| Principal Investigator -
Dr. Jason A. Papin: |
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Dr. Jason Papin is an
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University
of Virginia. He completed his undergraduate and graduate work in
Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. His
current research interests include systems biology of human
pathogens and cellular signaling networks in human
disease.
Detailed CV
| Graduate
students: |
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Matthew is a rising fifth-year graduate student
focusing on computational modeling and experimental
characterization of the relationship between bacterial metabolism
and virulence. His research focuses on Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen renowned for its high
antibiotic resistance and its danger to cystic fibrosis patients
and immunocompromised individuals. He majored in physics at UVa,
and decided to stay in Charlottesville for graduate study.
Outside of lab, he is an avid rockclimber and lover of the
outdoors.
Detailed CV
Arvind is a third-year graduate
student in biomedical engineering at the University of
Virginia. He is passionate about the use of computational
modeling to help understand and gain insight into disease
progression inside of the human body. He is also an avid
badminton player, and he has played in several tournaments
including the Boston Open, D.C. Open, and the Junior
Internationals in Manhattan Beach, CA.
Paul is a second-year biomedical
engineering graduate student at the University of Virginia. His
research focuses on mathematical methods for integrated analysis
of metabolism and regulation. Paul received degrees in biomedical
and chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota and
enjoys backpacking and canoeing in his spare time.
Kevin is a first year biomedical
engineering graduate student. Before coming to UVA, he studied
biomedical engineering at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. His current research is focused on the host response to
bacterial toxins. Apart from academics and research, he enjoys the
outdoors and playing almost any sport for which he finds
time.
| Bioinformatics Specialist: |
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Sudhir is the Bioinformatics Specialist at the CSBL. He is responsible for building a database of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) data sets and a web-accessible interface. He is also engaged in analyzing cancer cell profiling data to classify melanomas and discover novel signaling pathways. Sudhir has completed his undergraduate degree in Biotechnology and a masters degree in Bioinformatics. Besides programming and research, Sudhir enjoys hiking and playing badminton in his free time.
| Undergraduate
students: |
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Michael is currently a
third-year computer engineering undergraduate student at the
University of Virginia. He is interested in work-flow
management, specifically the integration of technology in the
medical field. He has built and currently manages a Linux
cluster for the lab, and he has designed and coded a database
application for a lab project.
 Joe
Klembczyk (jjk3m@virginia.edu)
Joe is a second year
undergraduate biomedical engineer at the University of Virginia.
He is enthusiastic about mathematical modeling within immunology,
specifically the transcriptional regulatory network of
Leishmania major. Joe hopes to attend medical school in
his home state of North Carolina following his undergraduate
experience. Outside of biomedical engineering, he is a serious
pick-up basketball and soccer player.
| Visiting
researchers: |
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Andres Pinzon, from Universidad de los
Andes, Bogota, Colombia (andrespinzon@gmail.com)
Alumni: |
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Dr. Ani Manichaikul - Post-doctoral Fellow,
2008-9; now an Instructor at UVA,
Dept. of Public Health Sciences
Dr. Brian Schmidt - Post-doctoral Fellow, 2009; now at
Entelos
Dr. Erwin P. Gianchandani -
PhD student 2005-2009; now Founding Director of BME Planet.
Lindsay Taylor - Undergraduate
Sandra Gagnon - Visiting student researcher from Université
Laval, Quebec, Canada, fall 2008
George Glass - Laboratory
technician, 2007-2008; now a medical student at UVa
Jennifer Robichaux - Undergraduate, 2007-2008; now at
Tulane University, Dept. of
Biomedical Engineering
Corinne Locke - MS
candidate, 2005-2007; now a medical student at UVa
Kimberly Fryer - Undergraduate, 2005-2007; now a medical
student at UVa
Jeffrey Whittemore - Undergraduate, 2005-2007; now at
Elder Research
James Eddy - Undergraduate, 2006-2007; now at University
of Illinois, Dept. of Bioengineering
Kyle Williams - Undergraduate, 2006-2007; now at CGI, Dept.
of Public Sector Healthcare
Dr. Jong Min Lee - Post-doctoral fellow, 2005-2006; now an
Assistant Professor at University of
Alberta
| Collaborators: |
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At the University of Virginia
Edward Botchwey, Department of Biomedical
Engineering (Profile
| Lab)
David Brautigan, Department of Microbiology/Center
for Cell Signaling (Profile)
Joanna
Goldberg, Department of Microbiology
(Profile
|
Lab)
Kevin Janes, Department of Biomedical Engineering
(Profile)
Michael
Lawrence, Deparment of Biomedical Engineering
(Profile
| Lab)
Pathology (Profile)
Shayn
Peirce, Department of Biomedical Engineering
(Profile
| Lab)
Thomas Skalak,
Department of Biomedical Engineering
(Profile
| Lab)
Jeffrey Saucerman,
Department of Biomedical Engineering
(Profile
| Lab)
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Elsewhere
Bernhard
Palsson, University of California, San Diego
(Lab)
Costas Maranas, Pennsylvania State University
(Lab)
Nathan Price, University of Illinois, Illinois
(Lab)
Vitor A. P. Martins dos Santos, German Research
Centre for Biotechnology (GBF)
Marc Vidal, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard
University, Boston (Lab) |
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Matthew A. Oberhardt 
Arvind Chavali 
Paul Jensen 
Kevin D'Auria 
Sudhir Chowbina
Michael Saravo (mts5x@virginia.edu)