Julie Xian, BA

Research Interests

Neurogenetics, computational phenotyping

Education

BA, University of Pennsylvania
MD/PhD Student, Johns Hopkins Medical Scientist Training Program

Hometown

Long Island, NY

Hobbies

Soccer, rock climbing, hammocking, skiing, anything outdoors

Lea Dungan, BS

Education

Bachelors, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Franklin and Marshall College

Hometown

Lansdale, PA

Hobbies

Running, playing/watching soccer, reading, looking at pictures of my sister’s cats, trying to keep my plants alive

Michael Kaufman, MS

Research Interests

Leveraging big data for genotypic and phenotypic research including developing predictive models and extracting and analyzing electronic medical records to hopefully lead to improved and more equitable care for patients as a result of these findings.

Education

BA, Cognitive Science, Vassar College
MS, Data Science, Drexel University

Hometown

Merion Station, PA

Hobbies

Lots of baking, cooking and weight lifting (to balance out all the baked goods). Michael also has a passion for boardgames and has recently been trying to learn new languages as well.

Renée Allen, MA

Education

BA, Comparative Literature and Italian, Douglass College of Rutgers University
MA, Comparative Literature, Brown University

Hometown

Physically: St. Paul, MN. In my mind & in summer: my grandmother’s house in West Orange, NJ, and my great-grandfather’s house in the Bronx

Hobbies

Traveling, going to the beach, hiking, going out to eat, hanging out with family