{"id":6123,"date":"2014-07-21T21:06:56","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T01:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/?page_id=6123"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:04:45","slug":"nih","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/nih\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Grant in Bioinformatics &#038; Computational Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>Since the start, the Bioinformatics Program has maintained an affiliation with the National Institutes of Health. \u00a0This association has included the Graduate Partnership Program (BU-NIH GPP), substantial funding through faculty research grants, individual predoctoral (F31) training grants, and training grants through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).<\/p>\n<p>The Program currently receives funding from the <strong>NIH Institutional Training Grant in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology<\/strong> (T32GM100842). This grant provides first-year fellowships to prepare PhD students for careers in the molecular life sciences who will support the advances now underway in modern medicine. These scholarships are awarded at the time of admission and\u00a0<b>do not require a separate application<\/b>. These awards are made to students who have a record of outstanding academic ability and who have demonstrated enthusiasm and knowledge in the field of Bioinformatics.<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Get to know our T32 Trainees<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Katie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Katie-400x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9045\" width=\"335\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Katie-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Katie.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Kathryn Atherton, PhD Candidate<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2019<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State:\u00a0<span>Illinois<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>B.S.\u00a0Biological Engineering<\/h3>\n<h3>Katie is working in the <a href=\"https:\/\/microbesatbu.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bhatnagar Lab<\/a>, on investigating how the soil microbiome varies along an urban-to-rural gradient to impact tree health.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Sarah-Bald-bioinfo_pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Sarah-Bald-bioinfo_pic-299x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9538\" width=\"299\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Sarah-Bald-bioinfo_pic-299x300.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Sarah-Bald-bioinfo_pic-1020x1024.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Sarah-Bald-bioinfo_pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Sarah-Bald-bioinfo_pic-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Sarah-Bald-bioinfo_pic-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Sarah-Bald-bioinfo_pic.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Sarah Bald<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2022<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: California<\/h3>\n<h3><span>B.S. Computational and Systems Biology<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/becker2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/becker2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7970 size-medium\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/becker2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/becker2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/becker2-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Elizabeth Becker, PhD<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Enrolled: 2015 &#8211; 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Home State: New Jersey <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>B.S. Biology<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Faculty Co-Mentors:\u00a0<span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonary\/people\/faculty\/katrinasteiling\/\">Katrina Steiling<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pulmonomics.org\/tiki-index.php?page=home\">Avrum Spira<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Thesis: <b>Derivation of Airway Epithelium Transcriptomic Signatures of COPD Phenotypes<\/b><\/span><\/em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Nate-Borders.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Nate-Borders-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9040\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Nate-Borders-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Nate-Borders-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Nate-Borders-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Nate-Borders.png 369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span>Nathaniel Borders<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2020<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Delaware<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Biology<\/h3>\n<h3>Nate is working in the <span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khalillab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khalil Lab<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong>, <\/strong><strong><span>on Protease evolution.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Emma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Emma-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"Version 3\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7579\" width=\"189\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Emma-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Emma-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Emma-700x1024.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Emma Briars, PhD<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Enrolled: 2016 &#8211; 2021<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Home State: Illinois<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>B.S. Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology; <\/strong><strong>B.S. Mathematics <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Faculty Mentor: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/ahmad-s-khalil-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mo Khalil<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/ahmad-s-khalil-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><em>Thesis: Development of Methods to Diagnose and Predict Antibiotic Resistance Using Synthetic Biology and Computational Approaches<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2014\/07\/Demarcus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2014\/07\/Demarcus-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"Demarcus\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7610\" width=\"200\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2014\/07\/Demarcus-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2014\/07\/Demarcus.jpg 721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Demarcus Briers, PhD<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Enrolled: 2014 &#8211; 2018 <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Home State: Texas<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khalillab\/\" style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/hyness\/\" style=\"color: #003366;\"><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">B.S. Biology; Minors in Chemistry and Spanish<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Faculty Mentor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/systems\/profile\/calin-belta\/\">Calin Belta<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Thesis: Modeling, quantification, and synthesis of patterns\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">networks of locally interacting cells<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Andrew.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Andrew-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9034\" width=\"177\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Andrew-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Andrew-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Andrew-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Andrew-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Andrew.png 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Andrew Chen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Enrolled: 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Home Country: Hong Kong<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>B.A. Statistics<\/h3>\n<h3>Andrew in working in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/labs\/monti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monti Lab<\/a>, on Scalable and Interpretable Methods for Multi-omics Network Analysis.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aaron.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aaron-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9038\" width=\"224\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aaron-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aaron-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aaron-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aaron-1536x2048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Aaron Chevalier, PhD<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Enrolled: 2017 &#8211; 2022<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Home Sate: Massachusetts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>B.S. Physics, Minor Computer Science<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Faculty Mentor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.camplab.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Campbell<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><em>Thesis: Tools for Mutational Signature Discovery and Methods for Prediction of Drug Response<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong> \u00a0<a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/Demetrius.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/Demetrius-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7971\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/Demetrius-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/Demetrius-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/Demetrius-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/Demetrius.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Demetrius Dimucci, PhD<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Enrolled: 2014 &#8211; 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Home State: California<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>B.S. Molecular Biology; M.S. Bioinformatics<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Faculty Mentor:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/segrelab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Segr\u00e8<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Thesis: <b>Machine Learning Applications for Synthetic Microbial Ecology: Predicting Interactions and Identifying Their Putative Mechanisms<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Natasha.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Natasha-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9073\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Natasha-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Natasha-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Natasha-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Natasha-1536x2048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Natasha\u00a0Gurevich<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2021<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: New York<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S.\u00a0Quantitative Biology<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Will.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Will-156x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9046\" width=\"171\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Will-156x300.png 156w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Will-533x1024.png 533w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Will-768x1476.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Will-799x1536.png 799w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Will-1066x2048.png 1066w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Will.png 1332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>William Hackett<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2016 &#8211; 2024<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: New York<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S.\u00a0<strong><span>Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics &amp; Statistics <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Will is working in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/zaia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zaia Lab<\/a>, on\u00a0<strong><span>Quantitation and Quality Metrics in Glycoproteomics.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/dakotario.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/dakotario-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9021\" width=\"259\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/dakotario-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/dakotario-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/dakotario-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/dakotario-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/dakotario-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/dakotario.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Dakota Hawkins<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2016 &#8211; 2023<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Utah<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S.\u00a0<strong><span>Biology + Mathematics<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Dakota is working in the <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/cbradham\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bradham Lab<\/a>, o<strong><span>n using single cell RNA sequencing and imagining data to understand genomic mechanisms of pattern formation during sea urchin development. <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Tanya.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Tanya-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tanya\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7581\" width=\"207\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Tanya-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Tanya-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Tanya-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Tanya Karagiannis, PhD<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Enrolled: 2017 &#8211; 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Home State: Massachusetts<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>B.S. Biology; B.S. Mathematics<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Faculty Co-Mentors: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/labs\/monti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stefano Monti<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Paola.Sebastiani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paola Sebastiani\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #003366;\">Thesis:\u00a0Bronchial Gene Expression Associated with Airway Pre-Malignancy and Lung Cancer Subtypes\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Dan.jpg\"><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Dan-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dan\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7582\" width=\"200\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Dan-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2017\/11\/Dan.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Dan Lancour, PhD<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Enrolled: 2013 &#8211; 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Home State: Wisconsin<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khalillab\/\" style=\"color: #003366;\"><em><\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/about-us\/team\/faculty\/farrer\/\" style=\"color: #003366;\"><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>B.S. Computer Science; B.S. Genetics<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Faculty Co-Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Lindsay Farrer<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/phenogeno\/\">Simon Kasif<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Thesis: <b>Integrative Multi-Omic Network Strategies for Unraveling Complex Disease Biology and the Identification of Novel Phenotype Associated Genes<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Hannah-Lords-headshot-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Hannah-Lords-headshot-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9028\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Hannah-Lords-headshot-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Hannah-Lords-headshot-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Hannah-Lords-headshot-768x1022.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Hannah-Lords-headshot-1154x1536.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Hannah-Lords-headshot-1539x2048.jpg 1539w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Hannah-Lords-headshot-scaled.jpg 1923w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Hannah Lords<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2021<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Idaho<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Genetics<\/h3>\n<h3>Hannah is working in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/paola-sebastiani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sebastiani Lab,<\/a> on integrating multi-omic analyses of cognitive function and longevity.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Justin-Moy-pic-IMG_5488-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Justin-Moy-pic-IMG_5488-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9537\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Justin-Moy-pic-IMG_5488-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Justin-Moy-pic-IMG_5488-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Justin-Moy-pic-IMG_5488-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Justin-Moy-pic-IMG_5488-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Justin-Moy-pic-IMG_5488-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Justin-Moy-pic-IMG_5488-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Justin Moy<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2022<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Massachusetts<\/h3>\n<h3><span>BS\/MS Bioinformatics and Computational Biology<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/face1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/face1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9025\" width=\"209\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Devlin Moyer<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2019 &#8211; 2024<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Georgia<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Biochemistry<\/h3>\n<h3>Devlin is working on creating context-specific simulations of tumor metabolism. His faculty co-mentors are<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuxmanlab.com\/\"> Juan Fuxman Bass<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/segrelab\/\">Daniel Segr\u00e8<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Mary-Rachel-headhsot-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Mary-Rachel-headhsot-401x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9053\" width=\"344\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Mary-Rachel-headhsot-401x300.jpg 401w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Mary-Rachel-headhsot-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Mary-Rachel-headhsot-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Mary-Rachel-headhsot-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Mary-Rachel-headhsot-2048x1533.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Mary Rachel Nalehua<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2019<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Texas<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Computer Science<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Mary Rachel is working in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/zaia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zaia Lab<\/a>, creating bioinformatics tools for the study of glycopeptides from LC-IMS-MS\/MS data.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/katherine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/katherine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8267\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/katherine.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/katherine-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Katherine Norwood, PhD<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2014 &#8211; 2020<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Maryland<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Biochemistry, Molecular &amp; Cell Biology; B.S. mathematics<\/h3>\n<h3>Faculty Mentor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/computationalimmunology\/\">Tom Kepler<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><em>Thesis: <b>Statistical Methods &amp; Algorithms for Autonomous Immunoglobulin Repertoire Analysis<\/b><\/em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aubrey-headshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aubrey-headshot-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9054\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aubrey-headshot-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aubrey-headshot-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aubrey-headshot-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aubrey-headshot-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Aubrey-headshot.jpg 1773w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Aubrey Odom<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2020 &#8211; 2024<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: California<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>B.S. Statistics, emph. Statistical Science; M.S. Statistics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Aubrey is working in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/labs\/johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnson Lab<\/a>, on microbiomics for various chronic airway diseases and software for aggregation and analysis of TB gene signatures.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Tosin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Tosin-146x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9061\" width=\"163\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Tosin-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Tosin-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Tosin.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Oluwatosin Olayinka<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2020<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: North Carolina<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Biology<\/h3>\n<h3>Tosin is working in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/genetics\/genetics-people\/faculty\/farrer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farrer Lab<\/a>, on functional transcriptional changes associated with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease.<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/alan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8264 alignleft\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/alan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/alan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/alan-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/alan.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><strong><\/strong>Alan Pacheco, PhD<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Enrolled: 2015 &#8211; 2020<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Home State: California<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">B.S. Biomedical Engineering<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Faculty Mentor:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/segrelab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Segr\u00e8<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><em>Thesis:\u00a0Environmental Modulation of Microbial Ecosystems<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/devanshi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/devanshi-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7972 size-medium alignleft\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/devanshi-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/devanshi-768x1090.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/devanshi-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2018\/12\/devanshi.jpg 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Devanshi Patel, PhD<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2015 &#8211; 2020<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Connecticut<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Biopsychology; M.S. Bioinformatics<\/h3>\n<h3>Faculty Mentor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/genetics\/genetics-people\/faculty\/farrer\/\">Lindsay Farrer<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><em>Thesis:\u00a0<b>Tissue-Dependent Analysis of Common and Rare Genetic Variants for Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Using Multi-Omics Data<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Jillian-P..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Jillian-P.-267x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9543\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Jillian-P.-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2023\/01\/Jillian-P..jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jillian Petrosky<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Enrolled: 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Home State: North Carolina<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>B.S. Systems Biology with minors in Computer Science and Bioethics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/elmutaz-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/elmutaz-1-1-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8274 alignleft\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/elmutaz-1-1-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/elmutaz-1-1.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Elmutaz M. Shaikho, PhD<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2014 &#8211; 2018<\/h3>\n<h3>Home Country: Khartoum<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Pharmacy; M.S. Bioinformatics<\/h3>\n<h3>Faculty Co-Mentors: <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Paola.Sebastiani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paola Sebastiani\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/hematology\/research\/faculty-labs\/martin-steinberg-md\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Steinburg<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><em>Thesis: Investigating cis- and trans-acting elements involved in regulating fetal hemoglobin gene expression using high throughput genetic data<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Michael-Silverstein-headshot_square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Michael-Silverstein-headshot_square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9011\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Michael-Silverstein-headshot_square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Michael-Silverstein-headshot_square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Michael-Silverstein-headshot_square-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Michael-Silverstein-headshot_square-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Michael-Silverstein-headshot_square.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Michael Silverstein<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\">Enrolled: 2020 &#8211; 2024<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\">Home state: Massachusetts<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\">B.S. Biomedical Engineering<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\">M.S. Biomedical Engineering<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"gmail_default\">Michael is working in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/segrelab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Segr\u00e8\u00a0Lab<\/a>, on Soil Microbiome.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Marlene-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Marlene-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9060\" width=\"341\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Marlene-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Marlene-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Marlene-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Marlene-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Marlene-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Marlene Tejeda<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2019<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Massachusetts<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Biology<\/h3>\n<h3>Marlene is working in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/genetics\/genetics-people\/faculty\/farrer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farrer Lab<\/a>, on investigating the role of microorganisms detected in human DNA in Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Jackie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Jackie-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9070\" width=\"248\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Jackie-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Jackie-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Jackie-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Jackie-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/10\/Jackie.png 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Jacquelyn Turcinovic<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2018 &#8211; 2023<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: Texas<\/h3>\n<h3>B.S. Bioinformatics<\/h3>\n<h3>Jackie is working in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.connorlab.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Lab<\/a>, on using viral genomics to track SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/chris-w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/chris-w-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8277 \" width=\"184\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/chris-w-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2019\/10\/chris-w-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Christian Wake, PhD<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Enrolled: 2013 &#8211; 2018 <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Home State: \u00a0Arizona<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>B.S. Biological Science; B.S. <\/strong>Computational Mathematical Science<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Faculty Co-Mentors: <\/strong><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/profile\/richard-myers\/\">Rick Myers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Anita.DeStefano\">Anita Destefano<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><em><strong>Thesis: <\/strong>RNA sequencing differential expression and small RNA analysis of obesity and BMI with post-mortem human brain<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Zack-Wakefield-headshot-IMG_7890.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Zack-Wakefield-headshot-IMG_7890-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9017\" width=\"219\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Zack-Wakefield-headshot-IMG_7890-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Zack-Wakefield-headshot-IMG_7890-768x915.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bioinformatics\/files\/2021\/09\/Zack-Wakefield-headshot-IMG_7890.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Zachary Wakefield<\/h3>\n<h3>Enrolled: 2021<\/h3>\n<h3>Home State: New York<\/h3>\n<h3><span>B.A. Genomics and Computational Biology<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Zach is working in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiszbeinlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fiszbein Lab<\/a>, investigating the impact of RNA processing and alternative splicing events in cancer.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">NIH Training Faculty Mentors<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"24%\"><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"34%\"><strong>Department \/ School<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"39%\"><strong>Research Area<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/chemhelp.bu.edu\/groups\/allengroup\/index.html\">Allen, Karen <\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Department of Chemistry<\/td>\n<td>Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology \/ Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/systems\/profile\/calin-belta\/\">Belta, Calin<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Systems Engineering \/ Mechanical Engineering \/ College of Engineering<\/td>\n<td>Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/tandem.bu.edu\/benson.html\">Benson, Gary<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Associate Professor, Computer Science \/ Biology \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Databases and Computing \/ Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/microbesatbu.wordpress.com\/\">Bhatnagar, Jennifer<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Assistant Professor, Biology \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology \/ Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/cbradham\/index.html\">Bradham, Cynthia<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Assistant Professor, Biology \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/math.bu.edu\/people\/lecarval\/\">Carvalho, Luis<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Associate Professor, Mathematics &amp; Statistics \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Databases and Computing \/ Statistics and Machine Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connorlab.com\/\">Connor, John<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Associate Professor, Microbiology \/ School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td>Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/cidarlab.org\/doug-densmore\/\">Densmore, Douglas<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Associate Professor, Electrical\u00a0&amp; Computer Engineering \/ College of Engineering<\/td>\n<td>Databases and Computing \/ Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dunloplab.com\/\">Dunlop, Mary <\/a><\/td>\n<td>Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering \/ College of Engineering<\/td>\n<td>Systems Biology \u2013 Synthetic Biology \/ Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/andrew-emili\/\">Emili, Andrew<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Biology \/ Biochemistry \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuxmanlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fuxman Bass, Juan<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span>Assistant Professor, Biology \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>Genetics and Genomics \/ Systems Biology \u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/profile\/james-galagan-ph-d\/\">Galagan, James<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering \/ College of Engineering<\/td>\n<td>Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/jlab.bu.edu\/people\/w-evan-johnson\/\">Johnson, W. Evan<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Computational Biomedicine \/ Boston University School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td>Genetics \/ Genomics and Statistics \/ Machine Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/profiles.bumc.bu.edu\/ProfileDetails.aspx?Person=1920\">Kepler, Thomas<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Microbiology \/ School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td>Genetics and Genomics \/ Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khalillab\/\">Khalil, Ahmad \u2018Mo\u2019<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Assistant Professor \/ Biomedical Engineering \/ College of Engineering<\/td>\n<td>Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/kirillskorolev\/Home\">Korolev, Kirill<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Assistant Professor, Physics \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/people\/faculty\/marc-lenburg\/\">Lenburg, Marc<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Computational Biomedicine \/ School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td>Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/physics.bu.edu\/%7Epankajm\/\">Mehta, Pankaj<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Associate Professor, Physics \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/compbiomed\/labs\/monti\/\">Monti, Stefano<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine \/ School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td>Computational Biology and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/clinicalfaculty\/myers\/\">Myers, Richard<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Neurology \/ School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td>Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/sebas\/\">Sebastiani, Paola<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Biostatistics \/ School of Public Health<\/td>\n<td>Genetics and Genomics \/ Statistics and Machine Learning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/segrelab\/\">Segr\u00e8, Daniel<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Biology \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology \/ Genetics and Genomics \/ Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/tsiggers\/home\/\">Siggers, Trevor<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Assistant Professor, Biology \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology \/ Genetics and Genomics \/ Structural Biology and Biophysics \/\u00a0Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pulmonomics.org\/tiki-index.php?page=home\">Spira, Avrum<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor of Medicine \/ Pulmonary Medicine \/ School of Medicine\u00a0\/ Director, Translational Bioinformatics Program, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Boston University<\/td>\n<td>Genetics and Genomics \/ Systems Biology\u00a0\u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/chemistry\/faculty\/tullius\/\">Tullius, Thomas<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program \/ Professor, Chemistry \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Genetics and Genomics \/ Structural Biology and Biophysics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/structure.bu.edu\/\">Vajda, Sandor<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Biomedical Engineering \/ College of Engineering<\/td>\n<td>Structural Biology and Biophysics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/profiles\/david-j-waxman\/\">Waxman, David<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Biology \/ College of Arts\u00a0&amp; Sciences<\/td>\n<td>Genetics and Genomics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/zaia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zaia, Joseph<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Professor, Biochemistry \/ School of Medicine<\/td>\n<td>Systems Biology \u2013 Synthetic Biology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">T32 Trainee Outcomes<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Under Construction<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the start, the Bioinformatics Program has maintained an affiliation with the National Institutes of Health. \u00a0This association has included the Graduate Partnership Program (BU-NIH GPP), substantial funding through faculty research grants, individual predoctoral (F31) training grants, and training grants through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). 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