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Uran is a PhD Candidate in the Joint PhD program in Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers School of Graduate Studies. Uran has a BS in Physics and MS in Bioinformatics from MIPT. He has experience working in a bank as a data scientist. Uran's research interests are in bioinformatics, data science and machine learning in the biomedical field, including network-based and machine learning approaches. Outside of work, he swims, plays chess, and competes in CS competitions. |
| Uran Maimekov PhD student | |
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Yingci is a PhD student within the program in Biomedical Sciences at Rutgers School of Graduate Studies and NJMS. She also holds an appointment within Rutgers School of Dental Medicine as an oral pathologist and is focused on advancing discoveries for head and neck cancer. She is especially interested in using machine learning for diagnostic imaging and applying computational approaches to better stratify patients for cancer treatment. |
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Indrani is a Doctoral student in Health Informatics at Rutgers SHP.
She holds a MS in bioinformatics from Eastern Michigan University and BS in biological science (major in zoology)
from Calcutta University. Indrani currently works as a bioinformatician at Henry Ford Health System.
She is interested in investigating cross-talk between genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and epigenomics
mechanisms in cancer, with focus on Acute Myeloid Leukemia. |
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Farnaz is a Doctoral student in Health Informatics at Rutgers SHP.
She holds two B.Sc., one in Optometry from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences and one in Computer-Software Engineering from Azad University
Center Branch of Tehran. She earned her M.S. in Biomedical Informatics from SHP. Farnaz's research interests are in
the role of Long Non-Coding RNAs splicing in the therapeutic response in cancer. Farnaz loves life with all its ups and downs.
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Shipra is a Doctoral student in Health Informatics at Rutgers SHP.
She holds a MS in Biotechnology (minor Bioinformatics) from University of Houston Clearlake, Texas and a Bachelor's in Technology
in Bioinformatics from Dr. D. Y. Patil University, India. S
he has worked previously as a Scientist conducting next-generation sequencing experiments and subsequent analysis of
computational data. She has a passion for exploring advancements in next-generation sequencing technology
as well as exploring new approaches to data analysis within the molecular biology domain.
Her scientific interests are genomics, computational biology and the intersection of technology and life sciences.
She is interested in understanding the regulatory mechanism of Long Non-Coding RNA in progression of prostate cancer.
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Chia-Yu Theresa Kung is a Doctoral student in the Health Informatics program at Rutgers SHP.
She received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Stony Brook University and M.A. in Biotechnology from Columbia University.
Currently, she is working as a Scientist, Team Lead at Admera Health. She is experienced in designing and performing various Next
Generation Sequencing experiments and is specialized in single cell sequencing. Her research interests are in a
pplying machine learning and single cell techniques in the biomedical field.
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Chia-Yu Theresa Kung Doctoral student | |
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Mehdi is a graduate student in the department of Biomedical and Health Informatics at the Rutgers SHP.
He holds a BS in biochemistry from UC Berkeley, and currently is the manager of the Cancer Avatar Program,
a translational research initiative to develop personalized therapeutic options for patients with aggressive cancers.
Mehdi's research interests in Mintrofanova's lab are in the role of alternative splicing in therapeutic response of solid tumors and biomarker discovery.
Outside of work and study, Mehdi spends his time with
his wife and two kids. |
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Mehdi Nostrati Graduate student | |
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Cassandra Chu is an undergraduate student at Rutgers SAS. She is exploring the research process to create a sound foundation for her future career in the medical sciences. Cassandra’s future plans are to enroll in medical school, and eventually becoming a dermatologist to improve the lives of patients living with skin cancer. |
| Cassie Chu Undergraduate student |
High school students:
Abdur-Rahman Oladoja
Abdur-Rahman joined our lab during Summers 2023 and 2024, as a part of Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science (RUYES) program
Current position: Student at Yale University. Congratulations, Abdur!
Giselle Jean-Marie
Giselle joined our lab during Summer 2022 and Summer 2023, as a part of Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science (RUYES) program
Current position: Undergraduate student
Jada Squires
Jada joined our lab during Summer 2021 and Summer 2022, as a part of Rutgers Youth Enjoy Science (RUYES) program
Current position: Undergrad student at Case Western Reserve university. Congratulations, Jada!
Undergraduate students:
Katie Whitehead
Katie is a PhD student in Biomedical Engieering at Brown University. Katie worked in the lab summer 2022 and co-authored a research paper in Nature Communications with us!
MS students:
Obinna Onyedum
MS student in Health Informatics at SHP (worked in our lab 2023-2025)
Current position: On a job market!
Jay Patil
MS student in Data Science at Rutgers SAS (worked in our lab 2022-2024)
Current position: Software Engineer, Panopto
Pavan Madamsetty
MS student in Computer Science at Rutgers SAS (worked in our lab 2023-2025)
Current position: Software Engineer, Amazon Web Services
Karthik Govindappa
MS student in Computer Science at Rutgers SAS (worked in our lab Winter-Spring 2021)
Current position: Software Engineer, Wiser Solutions
Devarsh Shah
MS student in Computer Science at Rutgers SAS (worked in our lab Summer 2021-Summer 2022)
Current position: Software Development Engineer, Amazon
Sumit Karla
MS student in Computer Science at Rutgers SAS (worked in our lab Winter-Spring 2022)
Current position: Techincal Staff, Nutanix
Amey Pimple
MS student in Computer Science at Rutgers SAS (worked in our lab Winter-Spring 2022)
Current position: Software Engineer II, Cisco
Faisal Syed
MS student in Computer Science at Rutgers SAS (worked in our lab Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)
Current position: Associate Application Developer GPT, ADP
Vamshi Saggurthi
MS student in Computer Science at Rutgers SAS (worked in our lab Winter 2021 - Spring 2023)
Current position: Software Engineer, Striim
Anitha Ramakrishnan
MS student in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers SHP (worked in our lab Fall 2021 - Spring 2023)
Current position: Software Engineer, Genentech
PhD students:
Mayra Tuiche
PhD in Biomedical Sciences at SGS: August 7, 2025
Current position: On a job market!
Sukanya Panja
PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers SHP: October 24 2022
Current position: Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, NYU (with Marcin Imielinski)
Daniel Martingano
PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers SHP: April 14 2022
Current position: OB/GYN, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital
Zach Bohannan
PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers SHP: December 15 2021
Current position: Bioinformatics Manager, Guardant Health
Ahmed Mahmoud
PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers SHP: April 9 2021
Current position: Director of Bioinformatics, ImmuneID
Sarra Rahem
PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers SHP: July 15 2020
Current position: Data Scientist, NYC Health + Hospitals
Nusrat Epsi
PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers SHP: June 18 2020
Current position: Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services University
Research Scientist/Biostatistician, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for Military Medicine
Laura Harris
PhD in Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers SHP: April 14 2020
co-advised with Dr. Masayuki Shibata
Current position: Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at NeuroX1
Rotation PhD students:
Harmony Patel
Summer 2022 Intern
Nicole Campbell
Biomedical Sciences PhD rotation, Spring 2022
PostDocs:
Christia Yu
PostDoctoral Research Scientist
Current position: Scientist (Translational Data Science), Genmab
Mohamed Ahmed
PostDoctoral Research Scientist
Current position: Senior Scientist, NJ Department of Health
Sukanya Panja
PhD student, PostDoctoral Research Scientist
Current position: PostDoctoral Research Scientist, NYU (with Marcin Imielinski)
Michael W. Craige
CRA/CCC/NSF-funded Post-Doctoral Computing Innovation Fellow
Current position: Deputy Director of Data Science and Informatics at The American Society of Hematology
Mainak Mustafi
PostDoctoral Research Scientist
Current position: Machine Learning Engineer at Genentech