Members
Principal Investigator
Postdocs
Graduate Students
Undergrads
Alumni
Mascot
Principal Investigator
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Elham Azizi Principal Investigator Herbert & Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Cancer Data Research, Irving Institute for Cancer Dynamics Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Affiliated Faculty, Department of Computer Science Affiliated Member, Data Science Institute |
Bio: Elham completed her postdoctoral training in the Dana Pe’er Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Columbia University. She received a PhD in Bioinformatics from Boston University, advised by James Galagan (Biomedical Engineering, BU) and collaborating with Edoardo Airoldi (Statistics, Harvard), an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. She joined the faculty of Columbia Biomedical Engineering and Irving Institute of Cancer Dynamics in 2020. Her multidisciplinary research utilizes novel machine learning techniques and single-cell genomic and imaging technologies to study the dynamics and circuitry of cells in the tumor microenvironment. She is a recipient of the the Tri-Institutional Breakout Prize for Junior Investigators, NIH NCI Pathway to Independence Award, and an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching: BMEN 4480 Statistical Machine Learning in Genomics
Postdocs
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Xueer Chen Postdoctoral Fellow Xueer Chen is a passionate cancer researcher, applying machine learning, causal inference on multiple data types including bulk and single cell data. Xueer received a PhD degree from University of Pittsburgh in Biomedical Informatics. She has 7 years of experience in Systems Biology and Computational Biology. Xueer is a Kaggle competition master, with highest ranking in top 17 worldwide. |
Graduate Students
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Cameron Park
PhD Student, Kaganov Fellow Cameron is a PhD student in the BME department. While an undergraduate at Stanford, she majored in both Physics and Human Biology, and was a member of the varsity women's lacrosse team. After completing her undergraduate degrees in 2018, she stayed at Stanford for her Master's in Bioengineering. Originally from the Boston area, Cameron is happy to be back on the East Coast and is very excited to be able to explore machine learning and cancer biology in the Azizi lab! |
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Joy (Linyue) Fan
MS/PhD Student, Van C. Mow Fellow Joy is a current PhD student in the BME department. She completed undergraduate training at MIT, where she studied Biological Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. Her previous work in the MIT Synthetic Biology Center involved using deep learning approaches to study the behavior of synthetic circuits in human stem cells. She is excited about working at the intersection of computer science, engineering, and experimental biology, and hopes to develop novel machine learning methods for the study of cancer in the Azizi lab. |
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Achille Nazaret
PhD student (co-advised with David Blei) Achille is currently a Columbia PhD student in Computer Science. He previously studied at Ecole Polytechnique in France, where he developed his passion for theoretical science (mathematics, statistics, physics, CS) and machine learning. Achille has oriented his scientific excitement toward biology and genomics when conducting research in the Yosef Computational Biology lab at UC Berkeley in 2019. He is enthused about the potential of data, computer power and rigorous analytical tools to solve global issues and he hopes to make valuable progress in the Azizi Lab! |
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Siyu He
PhD student (co-advised with Kam Leong) Siyu is currently a PhD student in the BME department. She majored in physics previously at Xian Jiaotong University in China, and she developed interests in bioengineering and finished her bachelor thesis during RA at Harvard. She is currently applying machine learning and single-cell genomic technologies to tissue engineering, and aims to understand the genetic lesion and developmental dynamics of engineered organs. She is also enthusiastic about studying stem cell and cancer cell interaction, and excited about doing amazing research in the Azizi lab! |
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Yinuo Jin MS/PhD Student, Columbia Presidential Fellow (starting Fall 2021) Yinuo is a Senior in SEAS majoring in Computer Science and will start his PhD training in BME in Fall 2021. He is interested in applying computational and statistical methods to sequence analysis, especially processing single-cell and long-read sequencing data. |
Undergrads
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Tamjeed Azad Undergraduate Student Tamjeed is a sophomore in SEAS majoring in computer science and minoring in economics. He has a strong interest in machine learning and its potential in helping solve difficult problems in biology and beyond. On the side, he’s an avid soccer fan and enjoys going on long distance runs through the city. |
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Alex Toberoff Undergraduate Student Alex is a sophomore in Columbia College studying computer science. He's passionate about applications of deep learning in the biological sciences, particularly in cancer and immunology research. |
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Joshua Fuller Undergraduate Student Joshua is a rising Junior in SEAS majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in Computer Science. He is passionate about the intersection of medicine and machine learning and is excited to contribute his time toward its development. In his spare time, he enjoys going to the gym and exploring New York. |
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Max David Gupta Undergraduate Student Max is currently a senior at Columbia studying applied mathematics and computer science. He is interested in the efficiencies and uncertainties of deep learning models and is pursuing research in this field in 2021. He is an avid tennis player and distance runner hailing from Canada and enjoys cooking and mixing electronic music in his spare time. |
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Ruxandra Tonea Undergraduate Student Ruxandra is an undergraduate student studying Biomedical Engineering and Statistics at Columbia University. She aspires to get a PhD in Synthetic Biology and make use of both biology and computational science to solve and understand diseases. In her free time she enjoys listening to music, dancing and taking long walks. |
Alumni
Jose Pomarino Nima, Undergraduate Student (2020-2021).
Lauren Friend, MS Student (2020); First Position: R&D Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center.
Rachel Africk, High School Summer Student (2020); Next position: undergraduate student at U Penn SEAS.
Veronica Woldehanna, Undergraduate Student (2019-2020); First Position: Software Engineer, Microsoft.
Lauren Friend, MS Student (2020); First Position: R&D Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center.
Rachel Africk, High School Summer Student (2020); Next position: undergraduate student at U Penn SEAS.
Veronica Woldehanna, Undergraduate Student (2019-2020); First Position: Software Engineer, Microsoft.
Mascot
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Pistachio Minute taker / Zoom meeting disruptor |
