Graduate Students
Lynne Cherchia

Ph.D. Candidate
Project: Integrating imaging and mathematical modeling to study cell signaling
B.S.: Biology, Boston University
B.S.: Biology, Boston University
Niki Tavakoli

Ph.D. Candidate
Project: Constraint-based modeling of cancer and stromal cells
B.S.: Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.
M.S.: Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California.
B.S.: Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles.
M.S.: Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California.
Diamond Mangrum

Ph.D. Candidate
Project: Analyzing cell apoptosis signaling
B.S.: Biological Engineering and Mathematics, North Carolina A&T State University
B.S.: Biological Engineering and Mathematics, North Carolina A&T State University
Handan Cetin

Ph.D. Candidate
Project: Modeling metabolic reprogramming of stromal cells in the TME
B.S.: Molecular Biology and Genetics, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
M.S.: Computational Science and Engineering, Boğaziçi University
B.S.: Molecular Biology and Genetics, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
M.S.: Computational Science and Engineering, Boğaziçi University
Elizabeth Elton
Ph.D. Student
B.S.: BIoinformatics and Computational Biology, University of California Los Angeles
Yiping Jia
Ph.D. Student
B.S.: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Christine Singh
Ph.D. Student
B.S.: Biomedical Engineering, University of Buffalo
Tyler King
Ph.D. Student
B.S.: Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Lab Alum
Postdoctoral Trainees
Rebecca Bekker, Ph.D. (2024-25)
Geena Ildefonso, Ph.D. (2022-23)
Mahua Roy, Ph.D. (2015-18)Junmin Wang, Ph.D. (2020)
Graduate Students
Holly Huber, Ph.D. (2021-25)Vardges Tserunyan, Ph.D. (2020-24)
Patrick Gelbach, Ph.D. (2018-23)
Colin Cess, Ph.D. (2018-23)
Min Song, Ph.D. (2016-21)
Ding Li, Ph.D. (2016-21)
Sahak Makaryan, Ph.D. (2016-21)
Qianhui Wu, Ph.D. (2015-20)
Jennifer Rohrs, Ph.D. (2014-18)
Ding Li, Ph.D. (2016-21)
Sahak Makaryan, Ph.D. (2016-21)
Qianhui Wu, Ph.D. (2015-20)
Jennifer Rohrs, Ph.D. (2014-18)
Undergraduate Students
Hana Erickson (2024-25)
Neel Tangella (2021-25)
Selam Mehreteab (2024 SURE Program)
Jairo Reynoso (2023 SURE Program)Ariella Simoni (2020-23)
Ryland Mortlock (2017-19)
Ryland Mortlock (2017-19)
Lauren Slowskei (2018 SURE Program)
Daniel Kwon (2017)
Alyssa Arnheim (2017 (SURE Program)
Thomas Gaddy (2015-17)
Yongin Choi (2016 SURE Program)
Angela Chen (2016)
Christopher Sulistio (2014-16)
Libanos Redda (2014-15)
Taylor Clarkin (2014-15)
Steven Lai (2015)
Andrianna Ayiotis (2015)
Merrick Bautista (2014)
Alyssa Arnheim (2017 (SURE Program)
Thomas Gaddy (2015-17)
Yongin Choi (2016 SURE Program)
Angela Chen (2016)
Christopher Sulistio (2014-16)
Libanos Redda (2014-15)
Taylor Clarkin (2014-15)
Steven Lai (2015)
Andrianna Ayiotis (2015)
Merrick Bautista (2014)

