Lab Members
Faculty
Li Shen, PhD, FAIMBE
Professor of Informatics / Interim Director, Division of Informatics
li.shen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-2956
Dr. Li Shen is Professor and Interim Director of Division of Informatics in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine in the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College. His research interests include medical image computing, biomedical informatics, machine learning, network science, imaging genomics, multi-omics and systems biology, Alzheimer’s disease, and big data science in biomedicine.
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Postdoctoral Fellows
Duy Duong-Tran, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
duyanh.duong-tran@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Duy Duong-Tran obtained his Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience in the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. His research interest is in the intersection of applied mathematics and computational neuroscience. During his Ph.D., he was the recipient of Ross Doctorate Research Fellowship, Magoon Teaching Excellence Award, and Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship.
Sumita Garai, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sumita.Garai@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Sumita Garai obtained her Ph.D. degree in Mathematics with a specialization in Algebraic Number Theory from the Penn State University. Her research interests include applied mathematics, machine learning, and biomedical data science.
Daniele Pala, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Daniele.Pala@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Daniele Pala obtained his Ph.D. degree in Technologies for Health, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at the University of Pavia, Italy. His research interests include machine learning, biomedical data science and bioinformatics
Joseph D. Romano, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, co-mentored by J Moore and L Shen
Joseph.Romano@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Joe Romano is a postdoctoral researcher in Penn's Institute for Biomedical Informatics and Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology. His research focuses on using translational bioinformatics and artificial intelligence to make new discoveries in toxicology and systems pharmacology.
Shu Yang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Shu.Yang@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Dr. Shu Yang obtained his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. His research interests include computational biology, bioinformatics algorithm, data mining, and machine learning.
PhD Students
Jingxuan Bao, BS, MA
PhD Student
Jingxuan.Bao@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Jingxuan Bao is a PhD student in Genomics and Computational Biology at Penn. He received his MA degree in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science from University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include machine learning, applied mathematics, imaging genomics, biomedical data science.
Yun Hao, BS, MA
PhD Student, co-mentored by J Moore and L Shen
Yun.Hao@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Yun Hao is a PhD student in the Graduate Group in Genomics and Computational Biology at Penn. He received MA degree in Biomedical Informatics from Columbia University. His research focuses on developing deep learning models to predict drug toxicity and explain cellular mechanisms of toxicity.
Boning Tong, BS
Master's Student
boningt@seas.upenn.edu
Boning Tong is an incoming student in Bioengineering at Penn. She received her ME degree from the same program. She joined the Shen lab in January, 2021. She is interested in applying machine learning method to detect Alzheimer’s disease using multimodal brain imaging data.
Zixuan Wen, BS, MA
Research Specialist
Zixuan.Wen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Zixuan Wen is an incoming PhD student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at PhD. She received her MA degree from the same program. Her research interests include applied mathematics, machine learning, and biomedical data science.
Alexa Woodward, BS, MS
PhD Student, co-mentored by J Moore, R Urbanowicz and L Shen
Alexa.Woodwardg@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Alexa Woodward is a PhD student in the Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Penn. She received her MS degree in Bioethics/Medical Ethics from Columbia University. Her research interests span genetic epidemiology and bioinformatics and center around capturing and characterizing genetic and other types of heterogeneity in complex diseases.
Frederick Xu, BS
PhD Student
fredxu@seas.upenn.edu
Frederick Xu is a PhD student in Bioengineering at Penn. He received his BS degree from the Johns Hopkins University with major in Biomedical Engineering and minor in Computer Science and Math. His research interests include medical image computing, machine learning, biomedical engineering, and biomedical data science.
Qipeng Zhan, BS, MS
PhD Student
qipengz@sas.upenn.edu
Qipeng Zhan is a PhD student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. He received his MS degree in Applied Mathematics from ETH Zürich. His research interests include applied mathematics, deep learning and related statistical and computational problems.
Master's Students
Aaron Chacko, BS
Master's Student
Aaron.Chacko@uphs.upenn.edu
Aaron is a Biomedical Informatics student who is passionate about the intersection of medicine and technology. His research interests include machine learning, precision medicine, and data mining.
Yanbo Feng, BS
Master's Student
yanbof@seas.upenn.edu
Yanbo Feng is an MS student in Bioengineering at Penn. He joined the Shen lab in November, 2021. He is interested in machine learning, deep learning, and brain-computer-interface.
Brian Lee, BS
Undergraduate Student with Accelerated Master's Status
leebn@sas.upenn.edu
Brian is a master’s student in the Bioengineering program and undergraduate in the Biology department at Penn (C’22, GEng ’23). He was a CASURG scholar in 2020. He is broadly interested in using computational techniques to make sense of biological/biomedical data; currently, he studies multi-omics and genetic data to better understand biological contributors to Alzheimer’s disease.
Yamei Lu, BA
Master's Student
luyamei@upenn.edu
Yamei is an MS student in the Data Analytics Master of Science in Social Policy program in the School of Social Policy & Practice. She is interested in applying machine learning and big data techniques to real-world biomedicine problems.
Anusha Phadnis, BS
Master's Student
yanbof@seas.upenn.edu
Anusha is an MSE student in Scientific Computing at Penn. Her research interests include Computational Biology and Scientific Computing.
Xinkai Wang, BS
Master's Student
wxinkai@sas.upenn.edu
Xinkai Wang is a master's student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. He joined the Shen lab in February, 2022. He is interested in computer science, machine learning, cognitive science, and biomedical data science.
Zexuan Wang, BS
Master's Student
zxwang@sas.upenn.edu
Zexuan Wang is a master's student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. He graduated from the University of Virginia in May 2021 after studying Mathematics and Physics. He is interested in the intersection of statistical methods and machine learning.
Ruiming Ray Wu, BS
Undergraduate Student with Accelerated Master's Status
wuru@seas.upenn.edu
Ray is a master’s student in the Data Science program and undergraduate in the Bioengineering and Computer and Information Science programs at Penn. His research interests include machine learning, network analysis, and brain interface.
Yuezhi Xie, BA
Master's Student
debxie@upenn.edu
Yuezhi is an MS student of Social Policy and Data Analytics in the School of Social Policy & Practice. Her interest lies in the area of machine learning, data ethics, and big data analytics.
Jia Xu, BS
Master's Student
jiaxu7@upenn.edu
Jia Xu is a master's student in the Data Analytics Master of Science in Social Policy program in the School of Social Policy & Practice. She is passionate about applying machine learning and big data science in biomedicine. Her research interests include machine learning, data mining, and biomedical data science.
Wenxi Yang, BS
Master's Student
ywenxi@sas.upenn.edu
Wenxi Yang is a master student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. His interests include theoretical analysis and applications Machine Learning and Optimization Methods.
Zhouping Zhou, BS
Master's Student
zhuopinz@sas.upenn.edu
Zhouping Zhou is a master's student in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science at Penn. She joined the Shen lab in June, 2022. Her research interests include applied mathematics, machine learning and deep learning.
Undergraduate Students
Jin-seo Kim
Undergraduate Student
Jin-seo is a CIS and Cognitive Science student at Penn, and an undergraduate Kwanjeong International Scholar. His research interests include neuroscience and computer science.
Amanda Lee
Undergraduate Student
Amanda is a Biology and CIS student at Penn. She is interested in the utilization of machine learning in healthcare.
Isabel Lopez
Undergraduate Student
Isabel Lopez is a Neurobiology major and Computer Science minor at Georgetown University. She is an incoming SUIP scholar at Penn. She is interested in how machine learning and big data analysis can advance treatments for neurodisorders.
Jeffrey Qu
Undergraduate Student
Jeffrey is currently studying Computer and Information Science at Penn. He joined the Shen Lab as part of the PURM program in May 2020. He is interested in applying machine learning for outcome prediction within healthcare.