July 7, 2025

Filiz Bunyak Ersoy

Filiz Bunyak Ersoy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Missouri. She is also a core faculty member of the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics and the MU Materials Science & Engineering Institute. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Control and Computer Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, and her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Bunyak Ersoy’s research focuses on image processing, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, with applications in biomedical image analysis, material science, and visual surveillance.

June 18, 2025

Zaynab Shakkour

I am a PhD student in Bioinformatics with a Master’s degree in Neuroscience from the University of Missouri. My scientific interests center on leveraging cutting-edge tools in bioinformatics and AI to enhance personalized diagnoses and improve treatment strategies. My current research focuses on autism and rare diseases, combining neurogenomics and informatics to uncover genetic underpinnings that enable subgroup discovery and advance precision medicine through drug repurposing. I am excited to serve as Secretary of the Graduate Student Organization and look forward to helping build a more connected and supportive student community!

April 18, 2025

Ania Rose, PhD, CPA

Professor Rose employs behavioral and psychophysiological methods to research how to improve judgment and decision making in accounting, business, and related fields. She is currently ranked as one of the top two experimental researchers in Accounting Information Systems worldwide. Professor Rose has won teaching awards at several universities for her active and research-based courses, and she has developed executive training for multiple universities and in several countries around the world.

Feb. 13, 2024

Mai-Lan Ho

Mai-Lan Ho, MD, is an accomplished neuroradiology physician-scientist and leader specializing in the full scope of advanced imaging. Dr. Ho has clinical expertise in advanced neuroimaging techniques and genotype-phenotype correlation in complex diseases. Her research focus involves radiologic technology development, quantitative image analysis and imaging genomics. Dr. Ho also leads multiple national and international initiatives for data science and precision health and serves on national/international society committees and editorial boards dedicated to advanced imaging and AI. Dr. Ho’s research program involves the three key focus areas of translational advanced imaging, imaging genomics and artificial intelligence, improving imaging technology, implementation and…

Jan. 3, 2024

Jinpu Li

Dec. 11, 2023

Sania Awan

Hey there, I’m Sania, your friendly neighborhood tech enthusiast with five years of experience, ready to dive into the exciting world where computers meet biology! Having spent the last half-decade navigating the data realm, I’ve decided it’s time for a new adventure – a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics. Buckle up, because it’s not just a switch in gears; it’s my commitment to infusing some coding magic into the scientific groove. With a background in Deep Learning, Big Data optimization, and Scalable Data Architectures, I bring a wealth of experience to the table. Beyond the corporate hustle, I’m on a mission…

Nov. 28, 2023

Mary York

Hi all, I’m Mary. I’m from Lonedell, a small rural town in eastern Missouri. I went into my undergraduate degree with a passion for biology and helping others. Towards the end of my degree I realized how important and abundant data is in modern biological research. So, I decided to go into a computationally heavy M.S. degree with no computational background, and it stuck! My master’s thesis was aimed at improving the classification of Alzheimers disease status from MRS derived data by using Bayesian networks to simulate new observations. I made connections in the Bioinformatics and Analytics Core throughout my…

Nov. 28, 2023

Joseph Soundararajan

I am a Ph.D. student with experience in biological and data science. As a graduate student, currently in training to use tools to increase biomedical productivity and improve the impact of our research on improving public health. As an undergraduate, my research included the possible role of vitamin E in the regeneration of testicular tissue in zebrafish after injury. As such, I have experience working with animal models, including zebrafish and mice. Currently at Mizzou, I am working with Dr. Dong Xu on using GNN (graphical Neural Networks) in analyzing and visualizing large sets of single-cell RNA data. This methods…

Nov. 28, 2023

Pallav Singh

I am Pallav Singh, a passionate Bioinformatics Ph.D. student. My project aims to democratize multiomics visualization through an innovative web portal, simplifying data analysis and empowering researchers to extract valuable insights from complex biological datasets.