People

Current Lab Members

Ryan E. Mills

Professor, DCM&B and Human Genetics

• Ph.D., M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
• A.B., Wabash College

Weichen Zhou

Assistant Research Professor, DCM&B

• Ph.D., Fudan University
• B.S.E., Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Jinhao Wang

Bioinformatics PhD Candidate

• B.S., Western University, Canada

Brandt Bessell

Bioinformatics PhD Candidate

• B.S., University of Florida

Xiaomeng Du

Bioinformatics PhD Candidate

• B.S., Renmin University of China
• M.S., University of Michigan

Ph.D. Alumni

Wenjin Gu

Ph.D. University of Michigan

• B.S., China Agricultural University
• M.S., Biostatistics, University of Michigan
• Tempus AI

Steve Ho

Ph.D. University of Michigan

• B.S., University of California - Davis

Chen Sun

Ph.D. University of Michigan

• B.S., Shanghai Jiaotong University

Alex Weber

Ph.D. University of Michigan

• B.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Bioinformatics Data Scientist, Encoded Therapeutics

Marcus Sherman

Ph.D. University of Michigan

• B.S., University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• Associate Teaching Professor, Roux Institute, Northeastern University

Yifan Wang

Ph.D. University of Michigan

• M.S. University of Michigan
• B.S., University of Maryland, College Park
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic

Tony Chun

Post-doctoral Fellow

• Ph.D., M.Sc., University of Michigan
• B.A., Kalamazoo College
• Senior Scientist, CJ Research Institute of Biotechnology

Xuefang Zhao

Ph.D. University of Michigan

• B.S., University of Science and Technology of China
• Staff Scientist, Talkowski Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital

Other Lab Alumni

Shaomiao Xia

Bioinformatics MS Candidate

• B.S., The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
• Research Assistant, University of Michigan

Zhenning Zhang

Bioinformatics Student

• B.S. University of Macau
• Machine Learning Engineer, AstraZeneca

Nan Lin

Human Genetics Student

• M.P.H. University of Michigan
• B.S. Xiamen University
• Research Assistant, Indiana University

Akima George

Bioinformatics Student

• M.S., University of Michigan
• B.S., University of the Virgin Islands

Gargi Dayama

Post-doctoral Fellow

• Ph.D., University of South Carolina
• B.ES., M.A., St. Cloud State University; B.S., Osmania University, India
• Senior Research Scientist, Lau Lab, Boston University

Past Rotation Students

Vital Nyabashi

PIBS Rotation Student

• B.S., Iowa State University
• Bioinformatics Ph.D. Student, Brenner Lab

Kobe Howcroft

PIBS Rotation Student

• B.S.E., University of Michigan
• Bioinformatics Ph.D. Student, Boyle Lab

Maya Bose

PIBS Rotation Student

• B.S., University of Arizona

Kai Li

PIBS Rotation Student

• B.S., Qingdao University
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Catherine Barnier

PIBS Rotation Student

• B.A. Western Connecticut State University
• Consultant, ClearView Healthcare Partners

Fan Zhang

Bioinformatics Rotation Student

• B.S.E., South China University of Technology
• Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Illumina

Not Shown

• Byungjun Kim, Cornell University — Undergraduate Student
• Samantha Rondeau, University of Michigan — Undergraduate Student
• Priya Ghandi, University of Michigan — Undergraduate Student
• Yanming Gan, University of Michigan — Undergraduate Student
• Thomas Chang, University of Michigan — Undergraduate Student
• Sophia Marcotte, University of Michigan — Undergraduate Student
• Samantha Reimer, University of Michigan — Bioinformatics MS Student