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Lab members
Hossein Khiabanian is an Associate Professor of Pathology in Medical
Informatics. He received his Ph.D. in
Physics from Brown University, where he studied galaxy clusters and
dark matter structures using weak gravitational lensing. Prior to joining Rutgers,
Hossein was a member of the Departments of Systems Biology and Biomedical
Informatics at Columbia University. He is
a photography
enthusiast.
Nahed Jalloul is a Patterson Trust and NJCCR Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers Cancer
Institute. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Rennes 1 and has been a
lecturer at the American University of Beirut. She works on
developing precision oncology platforms. Her personal
interests include sports, and spending time with family and friends.
Amartya Singh is a Postdoctoral Fellow and a graduate of
the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers
University. He has developed a novel biclustering algorithm to
investigate the systems level biology of cancer and is currently
working on expanding his analysis to connect genomic and
epigenetic properties of tumors. During his graduate
studies he was co-advised by Prof. Gyan Bhanot.
Mona Arabzadeh is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers Cancer
Institute. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from
Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Her research
interests include developing computational models with several
applications such as reversible and quantum circuits, metabolic networks, and cancer genomics. Visual arts and music are her inspirations.
Vaidhy Mahaganapathy is a Ph. D. candidate in the Microbiology
and Molecular Genetics graduate program at Rutgers University. He is
working on understanding genomic alteration in non-tumor cells that
are present in tumor microenvironment. He is interested in leveraging the advancements
in sequencing and computational genomics to better understand
diseases and disorders in humans. When not working, he likes to go
on long drives, take pictures, and play soccer.
Christopher Thai is a fellow of the Biotechnology Training Program and a Ph.D. student in the Quantitative
Biomedicine program at Rutgers University. He received his
bachelor's in Computer Science from UCLA and is interested in health and medical applications of computer
science and statistics. In his free
time, he likes to play video games, exercise, play music, and cook.
Mingyang Ma is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics and Mathematics from Rutgers University in 2021. She likes watching TV with her cute little dog in her spare time.
Byron Avihai is an M.D.-Ph.D. candidate at the Rutgers and Princeton University M.D.-Ph.D. Program. He received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Physics from the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris, and his graduate degree in Genetics from the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris. He is interested in identifying markers of therapeutic resistance in pediatric leukemia. He is a science-fiction fan, fantasy nerd, and is passionate about Dungeons & Dragons.
Surabhi Panda is a rising senior studying Computer Engineering at Rutgers University. She is interested in applying her mathematical and technical skills to serve breakthroughs in medical research. On the side, she studies Indian Classical Dance and mentors teenagers of her faith community.
Jay Patwardhan is a rising sophomore studying Computer Science and Mathematics at Rutgers University. He is interested in computational approaches that facilitate medically relevant findings. In his free time, he likes to play piano, listen to classical music —including Beethoven and Chopin— and play basketball.
Visiting member
Tasha Hester is a member of the Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science (RUYES) Program, funded by the NIH. She holds a bachelor's degree in Biology and earned a masters degree in Science Teaching as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. She is currently a 10th grade biology teacher at Camden County Technical School. Her focus in the lab and an RUYES fellow is on furthering her understanding of biological and statistical concepts, rethinking her pedagogical approaches, and refining her curriculum to meet the immediate and future needs of limited-income and minority students.
Alumni
Mohammad Hadigol was an NJCCR Postdoctoral Fellow focused on developing diagnostic pipelines using
calibrated deep-sequencing techniques. He is now an Associate
Director at Pfizer.
Jui Wan Loh received her Ph.D. in
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Rutgers University in
2021. She was an NJCCR Pre-doctoral Fellow and a Shatkin Scholar and developed computational approaches for her doctoral thesis to investigate leukemia evolution. She is currently a research fellow at National Cancer Centre Singapore.
Saman Zeeshan was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers Cancer
Institute, working jointly with the lab of Dr. Sharon Pine. She
studied the splicing landscape in lung cancer with a focus on racial
disparities. She is currently a scientist at M2GEN.
Connie Zhang is an undergraduate at Macalester College in St. Paul,
MN. She was a 2021
DIMACS fellow and a research intern in the lab, and plans to pursue graduate studies in biostatistics.
Srinivas Rajagopalan graduated from Rutgers University in Biomathematics
and was a research assistant in the lab. He is currently a graduate
student at Weill Cornell Medicine studying computational
biology.
Lodovico Terzi was a Visiting Scholar at the Rutgers Cancer Institute
from Dr. Davide Rossi's laboratory at the Institute of Oncology Research in Bellinzona
(Switzerland). His current research is focused on studying
cancer cell adaptation and evolution in leukemia and lymphoma.
Ameen Jafferier was an M.S. student in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers University. His masters thesis
research in the lab was focused on implementing informatics approaches for interpreting clinical
sequencing data.
Tim Hedspeth was an undergraduate at Emmanuel College in Boston, MA,
and was a 2020
DIMACS fellow. He is currently studying Biostatistics
at Brown University.
Theodora Katsarou graduated from Stony Brook University, and
was a 2019
DIMACS fellow. She majored in Applied
Mathematics and Biology, and plans to pursue studying medicine.
Caitlin Guccione graduated from University of Rhode Island
and was a 2018
DIMACS fellow. She is a graduate student at University of California, San Diego, studying computer
science and computational biology.
Simon Bird is a graduate of the Honors College at Rutgers University
and was a 2017
DIMACS fellow. He studied mathematics, physics, and computer science.
Anthony Fratella-Calabrese is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the Rutgers School
of Environmental and Biological Sciences. He was a medical student
at Rutgers NJMS.
Affiliations
We are affiliated with the Department of
Physics and Astronomy, the Molecular Biosciences Graduate Programs, the Institute for Quantitative
Biomedicine, and the Center for Quantitative Biology at Rutgers University.
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