Program Role: 2025 Cohort

I’m Ani, a 2nd year PhD student in the Department of Statistics and Operations Research at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I am fortune to be advised by Prof. Patrick Lopatto and Prof. Michael Kosorok. My research interests include precision medicine, causal inference, and adaptive policy learning.

My career vision is centered at the intersection of computational science, biotechnology innovation, artificial intelligence, and national security analysis. As a PhD candidate in Computational Data-Enabled Science and Engineering, my long-term objective is to contribute to the advancement of intelligent scientific systems capable of addressing some of the world’s most complex biological, technological, and societal…

My academic background is rooted in understanding human attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors through the lens of rigorous mathematical modeling. As an undergraduate student at the University of Miami, I studied Psychology (major) and Mathematics (minor). As a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, I earned two master’s degrees (Psychology and Statistics) and…

I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Michigan Technological University with an interdisciplinary background in computer engineering, artificial intelligence, and applied computing. I earned my B.S. in Computer Engineering from Mutah University, my M.S. in Computer Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, and my Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from…

I am a trained quantitative biologist and statistician with experience spanning cancer research, vaccine development, and projects focused on improving patient care in collaboration with healthcare providers. In cancer research, I worked with complex genomic and clinical datasets where precision and reproducibility were paramount. In vaccine development, I contributed to studies requiring rigorous statistical design…

I am a bioanalytical chemist and research scientist at Arizona State University and the Biodesign Institute utilizing analytical chemistry, microbiology, and statistical techniques to leverage breath-based volatile compounds as biomarkers of human health and disease. Much of my work centers on developing breath biomarkers of lung infections. I am also interested in exploring novel strategies…

Ph.D. in Applied Physics (2023), doing Physics-informed Machine Learning.

I am a postdoctoral fellow in biomedical informatics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. My research focuses on responsible AI in healthcare, clinical natural language processing, and human–AI collaboration. I am especially interested in developing ethical and transparent AI systems that can support clinical decision-making, reduce bias, and improve patient care. My work…

I am a neuroscientist and an assistant professor of instruction. I teach courses on neuropsychopharmacology, brain diseases, and a more general survey course. My interests are in improving the educational process and student engagement with information. The science shows that increased engagement leads to increased retention. I am also very interested in how generative AI…

I am an Associate Professor of Biology and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC). I currently serve as Biomedical Sciences Program Coordinator, where I manage faculty and over 400 undergraduates of the nearly 1100 students within Life Sciences. My research projects have involved the training of 96 undergraduate students and co-chairing 13 completed…