cited by 1,059position: lastdoi
Genomic evidence for the Pleistocene and recent population history of Native Americans
Science 2015cited by 571position: middledoi
Genetic and socioeconomic study of mate choice in Latinos reveals novel assortment patterns
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015cited by 52position: middledoi
Distortion of genealogical properties when the sample is very large
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2014cited by 83position: lastdoi
The Influence of Relatives on the Efficiency and Error Rate of Familial Searching
PLoS ONE 2013cited by 57position: middledoi
Genomic Variation in Natural Populations of<i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
Genetics 2012cited by 388position: middledoi

Grants

BioMADE: Development of genomic language models to predict optimal genomes for commercial protein production
NSF2533077$449,9992025–2027PIRePORTER
CAREER: Advancing Physical Human-Robot Interaction through Intuitive Sensorimotor Communication
NSF2046552$538,8762021–2027PIRePORTER
EAGER: Human Arm Impedance Modulation During Overground Physical Interactions
NSF1843892$299,9282019–2021PIRePORTER
CAREER: Computational Methods for High-Throughput Sequencing and Population Genomics Analysis
NSF0846015$663,9582009–2015PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Mackenzie M. Johnson · The University of Texas at Austin3 papers (2025–2026)Jonathan Terhorst · University of California, Berkeley3 papers (2016–2023) · 3 papers (2025–2026)Jack Kamm · Genesys (United States)3 papers (2016–2019)Julia Fukuyama · Indiana University Bloomington3 papers (2025–2026)Hugh K. Haddox · Seattle University2 papers (2025–2025)F. A. Matsen · Howard Hughes Medical Institute2 papers (2025–2025)Jeffrey P. Spence · Stanford University2 papers (2019–2023)Eric D. Chow · University of San Francisco2 papers (2021–2021)Will Dumm · Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory / Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of South Africa2 papers (2025–2026)Yang Sun · Kunming Medical University2 papers (2021–2021)David Lee · University of Iowa2 papers (2021–2021)Neil Thomas · Salisbury District Hospital2 papers (2022–2023)Chun Ye · University of California, San Francisco2 papers (2021–2021)Tyler N. Starr · University of Utah2 papers (2025–2026)Matthias Steinrücken · University of Chicago2 papers (2018–2019) · 2 papers (2025–2026)George C. Hartoularos · Institute for Medical Informatics and Biostatistics2 papers (2021–2021)Maria Pino‐Yanes · Universidad de La Laguna1 papers (2015–2015)Bertrand Z. Yeung · Biocat1 papers (2021–2021)