Current Students
HUNTER EBY (MD-PhD)
Thesis adviser: Rammohan Shukla/Robert Smith
Education: BS in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Toledo, MSBS in Bioinformatics
from the University of Toledo.
Research Interests: My main focus has been looking at the transcriptional profile of patients with schizophrenia
and performing large scale data analysis. I am also developing software in which I
hope to help researchers find new and unique gene sets with the help of Gene Set Enrichment
analysis and Text mining for hypothesis driving experimentation.
Contact: hunter.eby@rockets.utoledo.edu
Ali Imami (phd)
Thesis adviser: Rammohan Shukla/Robert Smith
Education: MB BS, Nishtar Medical College, University of Health Sciences (Lahore), MSBS in Bioinformatics
University of Toledo.
Research Interests: Machine learning to develop targeted tools for early diagnosis of psychiatric disorders,
particularly schizophrenia and mania.
Contact: ali.imami@rockets.utoledo.edu
ALEXANDRA KRUZEL (BS-MSBS PIPELINE)
Thesis adviser: Dr. Robert Smith
Education: BS/in Biology from the University of Toledo
Research Interests: Forensics using bioinformatics.
Contact: alexandra.kruzel@rockets.utoledo.edu
Jessica Tschantz (MS - MSBS Pipeline)
Thesis adviser: TBD
Education: Currently a third year student in the BS Biology-MS Bioinformatics pipeline program with a minor in Chemistry at the University
of Toledo
Research Interests: Applied research of bioinformatics/genomics in pharmacology
Contact: jessica.tschantz@rockets.utoledo.edu
emily crossly (ms-msbs pipeline)
Thesis Advisor:
Education:
Reasearch Interests:
Contact: emily.crossley@rockets.utoledo.edu
william george ryan (msbs-PhD)
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Robert Smith
Education:
AA Lakeland Community College, BS in Biomedical Science with a minor in Chemistry
form the University of Akron
Research Interests: Currently, I'm a member of the Cognitive Disorders Research Laboratory studying "dark"
kinases and the importance of kinase networks.
Contact: William.Ryan2@rockets.utoledo.edu
Taylen oasis arvay (ms-msbs pipeline)
Thesis Advisor: TBD
Education: 
Currently an Undergraduate at the University of Toledo
Research Interests: I research in the Crawley Cell Biology Lab here at UT
Contact: Taylen.Arvay@rockets.utoledo.edu
Gabby vento (PhD)
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Elissar Andari
Education: BS Neuroscience with Minor in Science from Bowling Green State University, MS in
Biology from
BGSU, Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics from BGSU/UT.
Research Interests: Multimodal models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Subtypes using Multiomics approaches
Contact: Christopher.Vento@rockets.utoledo.edu
Jennifer Nguyen (phd)
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Jasmine Liu
Education:
Research Interests:
Contact: Jennifer.Nguyen@rockets.utoledo.edu