3 research positions
Research
From gene therapy at the bench to graph learning on genomes. Most recent first.
- Summer 2026Graph learning for genomic repeat detectionSegarra Lab, Rice UniversityGraph neural networks and self-supervised learning, applied to a framework that uses graph embeddings to detect repeats in genomes.Undergraduate Researcher
- Dec 2024 – Dec 2025Sickle cell biomarkers and therapeutic targetsBao Lab, Rice UniversityWet-lab work analyzing sickle cell biomarkers, validating therapeutic targets and optimizing HEK293T cell cultures.Undergraduate Researcher
- May 2022 – Sep 2023An in vitro transcription plasmid for PKU gene therapyAltuntaş Lab, North American University (NAU)Engineering a plasmid for PKU gene therapy, using RNA sequencing and bioinformatics to optimize RNA expression and evaluate the vector.Student Researcher