Current Students
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
Advisor(s):
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Yoseph Barash
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
Advisor(s):
- Iain Mathieson
Rotations:
- Iain Mathieson
- Ziyue Gao
- Benjamin Voight
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Iain Mathieson
Rotations:
- Sarah Tishkoff
- Iain Mathieson
- Ziyue Gao
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Romano
Rotations:
- Mary Regina Boland
- Daniel Herman
- Joseph Romano
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Pablo G. Camara
Rotations:
- Pablo G. Camara
- Nancy Zhang
- Derek Oldridge
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
Rotations:
- Qi Long
- Kevin Johnson
- Dokyoon Kim
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Noam Auslander
Rotations:
- Danielle Mowery
- Noam Auslander
- Dokyoon Kim
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Anurag Verma
Rotations:
- Dokyoon Kim
- Danielle Mowery
- Anurag Verma
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Suneeta Senapati
- Anurag Verma
- Daniel Herman
- Shefali Setia Verma
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
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
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
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):
- Kai Tan
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
Rotations:
- Dokyoon Kim
- Junhyong Kim
- Christopher Brown
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Interactions between aging, dietary restriction, and the gut microbiome
Advisor(s):
- Mingyao Li
- Christoph Thaiss
Rotations:
- Yoseph Barash
- Christoph Thaiss
- Mingyao Li
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
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: 2017
Project Title: A population-specific framework for mutation rate modeling
Advisor(s):
- Benjamin Voight
Rotations:
- Sarah Tishkoff
- Benjamin Voight
- Frederic Bushman
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Developing an age-specific transcriptomic model of pediatric AML through robust large-scale multi-omic data analysis
Advisor(s):
- Yi Xing
Rotations:
- Li-San Wang
- Yi Xing
- Ophir Shalem
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Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: The genetics of Staphylococcus aureus virulence: consequences for diabetic wound healing.
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Grice
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Grice
- Frederic Bushman
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: The Role of the Innate Immune System in Alzheimer's Disease: A Human Genetics Approach
Advisor(s):
- Li-San Wang
Rotations:
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Li-San Wang
- Gerard Schellenberg
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Linking cancer drivers through integrative analysis of genomic and transcriptomic alterations
Advisor(s):
- Casey Greene
- Marylyn Ritchie
Rotations:
- Casey Greene
- Danielle Bassett
- Pablo G. Camara
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: 2018
Project Title: Modeling Gene-Environment Interactions with Multi-task Machine Learning Methods to Explain GWAS0 Missing Heritability
Advisor(s):
- Jason Moore
- Blanca Himes
Rotations:
- Jason Moore
- Kai Wang
- Casey Greene
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: 2019
Advisor(s):
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Sarah Tishkoff
Rotations:
- Benjamin Voight
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Sarah Tishkoff
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: From RNA Distribution in Neuron Dendrites to Synaptic Plasticity
Advisor(s):
- Junhyong Kim
Rotations:
- Mitchell Lazar
- Eric Joyce
- Struan Grant
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Role of YY1 in chromatin looping throughout the cell cycle
Advisor(s):
- Gerd Blobel
Rotations:
- Jennifer Cremins
- Gerd Blobel
- Hao Wu
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: Multi-modal profiling of pancreatic islet cells in type 2 diabetes
Advisor(s):
- Klaus Kaestner
- Mingyao Li
Rotations:
- Mingyao Li
- Klaus Kaestner
- Junhyong Kim
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Leveraging histopathology whole-slide images and genomic data to improve prognostication of glioblastoma multiforme patients
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Grice
- Daniel Beiting
- Mingyao Li
- Dokyoon Kim
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Time series modeling of acute kidney injury using single cell multiomics data
Advisor(s):
- Junhyong Kim
Rotations:
- Katalin Susztak
- Pablo G. Camara
- Junhyong Kim
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Defining Regulatory Mechanisms in CD8 T-cell Senescence with a Deep Interrogation of LINE-1
Advisor(s):
- Shelley Berger
Rotations:
- Robert Babak Faryabi
- Shelley Berger
- Kai Tan
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Exploring Genetic Drivers of Disease Complications through Network-based Integration of EHR-linked Biobank Data
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
Rotations:
- Ryan Urbanowicz
- Marylyn Ritchie
- Dokyoon Kim
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Understanding The Heterogeneity of Alternative Splicing in Acute Myeloid Leukemia using Bayesian Machine Learning Models
Advisor(s):
- Yoseph Barash
Rotations:
- Yoseph Barash
- Mingyao Li
- Junhyong Kim
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
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2019
Project Title: Integrating Various Risk Factors with Polygenic Risk Scores for Preeclampsia
Advisor(s):
- Dokyoon Kim
- Marylyn Ritchie
Rotations:
- Dokyoon Kim
- Sharon Diskin
- Marylyn Ritchie
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2018
Project Title: Combining transcriptomics and proteomics data to discover novel protein isoforms and variants
Advisor(s):
- Yi Xing
Rotations:
- Yi Xing
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2017
Project Title: Developing High-Throughput Bulk and Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Methods for Targeted Splicing Detection and Quantification
Advisor(s):
- Yoseph Barash
- Peter Choi
Rotations:
- Yoseph Barash
- Peter Choi
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