Summer Program

Summer Program in Bioinformatics and Data Science

Organizationally located within the LSUHSC- Bioinformatics and Computational Medicine Program program is designed to facilitate “the involvement of talented students in research aspects of the fields of bioinformatics, genomics and data sciences, in particular those from disadvantaged background such as underrepresented minorities, or first-generation college students.”

The summer program seeks to identify talented sophomores and juniors from around the country who could benefit from spending a summer on the LSUHSC campus working in a research laboratory under the mentorship and guidance of experienced scientists participating in the various bioinformatics and genomics interdisciplinary research projects focused on bioinformatics, genomics and data science.

The program also includes hands-on research in bioinformatics, genomics and data science and seminars by faculty, planned readings and discussions of research and results, and exercises in data analysis. Participants learn skills fundamental to the task of extracting information from the huge amounts of omics data produced by the various omics and next generation sequencing projects.

The program is funded by NIH, NSF and the School of Medicine. Our ideal candidates are undergraduate students with quantitative interests and skills who aspires to contribute to advances in biomedical research in the genomics era. This is not a program for students seeking a summer research experience in order to enhance your competitiveness for entry to medical school.

Summer Program Participants

	Mr. Michael L. Stewart 2021 Xavier University, LA Project: Elucidation of the Genomic Landscope of Ovarian Cancer and COVID-19
	Mr. Mahir A. Rahman 2021 Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies Project: Mapping the Genomic Landscape of TNBC and COVID-19 &#38;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#160;
	Mr. Eric Espinal 2020 Undergraduate in Microbiology: University of Alabama at Tascalusa, AL Project: Integrative Genomics Approach to Biomarker Discovery in Colorectal Cancer
	Ms. Dahlia Siprut 2020 Undergraduate in Biology: University of New Orleans, LA Project: An Integrative Genomics Approach to Discovery of Molecular Markers in Ovarian Cancer
	Ms. Anjela Nguyen 2019, 2020 Undergraduate in Computer Science: Xavier University, LA Project: Genomic Classification and Prediction of Outcome in Pediatric ALL Patients using Machine Learning
	Mr. Yashwanth Mamidi 2019 Master's in Computer Science: University of New Orleans, LA Project: Classification Of Prostate Cancer Patients Into Indolent and Aggressive Using Machine Learning
	Mr. Ethan J. Nicklow 2018, 2019 Undergraduate in Biomedical Engineering: Duke University in Durham, NC Project: Genomic Classification and Prediction of Outcome in Pediatric ALL Patients using Machine Learning
	Mr. Gregory J. Schwing 2017 Undergraduate in Bioinformatics: University of New Orleans Project: Mapping the genomic landscape of pediatric glioblastomas.
	Mr. Thomas O. Beckstrom 2017 School of Dentistry Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Project: Defining the Genetic landscape of oral cancer.
	Jacob Elnaggar 2016 Undergraduate in Bioinformatics: Baylor University, Texas. Project: Mapping the genomic landscape of triple negative breast cancer.
	Chiamaka Okeke 2016 Undergraduate in Biology: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Project: Discovery of prognostic markers and therapeutic targets in childhood leukemia.