Members

Elham Azizi
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
Columbia University

Elham completed her postdoctoral training in the Dana Pe’er Lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (Computational & Systems Biology) and Columbia University (Biological Sciences). She received a PhD in Bioinformatics from Boston University, advised by James Galagan (Biomedical Engineering, BU) and 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 is a recipient of the NIH NCI Pathway to Independence Award, the Tri-Institutional Breakout Prize for Junior Investigators and an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Lauren Friend
Master's Student

Lauren is a Columbia Masters student in Biomedical Engineering with a background in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Chapman University with a passion to improve human health. Past research includes biomechanic locomotion characterization of deep sea fish and data engineering for bio-inspired design at NASA. She approaches problems creatively and hopes to expand upon her biochemistry foundation through data science to conduct multidisciplinary impactful genetic research in the Azizi Lab!

Achille Nazaret
Master's Student

Achille is currently a Columbia Masters 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!

Veronica Woldehanna
Undergraduate Student

Veronica is a senior in SEAS studying Computer Science. Her research interests include using machine learning and artificial intelligence to advance health care.

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.

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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