Meet the Team
Principal Investigator
Ali Rahnavard
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Researchers
Afrand Kamali
Visiting Researcher
LC-MS Metabolomics, Functional Pathway Analysis, Biomarker Discovery, Pharmacometabolomics
Ali Reza Taheryioun
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Statistical Learning, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Gaussian Processes, Metabolomics
PhD Students
Mahdi Baghbanzadeh
PhD Student in Health Data Science
Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Genomics and Genetics
Ranojoy Chaterjee
PhD Student in Health Data Science
Machine Learning, scRNA-seq, Software Development
Chiraag Gohel
PhD Student in Health Data Science
Statistical ‘Omics, Machine Learning, Software Development, Metabolomics
Allen Ross
PhD Student in Biostatistics
Statistical Learning, Longitudinal Data Analysis, Gaussian Processes, Metabolomics
Master’s Students
Undergraduate Students
Alumni
2023
| Name | Lab Position | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Fayssal | MPH in Biostatistics | VPD Government Solutions, Data Analyst |
| Parisa Pirani | Senior Research Associate | |
| Ava Gholipour | Project Manager | University of Maryland, PhD Student in Reliability Engineering |
| Deja Chambliss | MS in Health Data Science | Paraxel, Statistical Programmer I |
| Jonny Phan | Undergraduate Researcher | |
| Shubhayan Saha | MS in Health Data Science | American Family Insurance, Data Engineer |
| Sophie Lu | MPH in Biostatistics | Case Western Reserve University, Medical Student |
| Soumya Sinha | MS in Health Data Science | LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group, Data Science Intern |
| Tyson Dawson | PhD in Genomics and Bioinformatics | AMPEL BioSolutions, Postdoctoral Researcher |
2022
| Name | Degree | Next Position |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah Jacobson | Lab Research Assistant | PhD in Anthropology, Northwestern University |
| Oluwadamilola "Dami" Oke | MS in Biomedical Engineering | PhD in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering |
| Peri Rabbino | Undergraduate Summer Intern | BS at Washington University in St. Louis |
| Pranay Patodi | Graduate Research Assistant | Data Engineer, The Climate Corporation |
| Vishesh Javangula | Graduate Research Assistant | Data Scientist Associate, KPMG US |
| Yun Seong Ji | MPH in Biostatistics | The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Data Manager I |
2021
| Name | Degree | Next Position |
|---|---|---|
| Abhigya Giri | Graduate Research Assistant | Biostatistician I at The George Washington University Biostatistics Center |
| Anna Gams | Affiliated PhD Student | Data Scientist at CoreMap |
| Brennan Streck | Research Assistant | Program Director, National Cancer Institute |
| Eleanor Carr | Undergraduate Summer Intern | Michigan State University, PhD Student in Biomedical Sciences |
| Gaurav Mantri | Undergraduate Summer Intern | University of Illinois-UC, Undergraduate Student |
| Hyunjae Cho | Lab Research Assistant | PhD Student in Statistics, University of Virginia |
| Muzhe Guo | Affiliated PhD Student | PhD in Statistics, The George Washington University |
| Rita Akinkuotu | Visiting PhD Student | PhD Student at Georgetown University |
| Sanika Kulkarni | Undergraduate Researcher | Finance Manager, MCD Global Health |
| Shaho Alaee | Research Assistant | Booz Allen Tech Solutions |
| Shijie Wu | Graduate Research Assistant | Software Engineer at Microsoft |
| Teah Serani | Undergraduate Researcher | Research Technician, MGH |