Computational Biology: People

Meet our team of renowned biologists, computer scientists and mathematicians.

Leadership

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Michael Shelley

Director, Center for Computational Biology

Research Staff

CCB scientists, ranging from early-career Ph.D.s to senior researchers, integrate theory, computation, and experimentation to solve long-standing biological mysteries and pioneer new fields of inquiry.

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Jasmin Imran Alsous

Research Scientist, Center for Computational Biology

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Maria Avdeeva

Associate Research Scientist, Center for Computational Biology

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Lucas Bouck

Flatiron Research Fellow, Center for Computational Biology

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Lisa M. Brown

Senior Data Scientist, Center for Computational Biology

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Xi Chen

Research Scientist, Center for Computational Biology

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Pilar Cossio

Senior Research Scientist, Centers for Computational Biology and Mathematics

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Chris Edelmaier

Software Engineer, Center for Computational Biology

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Reza Farhadifar

Research Scientist, Center for Computational Biology

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Daniel Fortunato

Associate Research Scientist, Centers for Computational Mathematics and Biology

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Gilles Francfort

Research Scientist, Centers for Computational Biology and Mathematics

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Vicente Gomez Herrera

Flatiron Research Fellow, Centers for Computational Biology and Mathematics

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Sonya Hanson

Research Scientist, Centers for Computational Biology and Mathematics

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Danyun He

Flatiron Research Fellow, Center for Computational Biology

Ludwig Hoffmann

Flatiron Research Fellow, Center for Computational Biology

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Sidney Holden

Flatiron Research Fellow, Center for Computational Biology

Eleni Katifori

Senior Research Scientist, Center for Computational Biology

Admin Team

The CCB administrative team manages all center operations while providing administrative support to CCB researchers, visitors and guest researchers.

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Indira Goris

Senior Manager for Center Administration, Center for Computational Biology

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Christina Julien

Coordinator, Center for Computational Biology

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Emma Bellel

Coordinator, Center for Computational Biology

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Dawn Tucker

Coordinator, Center for Computational Biology