GSTP Trainees

Current Trainees

Name Department Faculty Mentor
Brandt Bessell Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Ryan Mills
Maya Bose Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Steve Parker
Xiaomeng Du Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Ryan Mills
Javid Ghaemmaghami Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics PIBS
Lingxiao Guan Computer Science and Engineering Jie Liu
Andre Guerra Biostatistics Sebastian Zöllner
Benjamin Li Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Steve Parker
Jack Li Biostatistics Mike Boehnke
Jean Morrison
Sophia Luo Biostatistics Matt Zawistowski
Abigail Mauger Biostatistics Laura Scott
Maria Murphy Biostatistics Veera Baladandayathapani
Meaghan Rea Environmental Heaslth Sciences Sean Harris
Tiffany Wan Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics Evan Snitkin

PAST TRAINEES


Name

Department

Faculty Mentor
Years in Training Program
Current Position
Hasan Abu-Amara Epidemiology Betsy Foxman 2019-2021 PhD Student, Epidemiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Aubrey Annis Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis 2018-2020 PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Amanda Artis Biostatistics Sebastian Zöllner 2010-2012 Biostatistician
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Margaret Bakewell Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Jianzhi Zhang 2007-2009 Deceased
Andrew Beck Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2014-2016 PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Christine Beck Human Genetics John Moran 2008-2011 Assistant Professor
Genetics & Genome Sciences
University of Connecticut Health
Farmington, CT
Victoria Blanc Biology Julian Adams 1997-1999 Biorepository Director
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
Freida Blostein Epidemiology Kally Bakulski/
Betsy Foxman
2018-2020 Postdoctoral Fellow
Vanderbilt Genetics Institute
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Cathryn Bock Epidemiology Patricia Peyser 1998-2001 Associate Professor
Oncology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, MI
Katharine Brieger Epidemiology Gonçalo Abecasis/
Kelly Bakulski
2015-2017 Resident in Psychiatry
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
David Buchner Human Genetics Miriam Meisler 2000-2002 Associate Professor
Genetics and Genome Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Kyle Campbell Epidemiology Kelly Bakulski 2018-2021 Postdoctoral Fellow
Environmental Health
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Jenna VanLiere Canzoniero Bioinformatics Noah Rosenberg 2007-2008 Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Jedidiah Carlson Bioinformatics Sebastian Zöllner 2013-2016 Assistant Professor
Macalaster College
St. Paul, MN
Andrea Cassidy-Bushrow Epidemiology Patricia Peyser 2002-2004 Senior Scientist, Henry Ford Health System;      Research Professor
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Raymond Cavalcante Bioinformatics Maureen Sartor 2013-2015 Bioinformatics Analyst Senior
Epigenomics Core
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
Jennifer Chisa Human Genetics David Burke 2003-2004 Retired
Su Chu Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis 2011-2013 Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Dan Ciotlos Biostatistics Laura Scott 2020-2022 PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Nathan Cohen Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis 2014-2016 Postdoctural Research Fellow
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
 Justin Colacino Environmental Health Sciences Laura Rozek 2011-2013 Associate Professor
Environmental Health Sciences
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Tim Connallon Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Lacey Knowles 2006-2008 Associate Professor
Biological Sciences,
Monash University
Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Karen Conneely Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2001-2003
2004-2005
Associate Professor
Human Genetics
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Alexandre Daly Human Genetics Sally Camper 2017-2019 Senior Data Scientist
Vanguard
Philadelphia, PA
Mike DeGiorgio Bioinformatics Noah Rosenberg 2010-2011 Associate Professor
Department of Engineering & Computer Science
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
Kathryn Demanelis Environmental Health Sciences Laura Rozek 2014-2016 Research Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Alicia Dominguez Biostatistics Sebastian Zoellner 2019-2020, 2021-2022 PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Gabrielle Dotson Bioinformatics Indika Rajapakse 2018-2019, 2021-2022

Computational Biology Scientist
bit.bio discovery
Vienna, Austria

Julie Douglas Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 1995-1998 Professor
and Chair
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
William Duren Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 1996-1998 Bioinformatics Programmer
Bioinformatics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Michael Epstein Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 1996-1999 Professor
and Center Director
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Tasha Fingerlin Biostatistics/Epidemiology Mike Boehnke/
Sharon Kardia
1999-2002

Researcher,
National Jewish Health; Adjunct Associate Professor Denver, CO

Diane Flasch    Human Genetics John Moran 2012-2014
2015-2016
Senior Translational Scientist
Tempus Labs, Inc
Memphis, TN
Matthew Flickinger Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2007-2010

Senior Software Engineer
Generate Biomedicines
Boston, MA

Trent Frisbie Human Genetics John Moran 2018-2020 Scientist
Sarepta Therapeutics
Raleigh, NC
Kyle Gontjes Microbiology and Immunology Evan Snitkin 2021-2023 PhD Student, Microbiology and Immunology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Michele Gornick Human Genetics Steve Gruber 2007-2009 Genomics Consultant
Colorado Department of Public Health
Denver, CO
Paul Greiner Biostatistics
(Postdoctoral fellow)
Kenneth Lange 1996-1998 Production Supervisor
Forte Science Communications
Tokyo, Japan
Wendy Grus Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Jianzhi Zhang 2005-2007 Senior Product Data Scientist
Snowflake
Seattle, WA
Omar Halawa Bioinformatics Brian Athey 2004-2005 Anesthesiologist
Oregon Anesthesiology Group
Portland, OR
Pelle Hall Bioinformatics Maureen Sartor 2014-2016 Director of Curriculum Implementation
The Coding Space
New York, NY
Sarah Hanks Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2016-2019 Postdoctural Research Fellow
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
Doug Hom Biostatistics  Sebastian Zöllner  2009-2011  Senior Principal Statistician
Novartis
Boston, MA
Abhay Hukku Biostatistics William Wen 2016-2018 Senior Scientist
Bristol Myers Squibb
Cambridge, MA
Keith Hunley Anthropology Andy Merriwether 1999-2001 Professor and Chair
Anthropology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Anne Jackson Human Genetics David Burke 1995-1997 Retired
Adam Jacob Biostatistics Laura Scott 2015-2016 Staff Vice President, Actuarial Sciences
Centene Corporation
Chicago, IL
Ethan Jewett Bioinformatics Noah Rosenberg 2010-2011 Senior Scientist
23&Me
Mountain View, CA
Kristina Jordahl Biostatistics Mike Boehnke/
Sharon Kardia
2010-2012 Senior Scientist
Bristol Myers Squibb
Seattle, WA
Desmond Kearsley Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2015-2017 Data Scientist II
Centene Corporation
Chicago, IL
Kristen Kelly Epidemiology Briana Mezuk 2017-2019 Postdoctoral Fellow
Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado
Charles Krafchak Epidemiology Julia Richards 2002-2004 Deceased
April Kriebel Bioinformatics Joshua Welch 2019-2021 PhD Student, Bioinformatics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Phoenix Kwan Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2011-2013 Principal Data Scientist
Oracle
Redwood Shores, CA
Madeline Kwicklis Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2019-2021 Statistician Intermediate
Epidemiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Jennifer Lachowiec Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Postdoctoral fellow) Trisha Wittkopp 2015-2016 Associate Professor
Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
Ethan Lange Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 1995-1998 Professor
Medicine
University of Colorado
Denver, CO
Carl Langefeld Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 1996-1999 Professor
and Section Head
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
Robert Langefeld Biostatistics Xiang Zhou 2022-2024 PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Zena Lapp Bioinformatics Evan Snitkin 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Fellow
Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University
Durham, NC
Ben Lerch Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis 2013-2015 Senior Software Engineer
Pacific Biosciences
Menlo Park, CA
Heather Lerner Ecology and Evolutionary Biology David Mindell 2003-2006 Associate Professor
Biology/Museum Director
Earlham College
Richmond, IN
Albert Levin Epidemiology Sharon Kardia 1999-2002 Director Center for Bioinformatics
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI
Cecil Lewis Human Genetics (Postdoctoral fellow) Jeff Long 2005-2007 Professor
Anthropology
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
Xiao-Yi Li Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2005-2007 Data Scientist, Statistician, and Manager, Corteva
Wilmington, DE
Yatong Li Biostatistics Shawn Lee 2017-2019 Research Data Scientist 
Google
Sunnyvale, CA
Kevin Liao Biostatistics Sebastian Zöllner 2018-2020 Bioinformatics Scientist
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC
Wei Lu/Vera Chiu Human Genetics Miriam Meisler 1998-2000 Mathnasium Owner and Director
Ann Arbor, MI
Kathryn Lunetta Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 1995-1996 Professor
Biostatistics
Boston University
Boston, MA
Melinda Curran MacDougall Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis 2010-2012 Senior Data Programmer
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Jasmine Mack Biostatistics Jean Morrison 2019-2021 PhD Student
University of Cambridge
Oxford, UK
Sharmila Basu Mann Human Genetics Margit Burmeister 1996-1997 Associate Partner, Bellwether
Denver, CO
Elliott Margulies Human Genetics Jeff Innis 1999-2001 Director
Scientific Research, Illumina,
San Francisco, CA
Noel McAllister Biostatistics Sebastian Zöllner 2022-2024 PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Breanna McBean Human Genetics Alan Boyle 2021-2024 PhD Student, Bioinformatics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Richard McEachin Bioinformatics David States 1998-2000 Chief Operating Officer
Advaita Bioinformatics
Plymouth, MI
Michelle McNulty Biostatistics Sebastian Zöllner 2016-2018 Senior Research Data Specialist
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
Brian Metzger Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Patricia Wittkopp 2010-2013 Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Purdue University
West Lafeyette, IN
Belle Moyers Bioinformatics Jianzhi Zhang 2012-2015 Senior Bioinformatics Scientist
Mayo Clinic
Minneapolis, MN
Camille Mumm Human Genetics Alan Boyle 2021-2023

PhD Student
Human Genetics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Michael Brodie Mumphrey Bioinformatics Marcin Cieslik 2018-2021 Bioinformatics Scientist
Tempus AI
Chicago, IL
Matthew Nelson Human Genetics Charles Sing 1998-1999 CEO, Genscience;        Vice President
Genetics and Genomics, Deerfield
New York, NY
Bethany Niell Epidemiology Steve Gruber 2001-2003 Section Chief of Breast Imaging
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, FL
Sierra Nishizaki Human Genetics Alan Boyle 2016-2018 Assistant Bioinformatic Scientist
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Frank Ockerman Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis/
Albert Smith
2020-2022 PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Jeffrey Okamoto Biostatistics William Wen 2019-2021 PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Peter Orchard Bioinformatics Steve Parker 2016-2019 Assistant Research Scientist
Bioinformatics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Amanda Pendleton Human Genetics (Postdoctoral fellow) Jeff Kidd 2015-2017 Postdoctoral Fellow
Purdue University
West LaFayette, IN
Laila Poisson Biostatistics Debasish Ghosh/
Jeremy Taylor
2003-2005

Vice Chair and Professor
Biostatistics
Public Health Sciences
Henry Ford Health Systems;     Research Associate Professor, Michigan State University      Detroit, MI

Jenny Poynter Epidemiology Steve Gruber 2003-2005 Associate Professor
Epidemiology and Clinical Research
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Yindra Mollings Puentes Bioinformatics Liz Speliotes 2012-2014 Director of Pre-Health Education
UWorld, LLC
Irving, TX
Kristen Stevens Purrington Epidemiology Steve Gruber 2007-2009 Associate Professor
School of Medicine, Oncology
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Rosemary Putler   Biostatistics Sebastian Zöllner 2014-2016 Data Science Manager
Duo Security
Boston, MA
Corbin Quick Biostatistics Mike Boehnke/
Laura Scott
2013-2015 Senior Data Scientist
Google
Mountain View, CA
Sara Rashkin Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis 2011-2013

Lead Bioinformatics Research Scientist
Hematology
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN

Chinmay Raut Biostatistics Veera Baladandayuthapani 2020-2022 PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Anna Redgrave Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Trisha Wittkopp 2019-2021 PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
David Reed Anthropology (Postdoctoral fellow) Merriwether 1999-2001 Biostatistical Consultant
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Mark Reppell Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2009-2011
2012-2013
Director, Digital and Data Strategy
AbbVie Genomics Research Center
Chicago, IL
Joshua Rest Ecology and Evolutionary Biology David Mindell 2000-2002 Associate Professor
Ecology and Evolution
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Allison Richards Human Genetics Vivien Cheung 2014-2015 Computational Biologist
Center for Molecular Oncology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Cassie Robertson Biostatistics Mike Boehnke/
Laura Scott
2012-2014

Postdoctoral Fellow
Bioinformatics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI and
NHGRI
Bethesda, MD

Henry Robertson Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2004-2005 Assistant Professor
Uniformed Services University
Bethesda, MD
Lauren Opsasnick Rogers Epidemiology Jennifer Smith 2022-2024 PhD Student, Epidemiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Rebecca Rothwell Biostatistics Sebastian Zöllner 2011-2013 Supervisory Mathematical Statistician
Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD
Laura Rozek Epidemiology Steve Gruber 2000-2003 Professor
Oncology
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Tiffany Russell Biostatistics and Environmental Health Sciences Kelly Bakulski 2021-2023

Research Specialist
Gastroenterology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Christine Rygiel Environmental Health Sciences Dana Dolinoy 2017-2019 Senior Territory Account Manager
Illumina
Conner Sandefur Bioinformatics Julie Douglas 2007-2008 Founder
Sandefur Modeling LLC
Pembroke, NC
Sarah Scarlett Biostatistics Jeremy Taylor 2013-2015 Advisor of Data Science
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Chicago, IL
Valerie Schaibley Human Genetics Jun Li 2009-2011 Research Director
Genetic Counseling Graduate Program
University of Arizona Health Sciences
Tucson, AZ
Stephanie Stenzel Schmit Epidemiology Steve Gruber 2010-2012 Associate Staff and Vice-Chair
Cleveland Clinic
Lerner Research Institute
Cleveland, OH
Nicole Scott Human Genetics Jeff Long 2006-2009 CEO and Founder
Cybele Microbiome
San Diego, CA
Theresa Daigneault Scott Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis 2001-2003 Senior IT Program Manager
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Kaanan Shah Human Genetics Julie Douglas 2008-2011 Chief Genomics Officer
Vivid Genomics
San Diego, CA
Ali Shojaie Statistics Kirby Shedden 2005-2007 Professor and Associate Chair,
Biostatistics
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Mohammad Siddiq Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Postdoctoral fellow) Trisha Wittkopp 2019-2021 Postdoctoral Fellow
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Andrew Skol Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2000-2003 Bioinformatics Scientist II 
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Jennifer Smith Epidemiology Sharon Kardia 2006-2008 Associate Professor
Epidemiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Lydia Smith Anthropology Andy Merriwether 2001-2003 Specialist, Integrative Biology
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
R Alex Smith Bioinformatics Aaron King/
Ed Ionides
2013-2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, Bioinformatics
Queen's University
Ontario, Canada
William Stewart Biostatistics (Postdoctoral fellow) Goncalo Abecasis/
MIke Boehnke
2005-2008 President and Senior Consultant, GIG Statistical Consulting LLC
Columbus, OH
Andrei Stefanescu Biostatistics William Wen 2012-2015 Statistician Staff Specialist
Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Heather Stringham Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 1998-1999 Research Area Specialist Lead
Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Michael Sweeney Biostatistics Hyun Min Kang 2021-2024

PhD Student, Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Zachary Szpiech Bioinformatics Noah Rosenberg 2010-2012

Assistant Professor
Biology
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

Tanya Teslovich Biostatistics (Postdoctoral fellow) Mike Boehnke 2008-2010

Vice President, Head of Genomics
TenSixteen Bio
Boston, MA

Lam Tran Biostatistics Hui Jiang 2020-2022

Principal Statistician
GSK Research Statistics
Collegeville, PA

Kinsey Van Deynze Bioinformatics Alan Boyle 2021-2023 PhD Student
Bioinformatics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Cris Van Hout Human Genetics Julie Douglas 2005-2007 Professor,
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Queretaro, Mexico
Jodi Vanden Eng Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2002-2004 Assistant Director
Center for Informatics
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Fort Collins, CO
Nicole Wakim Biostatistics Hui Jiang 2016-2018 Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Peter Walter Biostatistics Hyun Min Kang 2011-2013 Business Insight Advisor
Priority Health
Grand Rapids, MI
Richard Watanabe Biostatistics (Postdoctoral fellow) Mike Boehnke 1995-1996 Professor
Division of Biostatistics
Preventative Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Alexandra Weber Bioinformatics Ryan Mills 2016-2018 Bioinformatics Data Scientist
Encoded Therapeutics, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Joshua Weinstock Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis 2016-2018 Assistant Research Scientist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Robert Weyant Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 2009-2011 Senior Data Scientist
Hatch Data
Ann Arbor, MI
Janis Wigginton Biostatistics Mike Boehnke 1997-1998 Programmer/Analyst
Metabolomics Core
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
Brooke Wolford Bioinformatics Mike Boehnke/
Cristen Willer
2016-2017 Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Trondheim, Norway
Abigail Woodroffe Epidemiology Julie Richards/
Gonçalo Abecasis
2003-2006 Principal Researcher
American Institute for Research
Walthum, MA
Cynthia Zajac Bioinformatics Steve Parker 2021-2023 PhD Student
Bioinformatics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Greg Zajac Biostatistics Gonçalo Abecasis 2015-2017 Principal Biostatistician
ProKidney Corporation
Winston-Salem, NC
Matt Zawistowski Biostatistics Sebastian Zöllner 2005-2007 Clinical Assistant Professor
Biostatistics
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI