Hakan Ozadam
Research ScientistApplying his computational skills to biology excites Hakan. He enjoys swimming and hiking. Hakan is an avid reader. He is also the major coffee consumer of the lab.
- 2013 - 2016, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Postdoctoral Fellow, Bioinformatics - 2008-2012, Middle East Technical University
PhD, Applied Mathematics - 2005-2008, Middle East Technical University
MS, Applied Mathematics - 2001-2006, Middle East Technical University
BS, Computer Engineering and Mathematics
Daniela Garcia
Postdoctoral FellowDaniela currently works at Thermo Fisher.
- 2011-2018, Princeton University
PhD, Molecular Biology - 2006-2011, The University of Texas at El Paso
BS, Microbiology
Alia Segura
Research AssociateAlia worked on the Ribo-ITP project in the lab. She is currently a PhD student at UT Austin.
- 2021, University of Texas at Austin
B.S. Cell and Molecular Biology
Tori Tonn
Research AssociateTori is currently a medical student. Her research focused on the development of Ribo-ITP. Her current interests are in neonatology and public health.
- 2013 - 2018, Loyola University, Chicago
B.S. Biology
B.A. Spanish
Mathematics Minor
Ian Hoskins
Postdoctoral FellowIan is passionate about genomics, statistics, and microbiology. His general research goals involve the application of statistical learning approaches to sequencing data. Outside of work, Ian likes to play acoustic and electric guitar, contend in foosball matches, and exercise throughkickboxing and longboarding. When Ian feels like being less physically active, you’ll find him critically examining political and philosophicaldebates and reading all sorts of nonfiction- from religious history to particle physics. Ian has a “peacemaker” personality and is very laid-back, so don’t be hesitant to say “hi”.
- 2013, University of Colarado at Denver
B.S. Biology
Chemistry Minor
Michael Geng
Research AssociateMichael is currently a medical student in the EnMed program of Texas A&M.
His research interests deal with the computational methods of ribosome profiling.
- 2020, University of Texas at Austin
B.S. Computer Science
Hosei Nakajima
Undergraduate Research AssistantHosei was a UT undergraduate from Japan, interested in genetics and computer science. Hosei currently works at Baylor College of Medicine as a research associate.
Ashley Hoffman
Undergraduate Research AssistantAshley was a student with the Dean’s Scholars program. In the future, she wants to attend graduate school and pursue a career related to studying genetic diseases or cancer.
William Zhang
Undergraduate Research AssistantWilliam is a Computer Science major in the Turing Scholars and Dean’s Scholars program.
Hansel Chiang
Undergraduate Research AssistantHansel was a chemistry major and educational psychology minor.
Muxin Wang
Undergraduate Research AssistantMuxin studied neuroscience at UT and wants to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience after graduating.
Brendan Panici
Undergraduate Research AssistantBrendan was a biology student interested in genetic diseases and computer science. His research in the lab focused on Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, a disease as intriguing as its name. He is currently a PhD student at Baylor College of Medicine.
Jonathan Chacko
Undergraduate Research AssistantJonathan is a computer science major interested in bioinformatics, helping to create interactive front-end visualizations for the lab. His goal is to use software to solve interesting technical challenges, in whatever field they may lie. He has a keen interest in music production and plays piano in his spare time.
Charisma Tante
Undergraduate Laboratory AssistantCharisma is a biochemistry major and Mandarin minor, interested in molecular biology and genetics. Outside of academics, she loves to travel and is a member of the Longhorn Powerlifting Team.
Reiko Tachibana
Undergraduate Research AssistantReiko’s research at the Cenik Lab focused on ribosome profiling data analysis. Beyond research, Reiko likes to play violin and computer games. She is currently a research technician at the Chung Lab at UT Southwestern.
- 2024, University of Texas at Austin
B.S.A. Honors Biology