Alumni

The UC San Diego Libraries provide access to official copies of all UC San Diego dissertations. Search the UC San Diego Libraries Catalog for UC San Diego Bioinformatics dissertations.


Fatemeh Amrollahi

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Generalizeable Risk Predictive Deep Learning Models

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Shamim Nemati , Gabriel Wardi
Email: ochapman@ucsd.edu

Owen Chapman

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Inter- and intratumoral heterogeneity of circular extrachromosomal DNA in medulloblastoma and other pediatric cancers

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Jill Mesirov , Bing Ren

Jihoon Kim

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Data Standardization, Federated Learning, and Informed Consent Algorithms and Tools to Honor Patient Privacy and Preferences in Clinical Research

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Lucila Ohno-Machado , Tsung-Ting Kuo
Email: f5yuan@ucsd.edu

Nancy Yuan

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Using Machine Learning to Elucidate Disease Heterogeneity and Improve Prognostication in Patients with COPD

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Terry Gaasterland , Tsung-Ting Kuo

Website

Email: andreabcastro@ucsd.edu

Andrea Castro

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Determinants for Effective Neoantigen Based Anti-Tumor Immune Response

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Hannah Carter , Ludmil Alexandrov
Website

Email: Nathaniel.P.DelosSantos@jacobs.ucsd.edu

Nathaniel Delos Santos

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Score-based Transcription Factor Motif Enrichment Strategies for Analysis of Transcriptional Regulation of Immune Response

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Christopher Benner , Melissa Gymrek

Kevin Blansit

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Thesis: Advancing Cardiovascular MRI Acquisition Through Deep Convolutional Neural Network-Based Localization

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Albert Hsiao

Argus Athanas-Crannell

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Thesis: Leveraging Longitudinal Data for Predictive Modeling in Clinical and Mental Health Settings

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Nicholas Schork , Lucila Ohno-Machado

Michelle Dow

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Integrative Multi-omics Analysis to Understand Cancer and Anticancer Therapy

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Hannah Carter

Yingxiang Huang

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Preservation of Patient Level Privacy : Federated Classification and Calibration Models

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Lucila Ohno-Machado

Website

Email: mkrdonovan@gmail.com

Margaret Donovan

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Understanding the cellular heterogeneity in fetal-like and adult tissues to study cell-type-specific functional genetic variation

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Kelly Frazer

Jing Zhang

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Supporting Diabetes Patient Decisional Needs Through Online Health Communities

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Vineet Bafna , Michael Hogarth

Stephanie Feudjio Feupe

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Deep Characterization of the Contribution of Short Tandem Repeats Across Tissues

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Melissa Gymrek , Vineet Bafna

Kemal Eren

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Thesis: Understanding the evolution of HIV-1 Env through computational analysis and visualization of long-read amplicon sequences

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Joel Wertheim , Siavash Mirarab
Email: w2wei@ucsd.edu

Wei Wei

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics

Thesis: Information Retrieval in Biomedical Research: From Articles to Datasets

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Lucila Ohno-Machado , Xiaoqian Jiang

Email: edlevy@ucsd.edu

Eric Levy

Degree Conferred: Ph.D. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Thesis: Molecular immune signatures of T-cell infiltration in cancer

Abstract: Link

Advisor(s): Lucila Ohno-Machado , Olivier Harismendy