Research interests: Human genetics, functional genomics, neuroscience, precision medicine, and mentoring the next generation of scientists
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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: Neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, human genetics, and promoting scientific literacy

Hobbies: Mushroom hunting, cooking, pickleball, playing with my cats, video games, and reality TV

Alma Mater: Baylor College of Medicine (Ph.D.), UC Irvine (B.S.)

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Research interests: Human genetics and genomics, molecular biology, evolutionary development, next generation sequencing (NGS), biobanking

Hobbies: Cooking, baking, traveling, concerts, rock wall climbing, hiking

Alma Mater: Wayne State University (M.Sc.)

Hometown: Shelby Township, MI

Research interests: Functional genomics, bioinformatics, machine learning, next generation sequencing

Hobbies: Running, reading, puzzles

Alma Mater: University of Texas at Austin (B.S.)

Hometown: Austin, TX

Research interests: Retinal degenerative diseases, next generation sequencing, surgical and therapeutic models

Hobbies: Robotics, anime, biking, running

Alma Mater: University of Washington (B.S.)

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Research interests: Human genetics, cardiovascular diseases, stem cell biology

Hobbies: tennis, badminton, coffee, exploring restaurants, movies, hiking

Alma Mater: University of California, Berkeley (B.A.)

Hometown: Nanjing, China

Research interests: Neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases and their relationships with gene expression and behavior

Hobbies: Baking, binging true crime, crafts

Alma Mater: Baylor University (B.S.)

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Research interests: Impact of non-coding genetic variants on human health and diseases, dysregulation of splicing in 3'UTRs

Hobbies: Tennis, lifting, baking, video games

Alma Mater: Baylor College of Medicine (Ph.D.)

Hometown: Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

Research interests: Biobanking, lab automation, genetics, neurodevelopmental disorders

‍Hobbies: Music, concerts, eating, cooking, coffee, watching baseball

‍Alma Mater: The University of Texas at San Antonio

‍Hometown: Houston, TX

Research interests: Psychiatric disorders, aging and neurodegeneration, mitochondrial metabolism, gene editing, animal models of genetic disorders, and scientific communication

‍Hobbies: Weight training, lawn care and gardening, video games

‍Alma Mater: University of Texas at Austin (B.S.)

‍Hometown: Lockney, TX

Research interests: Genetics of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, stem cell biology, and non-human primate research

‍Hobbies: Spanish guitar, swimming, cubing, hiking, and geography

‍Alma Mater: Rice University

‍Hometown: Portland, OR

Research interests: Genetics, functional genomics, neurodevelopmental disorders, nucleic acid therapeutics

Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, surfing, charcoal drawing 

Alma Mater: University of California, Berkeley (B.A.)

Hometown: Austin, TX

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: 
‍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: 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

Fish: Dr. Ham (clownfish) 
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Corals: Zoanthids, torch coral, hammer coral, Duncan coral, mushroom coral, bubble coral, and more!

Now: MD/PhD Student at University of Michigan

Now: Data Analyst at Bloomberg