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Principal Investigator
Chair, Genomic Medicine
Chair ad interim, Systems Biology
Professor, Genomic Medicine

Latasha Little, M.S.
Scientific Project Director
B.S., Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
M.S., Project Management, Saint Mary¡¯s University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Research interests:

• Optimizing research workflows, resource allocation and strategic planning to improve efficiency and innovation in scientific research
• Creating structured systems with a focus on sequencing data quality, organization and management for accurate and reproducible research

Hannah C. Beird, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Ph.D.,?MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Research interests:

• Multiomics profiling of rare cancers
• Genomic bases for response and resistance to cancer therapies
• Germline predisposition to cancer

Amrit K. Shrestha, M.S.
Senior Research Assistant
M.S. in Biotechnology, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Originally from Lumbini, Nepal

Research interests:

• Automation and streamlining NGS procedures
• Data-driven optimization of procedures for augmented sequencing outcomes
• Novel sequencing technologies, AI and cancer genomics

Srilekha Manali Rameshkumar, M.S.
Research Coordinator, Genomic Medicine
M.S., University of Houston, Clear Lake

Research interests:

• Project management
• Finance and project budget administration
• Regulatory compliance for laboratory functioning
• Clinical/Research area of interests: gene modification (T Cells/NKT Cells), cryopreservation and patient infusion, DNA/RNA extraction and quantification, transduction, cloning, plasmid recovery and purification, bioinformatics databases

Vivian A. Gabisi, M.S.
Senior Research Assistant
M.S., The?University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana
Originally from Houston,?Texas

Research interests:

• Sequencing novelty germlines and tumors
• Analyzing and troubleshooting results from quality control data
• Expanding knowledge of current and new SOPs

Courtney McRuffin, B.S.
Research Investigator
B.S. in Biology, Xavier University of Louisiana

Research interests:

• Genetic mutations and their roles in cancer development
• Whole genome and exome sequencing identifying rare disorders
• Expanding genetic diversity

Chi-Wan B. Chow, D.V.M., M.A.
Research Investigator
M.A. in Biology, Â鶹ӳ»­ at Austin
D.V.M. in Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University

?Research interests:

• Sequencing library prep and sequencing
• Database management
• Protocol development and troubleshooting