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Becky Hardie
Research Interests
I study the mechanical properties and collagen-ECM structure of pulmonary arteries and right ventricular myocardium during the progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Reach out to me about
Biaxial mechanical testing, tissue decellularization
Fellowships Received
NHLBI T32 Trainee, Powell Fellowship
Hobbies
N/A
Favorite Things to do in San Diego
Walk on the beach
Current Lab
Goals Post Graduation
Academia, Industry
Undergraduate Institution
Georgia Institute of Technology
Program
PhD
Marcus Hock
Research Interests
Using computational models to understand cardiac mechanics at molecular and cellular levels. Particularly understanding the influence of small molecule therapeutics on the cross-bridge cycle.
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Multiscale model simulations. Molecular modeling.
Fellowships Received
Interfaces T32 Trainee
Hobbies
Hiking, tennis, photography, eating tacos.
Favorite Things to do in San Diego
Going to coffee shops and cafes in PB to hang out.
Current Lab
Goals Post Graduation
Industry, Consulting
Undergraduate Institution
University of Colorado Boulder
Program
PhD
Josh Mesfin
Research Interests
I'm in a tissue engineering lab that uses decellularized matrices to treat acute myocardial infarction. I'm also using bioinformatics techniques to understand how these matrices work in vivo.
Reach out to me about
Nuclei isolation, sequencing, animal work
Fellowships Received
NHLBI T32 Trainee
Hobbies
Video games, climbing, breweries
Favorite Things to do in San Diego
Go to the beach and eat pastries, watch the sun set
Current Lab
Goals Post Graduation
Academia, Industry, Consulting
Undergraduate Institution
MIT
Program
PhD
Jamey O'Neill
Research Interests
Medical technology and machine learning.
Reach out to me about
N/A
Fellowships Received
N/A
Hobbies
Cars, Charitable Activism & Avocation, DIY creative home improvement and repairs, amateur cat trainer
Favorite Things to do in San Diego
Time with friends, exploring the city, food, and learning about local technology news
Current Lab
Alexandrov Lab & Compact Matter Lab
Goals Post Graduation
Industry, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Policy
Undergraduate Institution
UC Davis
Program
PhD
Andrew Portell
Research Interests
Developing new genomic engineering tools for inducible gene expression and combinatorial genetic interaction screens.
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Plasmid generation and cloning techniques, RT-qPCR, Flow cytometry
Fellowships Received
NHLBI T32 Trainee
Hobbies
Hiking, Biking, Outdoor Sports, Breweries
Favorite Things to do in San Diego
Breweries and hiking with my puppy and girlfriend
Current Lab
Goals Post Graduation
Industry, Entrepreneurship, Policy
Undergraduate Institution
University of Virginia
Program
PhD
Maya Rowell
Research Interests
Observing cancer cells' migratory patterns using in vitro extracellular matrices.
Reach out to me about
Embedding cells in hydrogels, fluorescent microscopy, and cell culture maintenance.
Fellowships Received
QIB Training Grant
Hobbies
Baking, TV, and dancing
Favorite Things to do in San Diego
Going to the beach and trying new restaurants
Current Lab
Goals Post Graduation
Industry, Consulting, Entrepreneurship
Undergraduate Institution
New York University (NYU)
Program
MS->PhD (Previously MS and now transitioned to PhD)
Deepan Thiruppathy
Research Interests
Microbiomes, designing synthetic communities for specialized performance, metabolic modeling of community interaction dynamics.
Reach out to me about
Shotgun metagenomics sequencing and library prep
Fellowships Received
N/A
Hobbies
Biking, hiking, beach days
Favorite Things to do in San Diego
Bike along Highway 1, discovering hole-in-the-wall restaurants, spending a day at Coronado dog beach
Current Lab
Goals Post Graduation
Industry, Consulting
Undergraduate Institution
NIT - Trichy, India
Program
PhD (MS -> PhD)
Phoebe Valdes
Research Interests
I am currently interested in conducting big data analysis using multi-omics approaches in neurological diseases. In general, my research interests span from bioinformatics, systems medicine and genomics.
Reach out to me about
Multi-Omics Sequencing Pipelines (RNA-seq, ATAC-seq, scRNA-seq), Integration Analysis of Big Data, Quantitative PCR (qPCR), Various Sequencing Assays/Techniques
Fellowships Received
N/A
Hobbies
Listening to music, Hiking, Baking, Watching movies
Favorite Things to do in San Diego
Hiking, Trying new restaurants in the San Diego area, Going to Balboa Park
Current Lab
Dr. Shankar Subramaniam's Systems Biology & Systems Medicine Lab
Goals Post Graduation
Industry
Undergraduate Institution
University of California - San Diego
Program
PhD
Yiyan Yu
Research Interests
N/A
Reach out to me about
N/A
Fellowships Received
N/A
Hobbies
N/A
Favorite Things to do in San Diego
N/A
Current Lab
Dr. Liangfang Zhang's lab
Goals Post Graduation
Academia
Undergraduate Institution
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Program
MS with goal of transitioning to PhD
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