Research interests: Building a stellar, interdisciplinary team, human genetics, computational biology, precision medicine, and neurodevelopmental disease
Hobbies: Saltwater fish tanks, cooking, espresso, finding new restaurants, spending time with friends & family
Alma Mater: Columbia University (M.D./Ph.D.), Duke University (B.S.)
Hometown: Reno, NV
Research interests: Bioinformatics, NGS, Machine learning, Algorithms
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, cooking, hiking, exploring new restaurants, working out, watching movies
Alma Mater: University of Arizona (Ph.D.)
Hometown: Isfahan, Iran
Research interests: Human genetics, CRISPRi, single cell RNA sequencing, electrophysiology, biobanking, small molecule screening and drug discovery, precision medicine, and neurodevelopmental disease
Hobbies: Baking, playing piano, working out, badminton, gardening, and cooking
Alma Mater: University of Texas at San Antonio (M.S.)
Hometown: Tamil Nadu, India
Research interests: Human genetics, clinical research, single-cell RNA-seq, Neurodevelopmental disease
Hobbies: Hiking, dancing, spending quality time with family and friends, baking, planting, eating
Alma Mater: University of South Carolina (Ph.D.)
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Research interests: Neurodevelopmental disease, human genetics, and neuron & iPSC culture as a means of studying the former
Hobbies: Rock climbing, baking, reading, drawing
Alma Mater: University of Texas at Austin (B.S.)
Hometown: Houston, TX
Research interests: Alzheimer's disease and genomics, Interested in exploring neurodegenerative diseases through biochemical and statistical viewpoints
Hobbies: Basketball, boxing, gym, spending time with family and friends
Alma Mater: Rice University (Class of '24)
Hometown: South Korea and Indonesia
Fish: Dr. Ham (clownfish) & Marie Curie (Royal gramma)
Corals: Zoanthids, torch coral, hammer coral, Duncan coral, mushroom coral, bubble coral, and more!