Dr. Leung is professor of mathematics and director of Bioinformatics and Computational Science, interested in finding ways to predict structures and functional sites of molecular sequences using mathematical modeling.

• Student Choice Award for Outstanding Teaching - Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP (05/09/2017)
• Outstanding Performance Award in Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, UTEP (04/01/2015-04/30/2015)
• Outstanding Performance Award in Securing Extramural Funding - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, UTEP (04/01/2008-04/30/2008)
• Professor Y.C. Wong Visiting Lectureship - Department of Mathematics, University of Hong Kong (01/01/2004-12/31/2004)
• Andrew Mellon Foundation Research Award - Institute of Population and Resource Studies, Stanford University (01/01/1986-12/31/1986)

• Ph D in Mathematics, Stanford University (1989)
• MS in Computer Science, Stanford University (1988)
• M. Phil. in Mathematics, University of Hong Kong (1983)
• BS in Mathematics, University of Hong Kong (1980)

• Exploring Socio-Behavioral Correlates of Metabolic and Inflammatory Risk in a University Sample Residing Along the U.S./Mexico Border: A Pilot Study Concomitantly Collecting Survey Data, Blood and Hair Samples, and Physical Measures International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22 4 (2025), Gabriel Frietze, Cai Xu, Bibiana M. Mancera, Elisa Robles Escajeda, Alyssa A. Martinez, Michelle Gil, Diana P. Flores, Khodeza Begum, Panfeng Liang, Abhijit Mandal, Michael Nsiah-Nimo, Nilotpal Sanyal, Ming-Ying Leung, Michael Kenney, Robert A. Kirken.
• 486. Protein-Coding Transcriptome in Major Depressive Disorder and Suicidality: Distinct Pathways Regulating Myelination, Lipid Biogenesis, and Extracellular Matrix Pathways Biological Psychiatry 93 9 (2023), Bharathi Gadad, Javier V. Medrano, Enrique I. Ramos, Alejandra Ruiz-Velasco, Ming-Ying Leung, Peter Thompson.
• Protein-Coding Transcriptome in Major Depressive Disorder and Suicidality: Distinct Pathways Regulating Myelination, Lipid Biogenesis, and Extracellular Matrix Pathways Biological Psychiatry 93 9 (2023), Bharathi Gadad, Javier Medrano, Enrique Ramos, Alejandra Ruiz-Velasco, Ming-Ying Leung, Peter Thompson.
• JAK1 V666G Mutant Impairs IL-2 Signaling in Leukemia. (in press), Omar J. Rodriguez Moncivais, Alice Hernandez Grant, Alejandro C. Rodriguez, Shengjie Sun, Lin Li, Jonathon E. Mohl, Ming-Ying Leung, Robert A. Kirken, Georgialina Rodriguez.
• JAK1 Pseudokinase V666G Mutant Dominantly Impairs JAK3 Phosphorylation and IL-2 Signaling. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 7 (2023), Alice H. Grant, Rodriguez C. Alejandro, Rodriguez J. Omar, Shengjie Sun, Lin Li, Jonathon E. Mohl, Ming-Ying Leung, Robert A. Kirken, Georgialina Rodriguez.

• Web-Based Workflow of RNA Secondary Structure Prediction (2024), Volume Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Marco Ferrel, Dan Du, Begum Khodeza, Ming-Ying Leung.
• Scoring Single Nucleotide Variant to Predict Novel Thyroid Cancer Genes (2024), Omodolapo Nurudeen, Amanda Bataycan, Ming-Ying Leung.
• Upgrading and Extending RNAVLab: Transition to Python3 and Flask (2024), Maria Jimenez Velasco, Khodeza Begum, Ming-Ying Leung, Jonathon E. Mohl.
• An integrated cumulative scoring function to uncover novel acute leukemia-related genes based on functional effects of non-synonymous single nucleotide variants (2024), Volume Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Amanda Bataycan, Jonathon E. Mohl, Ming-Ying Leung.
• Examining Genomic Data to Understand Functional Effects of Genetic Variants in Ovarian Cancer (2024), Volume Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Omodolapo Nurudeen, Amanda Bataycan, Ming-Ying Leung.

• IMPACT OF CANCER OUTCOMES IN HISPANICS (ICOHN) (09/01/2023 - 08/31/2026) CPRIT/TEXAS TECH UNIV - HSC EL PASO (TX)
• BBRC Research Infrastructure Core (04/01/2019 - 02/29/2024) NCMHD