Mukta Asnani, PhD
Lab Manager & Research Scientist
- Meticulous and highly skilled molecular biologist with an expertise in Oncology, Immunology and Neurological disorders.
- Adept at conducting bench experiments, bioassays, drafting scientific papers and mentoring junior colleagues.
2024.1 - Present
Xinyu Hu
Ph.D. student in Molecular Biosciences (2023-)
- Experience in computational bioinformatics: RNA-seq, Chip-seq etc.
- Interested in single cell bioinformatics analysis and machine learning
2024.2 - Present
Chuhanwen (Silas) Sun
Ph.D. student in Molecular Biosciences (2025-)
- I’m a first-year PhD student in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) working on computational biology and bioinformatics
- I’m passionate about applying quantitative and multi-omics approaches to understand complex human diseases
- Outside the lab, I enjoy hiking, weightlifting, and film photography
2025.5 - Present
Jose Gonzalez
Computational Research Technician
2024.6 - Present
Jolene Fu
George H. Cook Scholar (B.S. in Biochemistry, expected Dec 2025)
2024.3 - Present
Dalia Gad
Honor's Thesis Student (B.A. in Genetics, expected May 2026)
2024.9 - Present
Mikaela Lijo
Honor's Thesis Student (B.A. in Genetics, expected May 2026)
2025.2 - Present
Pranav Arra
Undergrad Researcher (B.S. in CS and Genetics, expected May 2027)
2025.2 - Present