Microbial ecology
Diversity, distribution, and environmental responses of microbial communities.
BIOINFORMATICS · ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
Hello, I’m Asa.
Life, code &
a curious mind.
I study microbial worlds and build tools to understand their connections.
Chen Peng / Asa12138Hangzhou, China
GitHub / Asa12138
A FEW THINGS THAT CONNECT
Microbial worlds
A familiar face around here.
Follow a connection.
Learn. Make. Share.science meets everyday curiosityMEET ASA
A small window into my world.
Research, code, nature, and the things I make — in 80 seconds.
01:20Personal introduction
An animated introduction to Asa: microbial research, coding and open-source tools, sharing knowledge, nature, games, and curiosity. Music accompanies the animation; there is no spoken narration.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Small worlds. Big questions.
Metagenomics
Exploring microbial diversity and functional potential through genome-resolved data.
Methods & networks
Reproducible tools for omics integration, enrichment, and ecological networks.
SELECTED PROJECTS
From a question to a useful tool.
Learning at Zhejiang University
2022 — PhD student · BioinformaticsLife Sciences Institute
2018 — 2022Undergraduate · Biological ScienceCollege of Life Sciences
AWAY FROM THE DESK
Curiosity doesn’t stay in the lab.
ANIMATION
Stories worth getting lost in.
Attack on Titan · CLANNAD · Rick and Morty
PLAY & EXPLORE
A few worlds I keep coming back to.
Hollow Knight · Stardew Valley · The Legend of Zelda
BIRDWATCHING
Bird watching
Looking up, slowing down, and noticing who shares the world with us.
Hoopoe · Upupa epopsBOTANICAL NOTES
Getting to know plants
An interest in the plants around us, one leaf and one name at a time.
Dandelion · TaraxacumELSEWHERE
Other corners of my world.
KEEP IN TOUCH
A good conversation starts somewhere.
For research, tools, or something interesting you found.
