Robert K. Suter, PhD
Robert K. Suter, PhD
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Rishika Chowdary, M.Sc.
Rishika Chowdary, M.Sc.
Research Associate, Bioinformatics
Rishika is someone who dabbles between tech and bio. She enjoys hikes, camping, is a big Star Wars fan, and loves to collect Legos. In the lab, Rishika is focused on the development of new bioinformatics tools, primarily working on a project to prioritize new treatments that promote regeneration after spinal cord injury using single-cell and spatially resolved gene expression data.
Yousuf Alwash, M.Sc.
Yousuf Alwash, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student, Pharmacology and Physiology
Yousuf is a doctoral student at Georgetown University pursuing his Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Physiology. In the lab, Yousuf uses computational biology and bioinformatics approaches to identify novel combination therapies for treatment-resistant pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Outside of research, Yousuf loves to gym, play video games, and is a big fan of FC Barcelona.
Chandler Coate, M.Sc.
Chandler Coate, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student, Tumor Biology
Chandler is a doctoral student at Georgetown University pursuing his Ph.D. in Tumor Biology. In the lab, Chandler is developing new software tools for identifying new therapeutic options for glioblastoma.
Lin Liu
Lin Liu
M.Sc. Student, Bioinformatics
Lin Liu is an M.S. student in Bioinformatics at Georgetown University. In the lab, Lin uses computational methods to analyze imaging mass cytometry data and characterize cell populations based on protein expression patterns. Outside of research, Lin enjoys rock climbing and cycling.
Ally Latsilnik
Ally Latsilnik
Georgetown Undergraduate
Ally is a junior majoring in Biophysics and Psychology. In the lab, Ally is building new software tools for working with NIH Common Fund Datasets, utilizing molecular docking simulations in drug discovery approaches, and developing novel AI tools. Outside of school and research, Ally loves skiing with friends in New Hampshire, visiting the DC museums, and going on runs.
Jack Barklow
Jack Barklow
Georgetown Undergraduate
Jack is a sophomore majoring in Human Science at Georgetown University. His research in the lab focuses on the computational analysis of single-cell gene expression and methylation datasets in glioblastoma, with the goal of identifying novel therapeutic targets. Outside of the lab, Jack is an active musician who plays guitar and enjoys volunteering within the Washington, D.C. community.
Samuel Yin
Samuel Yin
Georgetown Undergraduate
Samuel is a junior at Georgetown University pursuing a B.S in Human Science and a minor in Public Health. In the lab Samuel is investigating genetic dependencies and developing new pipelines for identifying therapeutic candidates from spatial transcriptomics data for glioblastoma. Outside of school Samuel likes to DJ and gym.
Lab Alumni
Ali Owji, M.Sc.
Ali Owji, M.Sc.
Research Affiliate
Ali received his MS in Bioinformatics from Georgetown University. In the lab, Ali is working to develop new AI models that predict features and characteristics of small molecules and to design de novo drugs.
Tejaswini Oak, M.Sc.
Tejaswini Oak, M.Sc.
M.Sc. in Bioinformatics Student
Tejaswini joined the lab as an intern for the summer of 2025. Tejaswini has been taking lead on our laboratories molecular docking simulations, and is working on new machine learning models related to cheminformatics.
Sabila Bernard, M.Sc.
Sabila Bernard, M.Sc.
M.Sc. in Bioinformatics Student
Sabila joined the lab as an intern for the summer of 2025. She has been spearheading spatial transcriptomics data processing for our spinal cord regeneration project, focusing on the application of spatial transcriptomics in SCI drug discovery.
Pravallika Palwai
Pravallika Palwai
Georgetown Undergraduate
Pravallika is a senior at Georgetown University pursuing a B.S. in Healthcare Management and Policy. In the lab, Pravallika is using bioinformatics and systems biology approaches to identify critical pathways and novel therapeutics to treat pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Outside of research, she is a dancer, EMT and enjoys exploring D.C. with her friends.
Rohan Honganoor
Rohan Honganoor
TJHSST, Research Affiliate
Rohan is a bright TJHSST student who joined the lab during a summer internship. Rohan is focused on using single-cell RNA sequencing data of tumors that metastasize to the brain to elucidate mechanisms behind brain metastasis and potential therapeutic avenues.
Sarah Siemers, M.Sc.
Sarah Siemers, M.Sc.
M.Sc in Bioinformatics Student, '24
Sarah has a passion for biology and research. Outside of the lab she enjoys cooking, reading, and yoga. In the lab, Sarah worked on a novel pipeline integrating data from the BROAD DepMap with single-cell RNA sequencing data from PDAC tumors to identify cell vulnerability states conserved across PDAC patients. Following graduation, Sarah has moved on to a position at Millipore.
Longwei Zhang, M.Sc.
Longwei Zhang, M.Sc.
Research Affiliate
Longwei earned his bachelor's degree in Biology at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and his M.Sc. in Bioinformatics from Georgetown University. His c research aims in the lab were to identify mechanisms of resistance to Olig2 inhibition and implications for combination therapies in glioblastoma. Outside of research, he enjoys reading classic literature, playing soccer, and watching movies. Longwei is currently pursuing his doctorate in Illinois.
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