Current Students

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Rotations:
- Brielin Brown
- Ziyue Gao
- Benjamin Voight

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Rotations:
- Bo Li
- Andy Minn
- Nancy Zhang

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Advisor(s):
- Yi Xing
Rotations:
- Yi Xing
- Kai Tan
- Joel Babdor

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Advisor(s):
- Bogdan Pasaniuc
Rotations:
- Bogdan Pasaniuc

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Advisor(s):
- Bogdan Pasaniuc
Rotations:
- Bogdan Pasaniuc

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Rotations:
- Sunni Mumford
- Joseph Romano
- Shefali Setia Verma

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Advisor(s):
- Ted Satterthwaite
- Aaron Alexander-Bloch
Rotations:
- Yoseph Barash
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Ted Satterthwaite
- Aaron Alexander-Bloch

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Advisor(s):
- Bogdan Pasaniuc
Rotations:
- Bogdan Pasaniuc

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Advisor(s):
- Bogdan Pasaniuc
Rotations:
- Bogdan Pasaniuc

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Rotations:
- Kevin Johnson
- Danielle Mowery
- Rich Tsui

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Advisor(s):
- Bogdan Pasaniuc
Rotations:
- Bogdan Pasaniuc

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Rotations:
- Brielin Brown
- Dokyoon Kim
- Joseph Romano

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2024
Rotations:
- Gerd Blobel
- Teddy Drivas
- Glennis Logsdon

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Ben Stanger
Rotations:
- Yi Xing
- Ben Stanger
- Jina Ko
- Derek Oldridge

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Romano
Rotations:
- Shefali Setia Verma
- Joseph Romano
- Lewis Chodosh

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Romano
Rotations:
- Kai Wang
- Joseph Romano
- Kevin Johnson

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Rachel Kember
Rotations:
- Ingo Helbig
- Michael Gandal
- Li Shen
- Rachel Kember

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Qi Long
- Li Shen
Rotations:
- Li Shen
- Qi Long
- Joseph Romano

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Yi Xing
Rotations:
- Pablo G. Camara
- Yi Xing
- Golnaz Vahedi

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Mingyao Li
Rotations:
- Dokyoon Kim
- Taki Shinohara
- Mingyao Li

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Kai Wang
Rotations:
- Kai Wang
- Ingo Helbig
- Wanding Zhou

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Yanxiang Deng
- Mingyao Li
Rotations:
- Mingyao Li
- Yanxiang Deng
- Katalin Susztak

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Noam Auslander
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Noam Auslander
- Avi Srivastava

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
- Derek Oldridge
Rotations:
- Li Shen
- Dokyoon Kim
- Derek Oldridge

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Project Title: Discovery and characterization of gene regulatory networks in cardiac development and aging
Advisor(s):
- Hao Wu
Rotations:
- Hao Wu
- Zoltan Arany

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Project Title: Deep Learning Approach to Analyzing Gene Expression and Antigen Presentation in Cancer
Advisor(s):
- Bo Li
Rotations:
- Bo Li

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Derek Oldridge
Rotations:
- Andy Minn
- Derek Oldridge
- Golnaz Vahedi

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
Rotations:
- Iain Mathieson
- Kai Tan
- Dokyoon Kim

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Project Title: Spatiotemporal evolution and ecological dynamics of acute myeloid leukemia upon chemotherapy
Advisor(s):
- Kai Tan
Rotations:
- Kai Tan
- Mingyao Li
- Pablo G. Camara

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Network representations of clinical and multiomics data to investigate mechanisms and predict outcomes of Alzheimer's disease
Advisor(s):
- Marylyn Ritchie
Rotations:
- Jason Moore
- Marylyn Ritchie

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Pablo G. Camara
Rotations:
- Pablo G. Camara
- Ziyue Gao
- Yoseph Barash

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Using Electronic Health Records and Multi-Omics Approaches to Improve Understanding of Pharmacogenomics
Advisor(s):
- Marylyn Ritchie
Rotations:
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Yoseph Barash
- Dokyoon Kim

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Rui Feng
Rotations:
- Rui Feng
- Yi Xing
- Struan Grant

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Identifying genetic and environmental drivers of inter and intra-specific mutation rate spectra evolution
Advisor(s):
- Iain Mathieson
Rotations:
- Iain Mathieson
- Ziyue Gao
- Benjamin Voight

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Modeling local ancestry to detect selection in admixed human populations
Advisor(s):
- Iain Mathieson
Rotations:
- Sarah Tishkoff
- Iain Mathieson
- Ziyue Gao

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Characterizing the Role of Maternal Environmental Exposures on Preeclampsia Using Biomedical Knowledge Graphs
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Romano
Rotations:
- Mary Regina Boland
- Daniel Herman
- Joseph Romano

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Characterizing cell morphology and subcellular protein localization using optimal transport
Advisor(s):
- Pablo G. Camara
Rotations:
- Pablo G. Camara
- Nancy Zhang
- Derek Oldridge

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Generative summarization of autoimmune clinical histories
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
Rotations:
- Qi Long
- Kevin Johnson
- Dokyoon Kim

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Improving the functional characterization of gut microbial proteins to enable human disease research
Advisor(s):
- Noam Auslander
Rotations:
- Danielle Mowery
- Noam Auslander
- Dokyoon Kim

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Identification and characterization of hereditary genetic risk factors in hepatocellular carcinoma
Advisor(s):
- Anurag Verma
Rotations:
- Dokyoon Kim
- Danielle Mowery
- Anurag Verma

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Leveraging Deep Clinical Insights and Genomic Integration for Precise Phenotyping and Prognostic Prediction for Endometriosis
Advisor(s):
- Shefali Setia Verma
Rotations:
- Daniel Herman
- Suneeta Senapati
- Shefali Setia Verma
- Anurag Verma

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Characterizing the development of epigenetically encoded inflammatory memory in single cells
Advisor(s):
- Andy Minn
- Nancy Zhang
Rotations:
- Andy Minn
- Derek Oldridge
- Nancy Zhang

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Dissecting the Spatial Immune Landscape of Epigenetically Driven Gliomas
Advisor(s):
- Kai Tan
Rotations:
- Robert Babak Faryabi
- Kai Tan

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Integrating incomplete multimodal longitudinal imaging and -omics data in Alzheimer’s Disease research
Advisor(s):
- Qi Long
- Li Shen
Rotations:
- Li Shen
- Dokyoon Kim
- Qi Long

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Investigating quantitative trait associations with ancestry-specific variants and haplotypes in diverse patient biobanks
Advisor(s):
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Daniel Rader
Rotations:
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Daniel Rader

Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: ESPRESSO-TEA: A long-read RNA sequencing workflow to study locus-specific expression of transposable elements
Advisor(s):
- Yi Xing
Rotations:
- Yi Xing
- Lan Lin

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Multi-modal lineage tracing in single cell and spatial omics data
Advisor(s):
- Nancy Zhang
Rotations:
- Nancy Zhang
- Kai Tan
- Pablo G. Camara

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating the interactions between cancer genomics and host immune responses
Advisor(s):
- Noam Auslander
- Bin Tian
Rotations:
- Wanding Zhou
- Noam Auslander
- Daniel Herman

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Impact of Natural Selection on Disease Phenotypes
Advisor(s):
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Sarah Tishkoff
Rotations:
- Sarah Tishkoff
- Frederic Bushman
- Marylyn Ritchie

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Characterizing the development and functions of tertiary lymphoid structures in human disease
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
- John Wherry
Rotations:
- Li Shen
- Dokyoon Kim
- Marylyn Ritchie

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Determining clinical connections between Alzheimer’s Disease and its comorbidities using genetics and electronic health records
Advisor(s):
- Marylyn Ritchie
Rotations:
- Kai Tan
- Dokyoon Kim
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Benjamin Voight

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Long-read RNA Sequencing and Its Applications to Cancer Immunotherapy
Advisor(s):
- Yi Xing
Rotations:
- John Maris
- Yi Xing
- Li Shen

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Characterizing cellular interactions in the acute myeloid leukemia bone marrow microenvironment to overcome therapy resistance
Advisor(s):
- Dana Silverbush
Rotations:
- Kai Tan
- Cesar de la Fuente
- Kai Wang

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Enhancing the risk stratification in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by augmenting the polygenic risk score (PRS) with rare variants and transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) data
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
Rotations:
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Li Shen
- Dokyoon Kim

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Molecular Determinants of CAR T-cell Therapy Exhaustion and Long-term Persistence
Advisor(s):
- Kai Tan
Rotations:
- Yi Xing
- Kai Tan
- Pablo G. Camara

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Exploring the genetic architecture underlying disease connections with biologically meaningful networks
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
Rotations:
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Dokyoon Kim
- Benjamin Voight

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Statistical strategies for Alzheimer’s disease research through analyzing genetics, multi-omics, and imaging data
Advisor(s):
- Li Shen
- Qi Long
Rotations:
- Mingyao Li
- Li Shen
- Qi Long

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Unraveling Commensal and Pathogen Interactions in Skin Microbial Transplants
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Grice
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Elizabeth Grice
- Li Shen

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Integrating QTL and 3D genomic data for variant-to-gene mapping in liver-related complex disease
Advisor(s):
- Struan Grant
- Laura Almasy
Rotations:
- Dokyoon Kim
- Junhyong Kim
- Christopher Brown

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Incorporating Structured Immunological Knowledge into Graph Data Science Models to Improve Understanding of Autoimmunity
Advisor(s):
- John Wherry
- Marylyn Ritchie
Rotations:
- Jason Moore
- Junhyong Kim
- John Wherry

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Multi-omics data integration for Alzheimer’s disease risk and progression prediction
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
Rotations:
- Casey Greene
- Dokyoon Kim
- Jason Moore

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: The Respiratory Microbiome in COVID-19: Associations with Severity, Risk Factors, and Host Pathways
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
- Ron Collman
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Cesar de la Fuente
- Michael Levy

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Elucidating Causal Genes for Type 2 Diabetes Risk in the Pancreas
Advisor(s):
- Struan Grant
- Benjamin Voight
Rotations:
- Blanca Himes
- Benjamin Voight
- Struan Grant

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Augmenting Pharmacogenetics with Multi-Omics Data and Techniques
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
- Marylyn Ritchie
Rotations:
- Audrey Odom John
- Dokyoon Kim
- Marylyn Ritchie

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Single cell long read sequencing and perturbation analysis reveals splicing heterogeneity and logic
Advisor(s):
- Nancy Zhang
Rotations:
- Mingyao Li
- Pablo G. Camara
- Nancy Zhang

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Uncovering Bone Mineral Density Genetic Etiology by Genomic Colocalization and CRISPRi Screening
Advisor(s):
- Struan Grant
- Benjamin Voight
Rotations:
- Li-San Wang
- Benjamin Voight
- Struan Grant

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Detection and quantification of alternative polyadenylation from RNA-seq to suggest novel regulators in health and disease
Advisor(s):
- Yoseph Barash
- Kristen Lynch
Rotations:
- Christopher Brown
- Zhaolan (Joe) Zhou
- Yoseph Barash

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Pathway Analysis of Recurrent Breast Cancer
Advisor(s):
- Lewis Chodosh
Rotations:
- Lewis Chodosh
- Sarah Tishkoff
- Elizabeth Grice

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Searching for Non-Coding Mechanisms of Disease in Neuroblastoma
Advisor(s):
- John Maris
- Sharon Diskin
Rotations:
- Katherine Nathanson
- Lewis Chodosh
- Sharon Diskin
- John Maris

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Combining short- and long-read transcriptome sequencing to improve genetic diagnosis in Mendelian disease
Advisor(s):
- Yi Xing
Rotations:
- Yi Xing
- Yoseph Barash
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