Lab Members

Li Shen, PhD, FAIMBE
Professor of Informatics
li.shen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
215-573-2956

Dr. Li Shen is a Professor 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.

Kefei Liu, PhD
Research Associate
Kefei.Liu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Dr. Kefei Liu is a research associate working with Dr. Li Shen at the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics of the University of Pennsylvania. His general interests are in machine learning, statistics, and their applications in medicine. Recently, he has been working on the development and application of canonical correlation analysis (CCA) models and algorithms for multidimensional analysis of imaging, omics, biomarker and clinical data in psychiatry and neuroscience.

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Mansu Kim, PhD
Collaborator
Mansu.Kim@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Dr. Mansu Kim is an Assistant Professor at the Catholic University of Korea. He was a postdoc fellow in the Shen Lab at Penn. He received his PhD degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the Sungkyunkwan University. His research interests include machine learning, imaging genetics, medical image computing, bioinformatics, and biomedical data science.

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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.

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.

Zixuan Wen, BS, MA
Research Specialist
Zixuan.Wen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Zixuan Wen received her MA degree in Applied Mathematics and Computational Science from University of Pennsylvania. Her research interests include applied mathematics, machine learning, and biomedical data science.

Sophia TumSuden, BA
Research Specialist
sophia.tumsuden@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Sophia TumSuden graduated Washington University in St. Louis in May 2021 after studying computational biology and computer science. Her research interests include translational informatics and precision medicine.

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.

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Matthew Lee, BS
PhD Student
Matthew.Lee1@Pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Matthew Lee is a PhD student in Genomics and Computational Biology at Perelman School of Medicine. He received his BS degree in Biomedical Informatics and Finance from Arizona State University. His research interests include machine learning, deep learning, translational informatics, and precision medicine.

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.

Boning Tong, BS
Master's Student
boningt@seas.upenn.edu

Boning Tong is an MS student in Bioengineering at Penn. 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 and data.

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.

Brian Lee
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.

Ruiming Ray Wu
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.