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Brian G. Pierce, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, 2008, Boston University Email: pierce@umd.edu |
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Melyssa Cheung Graduate Student B.S. in Biochemistry, 2020, University of Maryland I'm interested in TCR-pMHC modeling, dynamics, and binding energetics. In my downtime, I love to go rock climbing and hiking. Email: mel1997@terpmail.umd.edu |
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Nathaniel Felbinger Graduate Student B.S. in Biology, 2020, University of Maryland Baltimore County I'm interested in computational design and evaluation of viral antigens and antibodies for vaccine development In my free time I enjoy playing piano, gaming, and traveling to cities. Email: nfelbing@umd.edu |
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Minjae Park Graduate Student B.S. in Chemistry and Nanoscience, 2020, Ewha Womans University I am interested in developing methods for de novo antibody design and unraveling the science of protein structures. I enjoy gallery hopping, photography, and swimming in my free time. Email: mjpark12@umd.edu |
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Shayana Saravanakumar Graduate Student B.Tech in Biotechnology with Minor in Computer Science, 2023, PES University My research interests include TCR-pMHC specificity prediction and structure-based vaccine design. I enjoy painting, photography and crocheting in my free time. Email: shayanas@umd.edu |
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Shu Yuan Shi Graduate Student B.Sc in Computational Biology, 2024, National University of Singapore My interest is modeling of antibody-antigen complexes using deep learning, including method benchmarking and generating new and optimized algorithms to improve performance. Email: sshi123@umd.edu |
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Emily Chen Undergraduate Student B.S. in Computer Science and Biology, expected 2027, University of Maryland I’m interested in bioinformatics, software development, and biomolecular modeling. In my free time, I enjoy bouldering, gaming, and playing the violin. Email: emcchen@terpmail.umd.edu |
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Ray Shen Undergraduate Student B.S. in Bioengineering, expected 2029, University of Maryland I am interested in clinical medicine and biomedical research. My current research focuses on using AlphaFold to study protein-protein interactions, including how point mutations affect T cell receptor binding and recognition. Outside of research, I am involved in clinical volunteering. In my free time, I enjoy going to the gym, attending concerts, hiking, and photography. Email: rshen314@terpmail.umd.edu |
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Tortie Lab mascot A (very) distant relative of Testudo, this Hermann's tortoise enjoys using secure shell and writing shell scripts. His methodical and determined approach shows us that slow and steady is a useful strategy for both research and life. |
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| Name | Position | Year(s) in Lab | Currently |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragul Gowthaman | Assistant Research Scientist | 2015-2022,2024-2026 | Macrogenics |
| Valerie Lin | High School/Undergraduate | 2022-2026 | University of Maryland |
| Jonathan Wu | Undergraduate | 2024-2025 | |
| Jessica Lee | Undergraduate | 2021-2025 | |
| Arjun Rakheja | Undergraduate | 2022-2025 | |
| Rui Yin | Ph.D. student | 2020-2024 | Absci |
| Maya Eisenberg | Undergraduate | 2023-2024 | |
| Helder Ribeiro | Assistant Research Scientist | 2022-2023 | Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials |
| Johnathan Guest | Ph.D. student | 2017-2022 | Novavax |
| Dongxiu Zhang Spiering | Assistant Research Scientist | 2021-2022 | AstraZeneca |
| Ipsa Mittra | High School/Undergraduate | 2019-2021 | University of California San Francisco |
| Stefan Ivanov | Postdoc | 2020 | Sofia University |
| Ghazaleh Taherzadeh | Postdoc | 2020-2021 | AmeriHealth Caritas |
| Jane Quackenbush | Undergraduate | 2021 | University of Maryland |
| Ria Gulati | High School Intern | 2024 | |
| Sivan Kaufman | High School Intern | 2023 | |
| Daniel Fu | High School Intern | 2021 | |
| Shawn Zhao | High School Intern | 2018 | |
| Sandeep David | High School Intern | 2016 | |
| Michael Chou | High School Intern | 2015 |