Current Students
Abdalla Alkhawaja
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Karen Mohlke & Terry Furey
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: abdalla.alkhawaja@unc.edu
Nil Aygun
Entry Year: 2018
Advisor(s): Jason Stein
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: nil1@live.unc.edu
Darius Bost
Entry Year: 2015
Advisor(s): Kirk Wilhelmsen
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: dariusmb@email.unc.edu
Seyoun (Jess) Byun
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Doug Phanstiel
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: sbyun@unc.edu
Meng Cheng
Entry Year: 2017
Advisor(s): Yue Xiong
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: BCB Certificate, PhD Program: Genetics and Molecular Biology
Email: meng93@email.unc.edu
Sean Connelly
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Jonathan Juliano and Yun Li
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: MD/PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: sean_connelly@med.unc.edu
Aaron Crain
Entry Year: 2017
Advisor(s): Bob Duronio
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: BCB Certificate, PhD Program: Genetics and Molecular Biology
Email: acrain@unc.edu
Alex Crocker
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Tim Elston & Amy Gladfelter
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: dinosaur@live.unc.edu
Amjad Dabi
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Dan Schrider
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: amjad_dabi@unc.edu
Marshall Davey
Entry Year: 2018
Advisor(s): Boyce Griffith
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: mrdavey@live.unc.edu
Eric Davis
Entry Year: 2018
Advisor(s): Doug Phanstiel
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: ericscottdavis@outlook.com
Elizabeth Davis
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Tim Elston
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: emae@med.unc.edu
Quinn Eberhard
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Mauro Calabrese & Alain Laederach
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: qeberhard@unc.edu
Mikayla Feldbauer
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Katie Hoadley
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: mifeldbauer@unc.edu
Brooke Felsheim
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Charles Perou
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: felsheim@email.unc.edu
John Patrick Flores
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Doug Phanstiel
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: jflores@unc.edu
Kwame Forbes
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Daniel Dominguez & Maria Aleman
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: kwamek@email.unc.edu
Joseph Foster
Entry Year: 2017
Advisor(s): Ian Davis and Joel Parker
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: jfoster3@email.unc.edu
Kathleen Furtado
Entry Year: 2018
Advisor(s): Rita Tamayo
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: BCB Certificate, PhD Program: Microbiology and Immunology
Email: kfurtado@unc.edu
Gilbert Giri
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Daniel Dominguez
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: ggiri@unc.edu
Kaiyun (Kathy) Guan
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Tim Elston
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: kaiyun@live.unc.edu
Saygin Gulec
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Tim Elston & Klaus Hahn
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: sayging@live.unc.edu
Yuriko Harigaya
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Martin Ferris & William Valdar
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: harigaya@live.unc.edu
Josh Hochuli
Entry Year: 2018
Advisor(s): Alex Tropsha
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: jhochuli@live.unc.edu
Le Huang
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Yun Li
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: lehuang@email.unc.edu
Haeun (Hannah) Hwangbo
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Adam Palmer
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: hhwangbo@unc.edu
Kalika Kamat
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Martin Ferris & Mark Heise
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: kdkamat@email.unc.edu
Dhuvarakesh (Dhuvi) Karthikeyan
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Alex Rubinsteyn & Benjamin Vincent
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: dkarthikeyan1@unc.edu
Michael Kelly
Entry Year: 2017
Advisor(s): Hector Franco and Joel Parker
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: mkelly95@live.unc.edu
Meaghan Kennedy
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Terry Furey and Shehzad Sheikh
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: meagkenn@live.unc.edu
Nicole Kramer
Entry Year: 2018
Advisor(s): Doug Phanstiel
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: nekramer@live.unc.edu
Brandon Le
Entry Year: 2018
Advisor(s): Jason Stein
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: brandon_le@med.unc.edu
Sool (Will) Lee
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Hyejung Won
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: sool_lee@unc.edu
Jin Seok (Andy) Lee
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Alex Rubinsteyn & Benjamin Vincent
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: ajslee@unc.edu
John Lin
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Jeremy Wang
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: jlin3@unc.edu
Teresa McGee
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): William Valdar
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: tmcgee@unc.edu
Nina Nishiyama
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Terry Furey & Shehzad Sheikh
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: nnishi@email.unc.edu
Sarah Parker
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Doug Phanstiel
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: sarmae@live.unc.edu
Alec Plotkin
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Justin Milner & Natalie Stanley
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: aplotkin@unc.edu
Brandon Price
Entry Year: 2016
Advisor(s): Joel Parker
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: baprice@email.unc.edu
Nick Randolph
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Brian Kuhlman
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: nzrandol@unc.edu
Jolene Ranek
Entry Year: 2018
Advisor(s): Jeremy Purvis
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: ranekj@live.unc.edu
Matt Regner
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Hector Franco and Joel Parker
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: regnerm@live.unc.edu
Ellen Risemberg
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Will Valdar & Marty Ferris
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: erisembe@email.unc.edu
Isai Salas Gonzalez
Entry Year: 2016
Advisor(s): Jeff Dangl
Current Research Project: Utilizing synthetic ecology and phylogenomics to unravel A. thaliana microbiome assembly.
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: isai@email.unc.edu
Ian Seim
Entry Year: 2017
Advisor(s): Amy Gladfelter and Daphne Klotsa
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: iseim@live.unc.edu
Jamshaid Shahir
Entry Year: 2018
Advisor(s): Jeremy Purvis
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: jashahir@live.unc.edu
Joshua Sikder
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Dan Schrider
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: jsikder@unc.edu
Ian Sturgill
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Katie Hoadley
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: irsturgill@unc.edu
Matthew Sutcliffe
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Charles Perou
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: MD/PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: matthew_sutcliffe@med.unc.edu
Pradham Tanikella
Entry Year: 2021
Advisor(s): Di Wu
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: pvtanike@live.unc.edu
Jordan Valone
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Jason Stein
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: jmvalone@email.unc.edu
Daniel Van Twisk
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Alex Rubinsteyn & Benjamin Vincent
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: vantwisk@live.unc.edu
Logan Whitehouse
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Dan Schrider
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: lswhiteh@live.unc.edu
Anastacia Wienecke
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Alain Laederach
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: wienecke@email.unc.edu
Emmaleigh Wilson
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Karen Mohlke and Yun Li
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: ewilson9@live.unc.edu
Alex Woodell
Entry Year: 2017
Advisor(s): Shawn Hingtgen
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: BCB Certificate, PhD Program: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Email: alex.woodell@unc.edu
Alice Woolard
Entry Year: 2020
Advisor(s): Carolyn Quinsey & Shawn Gomez
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: alice@unc.edu
Jiali Zhu
Entry Year: 2019
Advisor(s): Paul Maddox and Ehssan Nazockdast
Current Research Project:
Degree Type: PhD Curriculum, PhD Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Email: jializ@live.unc.edu