GWSPH Research Day 2025 - DBB Winners

NameInstitutionDesignationAbstract TitleAward Category
Nihal HabibComputational Biology InstituteFulbright Visiting Scholar-PhD in Biomedical Sciences and Bioinformatics StudentTranscriptomic Signatures and Functional Pathways in HBV and HCV Infections: A Comparative RNA-seq Analysis Using Dual Quantification StrategiesDoctoral Research
Xinyang ZhangGenomics CorePhD in Bioinformatics StudentMeta-analytic microbiome target discovery for immune
checkpoint inhibitor response in advanced melanoma
Centers & Institutes Winner
Erika HubbardGenomics CorePhD in Bioinformatics StudentValidation of a Machine Learning Algorithm to Classify Molecular Subsets of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with Clinical ImplicationsCenters & Institutes Winner
Ranojoy ChatterjeeComputational Biology InstitutePhD in Bioinformatics StudentcellSight: Enhanced Single-Cell Analysis Platform and
Comprehensive Cell Communication
Centers & Institutes Winner
Mahdi BaghbanzadehComputational Biology InstitutePhD in Bioinformatics StudentseqLens: optimizing language models for genomic predictionsCenters & Institutes Winner
Alex Thiersch and Kristal TaylorDepartment of Biostatistics and BioinformaticsMPH in Biostatistics StudentsPatient-centric approaches for antipsychotic medication research: an application of the Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) and Global Benefit-Risk (GBR) ScoreDepartment Winner - Master’s Research
Aishwarya BandaruDepartment of Biostatistics and BioinformaticsMPH in Biostatistics StudentAddressing missingness in injury history data using multiple imputationDepartment Winner - Master’s Research
Chiraag GohelDepartment of Biostatistics and BioinformaticsPhD in Bioinformatics StudentAutomated Prior Elicitation from Databases for Bayesian Metabolomics AnalysisDepartment Winner - Doctoral Research
Qihang WuDepartment of Biostatistics and BioinformaticsPhD in Biostatistics StudentRefining Data Presentation in Data and Safety Monitoring Boards Reports: An Example from a Clinical Trial Evaluating Antifungal Therapy in Pediatric Uncomplicated CandidemiaDepartment Winner - Doctoral/Staff/Postdoc/Alumni Research