Tong Zhou, principal investigator
My broad research background and training has been rooted in bioinformatics and computational biology, with experience in genomics, genetics, epigenetics, statistics, and molecular evolution. Also, I have long standing interest in translational medicine. One of my current research goals is to apply/develop appropriate computational tools for high-throughput omics data analysis.
Hukam C. Rawal, postdoctoral researcher
I obtained my Ph.D. (Bioinformatics) from Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), Delhi, India. Previously, I worked at ICAR- National Institute for Plant Biotechnology (2010-2023) and got trained in different aspects of computational biology, including genome assembly and analysis, comparative genomics, transcriptomics, SNP genotyping, analysis of non-coding RNAs and standardizing methodologies. With PhD thesis work (2017-2023) on comparative analysis of non-coding RNAs (miRNAs, tRFs and circRNAs), my interest has been shifted towards the study and analysis of non-coding RNAs. I believes in standard and uniform practices in any comparative analysis and study for solving biological problems across different kingdoms of life.
Hawkeye Bufkin Plank, undergraduate student
I am an undergraduate pursuing degrees in molecular biology and math graduating spring 2025. I have interests in network medicine and computational biology, specifically in dynamical modeling for systems of regulatory RNAs, and have experience with statistical analysis, modeling using differential equations, and data processing.
