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Sagnik Bhadury, PhD

October 2, 2026

Sagnik Bhadury is a Research Associate in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. He completed his postdoctoral training in Computational […]

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Tianhua Zhai, PhD

September 8, 2026

Tianhua Zhai, PhD, is a biomedical researcher specializing in AI-driven drug discovery, molecular simulation, and generative protein design. His expertise spans large-scale machine learning, biophysics, medicinal chemistry, and biological mechanism […]

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Musu Yuan, PhD

September 4, 2026

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania, advised by Prof. Mingyao Li. My work sits at the intersection of […]

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Rasika Venkatesh, MA, PhD

August 28, 2026

Dr. Rasika Venkatesh is an NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Dokyoon Kim in Informatics Division of DBEI. She completed her PhD in Genomics and Computational Biology at the University […]

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Manu Shivakumar, PhD, MA, MS

August 25, 2026

Manu Shivakumar, PhD, MA, MS, is currently a postdoctoral researcher in Kim’s Lab, led by Dr. Dokyoon Kim, Associate Professor of Informatics. He completed his PhD in Genomics and Computational […]

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Nicolas Escobar Velasquez, PhD

July 31, 2026

Nicolas Escobar Velasquez is a biostatistician whose research focuses on statistical methods for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. More broadly, his work addresses methodological challenges in child and adolescent health […]

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Aristedis Sotiras, PhD

July 1, 2026

Aristeidis (Aris) Sotiras, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Electrical and […]

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Jagadeesh Puvvula, PharmD, PhD, MPH

September 24, 2025

Dr. Puvvula is an environmental epidemiologist in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine. His research primarily evaluates associations between exposures […]

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Kwangmoon Park, PhD

September 24, 2025

Dr. Kwangmoon Park is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, where he works with Professor Hongzhe Li. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison […]

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iSCALE Unlocks Molecular Maps of Large Human Tissues

September 22, 2025

Dr. Mingyao Li co-authored a study demonstrating iSCALE, a method that maps large human tissues at molecular and spatial resolution, uncovering disease features previously invisible.

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Maxwell Salvatore, MPH, PhD

August 27, 2025

Dr. Maxwell Salvatore is a Postdoctoral Fellow working with Dr. Yong Chen in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics. Dr. Salvatore is interested in identifying principled methods for analyzing […]

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Yingying Lu, PhD, MBA

August 7, 2025

Dr. Yingying Lu is a biostatistician at the Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center. She received her PhD in Statistics from the University of Arizona, where she specialized in bioinformatics and […]

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Charles Zheng

July 23, 2025

Charles is a Master’s student in Bioengineering (BE) at Penn, co-mentored by Dr. Li Shen. In his free time, he enjoys researching multi-omic approaches to study the molecular mechanisms of […]

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Miranda Song, BS

July 23, 2025

Miranda is an MD/PhD student from the Graduate Group in Genomics and Computational Biology (GCB). She is interested in developing integrative approaches to leverage multi-omic and clinical data towards precision […]

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Miranda Song

July 23, 2025

Miranda is an MD/PhD student from the Graduate Group in Genomics and Computational Biology (GCB). She is interested in developing integrative approaches to leverage multi-omic and clinical data towards precision […]

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Chang-Uk Jeong, BS

July 23, 2025

Chang-Uk Jeong is a PhD student in Bioengineering in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics (DBEI). He joined the Kim Lab at the Center for AI-driven Translational Informatics (CATI) […]

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Jaehyun Joo, PhD

July 23, 2025

Dr. Jaehyun Joo is a bioinformatician in the Center for AI-Driven Translational Informatics (CATI) within the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics. His research focuses on biomedical data science, leveraging […]

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Nancy Zhang, PhD (Statistics)

July 20, 2025

Ge Li and Ning Zhao ProfessorProfessor of Statistics and Data ScienceVice Dean of Wharton Doctoral Programs Research Interests: Statistical Genetics and Genomics Links: CV, Lab Website Overview Dr. Zhang is a Ge Li […]

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Parker Wilson, MD, PhD (Pathology)

July 20, 2025

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineMember, Institute of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism – University of Pennsylvania Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Contact 713B Stellar-Chance Laboratories BuildingPhiladelphia, PA 19104 Office: 215 […]

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Yanxiang Deng, PhD (Pathology)

July 20, 2025

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory MedicinePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Department: Pathology Contact Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicinePerelman School of Medicine at the University […]

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Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD (Medicine)

July 20, 2025

Professor of Medicine (Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension)Hospital Appointment, Philadelphia VA Medical CenterMember, Institute of Diabetes and Obesity and MetabolismMember, Institute of Translational Medicine and TherapeuticsMember of MD PhD admission Committee, PSOMCodirectorof […]

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Robert Faryabi, PhD (Pathology)

July 20, 2025

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineAssociate Investigator, Abramson Family Cancer Research InstituteBioinformatics Faculty Lead, Penn Center for Personalized DiagnosticsFaculty Member, Institute for ImmunologyMember, Abramson Cancer CenterSenior Fellow, Institute for […]

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Pablo Cámara, PhD (Genetics)

July 20, 2025

Associate Professor of GeneticsSenior Fellow, Institute for Biomedical Informatics (IBI), Perelman School of MedicineFaculty Member, Center for AI and Data Science in Integrated Diagnostics, Perelman School of MedicineFaculty Member, Statistical […]

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Shefali Setia Verma, PhD

July 1, 2025

Dr. Shefali Setia‑Verma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Division of Informatics within the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the Perelman […]

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Tiffanie Jones, MD, MPH, MSCE

February 12, 2025

Dr. Jones is a pulmonologist and epidemiologist who investigates the genetic determinants of acute respiratory failure. Her primary research interest is the elucidation of the molecular and genetic risk factors […]

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AI Tool Analyzes 30K Data Points Per Medical Imaging Pixel in Cancer Search

January 15, 2025

Mingyao Li, PhD and her Penn Medicine colleagues developed an AI-powered tool called MISO (Multi-modal Spatial Omics) that can detect cell-level characteristics of cancer by looking at data from extremely small pieces of tissue—some as small as the width of five human hairs.

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Rui Xiao, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Xiao’s methodological research centers around statistical genetics and genomics, where she develops statistical methods and computational tools for RNA-seq and single cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) data analysis. Particularly, she has […]

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Li Shen, PhD, FAIMBE, FACMI, FAMIA

September 9, 2024

Dr. Shen is a Professor and the Interim Director of the Informatics Division in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine in the University […]

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Adam C. Naj, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Naj is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman […]

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Mingyao Li, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Li joined the biostatistics faculty in 2006 after receiving her PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan in 2005. She is also a faculty member of the Genomics […]

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Qi Long, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Long’s research program marries innovative data science, informatics, and ML/AI research with impactful biomedical research. His lab has focused on developing robust statistical and ML/AI methods and models for […]

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Anne Marie McCarthy, PhD

September 9, 2024

The goal of Dr. McCarthy’s research is to reduce the burden of cancer through improved prevention and screening strategies, particularly for racial/ethnic minorities. Her work seeks to integrate genomics into […]

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Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH

September 9, 2024

Dr. Merkel is the Chief of Rheumatology and a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Merkel is an internationally recognized research and clinical expert in vasculitis, […]

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Jeffrey S. Morris, PhD

September 9, 2024

In addition to his professorial role, Dr. Morris serves as Director of the Division of Biostatistics. His research interests focus on creating hybrid ML-AI/statistical tools for extracting knowledge from large-scale […]

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Hongzhe Li (Lee), PhD

September 9, 2024

Working with Penn collaborators, we are currently developing methods for analysis of high-throughout genomic data. Our application areas include genome-wide association studies of neuroblastoma, eQTL analysis of human heart failure […]

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Jin Jin, PhD

September 9, 2024

Dr. Jin’s research focuses on developing statistical methods and computational tools to address cutting-edge problems in public health and medicine by integrating large-scale, multi-source datasets. Her research areas include health […]

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Rui Feng, PhD

September 9, 2024

Ongoing Methodological Research: Dr. Feng’s current research focuses on exploring and improving the potential of deep learning methodologies, for structured input variables in biomedical research. Her recent development of the […]

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Brielin Brown, PhD

September 9, 2024

Brielin C. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Informatics and Genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine who is broadly interested in the development and application of statistical and computational […]

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Dr. Mingyao Li Explores the Transformative Role of AI in Spatial Omics Research in Nature Methods

August 15, 2024

Dr. Mingyao Li's article in Nature Methods discusses how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing spatial omics, enhancing integration of diverse data and accelerating biological discoveries for improved health outcomes in biomedical research.

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Mapping Gene Activity Down to the Cellular Level

June 1, 2022

Advanced spatial transcriptomics techniques are advancing our understanding of cancer and other diseases at the cellular level: “You can zoom in, you can look at the tissue-specific features, how many […]