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David McKellar
Biomedical Engineering, 2018
dwm269@cornell.edu
David grew up in Atlanta and studied Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech. Currently, he is a PhD student who is co-advised by Dr. Benjamin Cosgrove. He uses single-cell and spatial transcriptomics to study the roles of noncoding RNAs in muscle regeneration. Outside work, he enjoys running and playing guitar.
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Benjamin Grodner
Biomedical Engineering, 2018
bmg224@cornell.edu
Ben grew up in Salt Lake City, UT and studied Biological Engineering at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. As a Cornell PhD student in Biomedical Engineering, he is developing multiplexed imaging tools to spatially map complex bacterial communities. In his free time, Ben runs on the Finger Lakes Trail, plays bass, windsurfs on Cayuga Lake, and skis at Greek Peak, though rarely all at once.
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Adrienne Chang
Biophysics, 2018
ac2763@cornell.edu
Adrienne grew up in Texas and Taiwan and received her B.S. in Chemistry from New York University Abu Dhabi in 2018. Currently, she employs cell-free metagenomic sequencing assays to develop noninvasive diagnostic tools for infectious disease monitoring. Outside of the lab, she enjoys cycling, rock climbing, and baking. Post-graduation, she plans to transition into a career in patent law.
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Madhav Mantri
Computational Biology, 2018
mm2937@cornell.edu
Madhav grew up in north India and studied Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur before coming to Cornell. He is interested in developing and deploying computational tools to analyze single-cell genomics data and understand development and immune related processes. Outside the lab, he likes cooking indian food, going on hikes, and watching science fiction TV shows.
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Omary Mzava
Biomedical Engineering, 2019
omm35@cornell.edu
Omary Mzava grew up in Kilimanjaro Province of Tanzania and studied Electrical and Electronics Engineering for his bachelors degree. He is interested in developing genomics technologies to study diseases. In his free time he enjoys watching and playing soccer.
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Conor Loy
Genetics Genomics and Development, 2019
cjl332@cornell.edu
Conor grew up in Arlington Heights, Illinois and studied Biology and Data Anaytics at Denison University. He studies cell-free nucleic acids in complex immune and infectious diseases. He is developing minimally invasive diagnostic tools for point of care treatment. In his free time, he enjoys fly fishing, playing with his dog and going on hikes.
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Liz-Audrey K. Djomnang
Biomedical Engineering, 2020
ld486@cornell.edu
Liz grew up in the western French speaking region of Cameroon. She earned her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at the University at Buffalo, NY. She currently works with human biofluids, cell-free nucleic acids and metagenomic sequencing. She develops diagnostics and studies the human microbiome using cell-free DNA.
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Yannis Ntekas
Biomedical Engineering, 2020
in68@cornell.edu
Yannis grew up in Piraeus, Greece and got his Master's in Chemical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens. He is developing new transcriptomic technologies to study microbiomes and explore the complex host-microbe interactions that tune immunity. Outside the lab, Yannis enjoys going to the cinema and discovering new beers.
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Shaowen Jiang
Computational Biology, 2022
sj657@cornell.edu
Shaowen grew up in Guangzhou, China and finished his Master’s in Bioinformatics from New York University and worked at the NYU School of Medicine as a bioinformatics analyst on cancer-related research. Currently, he is interested in using or developing computational tools on spatial and single-cell transcriptomics to study the disease-related research. Outside the lab, he likes traveling to historical places for city sightseeing and museums; hiking to nearby trails; enjoying “WuTiao Ren” music.
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