Students
Hyrum Eddington
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Special Funding/Awards:
2023-26 Trainee on National Library of Medicine (NLM) Training Grant Fellowship Program
2025 National Science Foundation - Graduate Research Fellowship
Wilfredo Gabriel Gonzalez Rivera
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Advisor(s): Melissa Gymrek , Kelly FrazerResearch Interests: Genetics, Genomics, SDoH in AI/ML Predictive Models
Completed Degree(s):B.S., Computer Science, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2022
B.S., Industrial Biotechnology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2022
Special Funding/Awards:
2026-27 Emerging Genomics Scientist Scholar
2026-27 Oceanids Fellowship
2026-27 Home Depot Scholarship
2025-27 ASHG Human Genetics Scholar
2025-26 Southwest ¡Lánzate!/Take Off! Higher Education Travel Award Scholarship
2024-27 Trainee on National Library of Medicine (NLM-T15) Training Grant Fellowship
2024-25 Biomedical Informatics Trainee of the year
2024-25 ABRCMS Leadership Development Academy Scholar
2023-26 Achievement Rewards for College Scientist (ARCS) Fellowship Scholar
2023-26 PATHS Graduate Advocate
2023-25 STARS Graduate Advocate
2023-24 NextProfPathfinder Scholar and Mentor
2022-26 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship Scholar and Mentor
2022-26 Competitive Edge Fellowship Scholar and Mentor
Brian Johnson
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Special Funding/Awards:
2021-24 Trainee on National Library of Medicine (NLM) Training Grant Fellowship Program
David Laub
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Special Funding/Awards:
2021-24 Trainee on National Library of Medicine (NLM) Training Grant Fellowship Program
Behrooz Mamandipoor
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Samuel Reynolds
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Advisor(s): Kit CurtiusResearch Interests: Barrett’s Esophagus, Cancer Risk Prediction, Mathematical Modeling, ML
Completed Degree(s):B.A., Biology, Dartmouth, 2023
Special Funding/Awards:
2024-27 Trainee on National Library of Medicine (NLM) Training Grant Fellowship Program
Varshini Sathish
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Nathan Tran
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Completed Degree(s):B.S., Computational & Systems Biology, University of California Los Angeles, 2025
Special Funding/Awards:
2025-28 Trainee on National Library of Medicine (NLM) Training Grant Fellowship Program
Ziqi Xu
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Zaid Yousif
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Grace Yu
Program: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology with a Specialization in Biomedical Informatics
Completed Degree(s):B.S., Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, 2021
Special Funding/Awards:
2022-25 Trainee on National Library of Medicine (NLM) Training Grant Fellowship Program