Trainees and Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Leila Azinfar

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Asiaee Lab

    PhD, Bioengineering, University of Missouri-Columbia

    Research focus: applying statistical and machine learning methods to large-scale datasets of biological information; identifying causal relationships between regulatory molecules and specific biological processes to develop more targeted and effective treatments for a wide range of diseases and conditions

  • Ishaan Gadiyar

    Research Intern
    syBBURE Searle Program

    Junior, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Vanderbilt University

    Mentor: Simon Vandekar

    Gadiyar is utilizing biostatistical models to procure spatial-marker bivariate data and using this data to analyze niche cell-to-cell interactions within cancer data sets. He is also assisting with meta-analysis on the necessity of excitatory cues when performing rTMS treatment. He presented the poster "Evaluation of Spatial Statistics Methods in Multiplexed Immunoflorescence Images of Ovarian Cancer" at ENAR 2024.

  • Jo-Ying Hung

    Visiting Research Scholar, 2024 - 2025

    PhD candidate, Statistics, National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)

    Research interests include: survival analysis, medical research, biostatistics, statistical consulting

  • Habeebah Kakudi

    VN-Biostat Fellow (2024 - 2025)

    PhD, Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence), University of Malaya

    Primary appointment: Senior Lecturer, Bayero University, Kano

    Research interests include: artificial intelligence in healthcare, soft computing, decision support systems, evolutionary algorithms, intelligent agents