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 |
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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 |
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, |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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 Mountain View, CA |
Sara Rashkin | Biostatistics | Gonçalo Abecasis | 2011-2013 |
Lead Bioinformatics Research Scientist |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Zachary Szpiech | Bioinformatics | Noah Rosenberg | 2010-2012 |
Assistant Professor |
Tanya Teslovich | Biostatistics (Postdoctoral fellow) | Mike Boehnke | 2008-2010 |
Vice President, Head of Genomics |
Lam Tran | Biostatistics | Hui Jiang | 2020-2022 |
Principal Statistician |
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 |