Research interests: Building a stellar, interdisciplinary team, human genetics, computational biology, precision medicine, and neurodevelopmental disease

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: 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: 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: Neurodevelopmental disease, bioinformatics, genetics, carcinogenesis, immunology, and team-based science

‍Hobbies: Foodie, traveling, binge-watching true crime, spending time with my dogs

‍Alma Mater: The University of Texas at San Antonio (B.S.)

‍Hometown: Houston, TX

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: Understanding complex mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease using multi-omics data & developing AI/ML models to predict Alzheimer's disease onset and progression.

Hobbies: Basketball, boxing, gym, spending time with family and friends

Alma Mater: Rice University (B.S. and B.A.)

Hometown: South Korea and Indonesia

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: 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

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

Fish: Dr. Ham (clownfish) & Marie Curie (Royal gramma)

Corals: Zoanthids, torch coral, hammer coral, Duncan coral, mushroom coral, bubble coral, and more!