Team

Mohammad Reza Kaazempur Mofrad, PhD

Professor and PI

Post-doctoral Scholars




Amin Valiei, PhD

Post-Doctoral Scholar


Amin Valiei, PhD

Post-Doctoral Scholar

Gut Microbe

Graduate Students




Javad Aminian-Dehkordi

PhD student


Javad Aminian-Dehkordi

PhD student

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics




Andrew Dickson

PhD student


Andrew Dickson

PhD student

Deep Learning in Biology, Deep Proteomics, Deep Genomics




Nya Domkam

PhD student


Nya Domkam

PhD student

Molecular Mechanobiology of the LINC Complex




Seyed Erfan Ghazimirsaeed

PhD candidate


Seyed Erfan Ghazimirsaeed

PhD candidate

Molecular Simulations, Viral Diseases, Cell Adhesions




Hannaneh Kabir

PhD student


Hannaneh Kabir

PhD student

Hannaneh is from Tehran, Iran. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Sharif University of Technology. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley. Hannaneh is interested in applying
microbial sequencing techniques to understand the relationship between gut microbiome dysbiosis and liver diseases. Besides her professional life, she enjoys traveling, hiking, and watching movies.




Abdullah Mansour

PhD Student


Abdullah Mansour

PhD Student

I have an interest research in larger biological scale, such as tissues and blood vessels, coupled with machine learning to discover patterns in the body. So far, I’ve explored the changes in brain tissue in response to a stroke in the brain as well as the nuclear pore complex and how cargo molecules make it through the complex based on how many binding spots it’s got. I look forward to doing more research and discovering much more in Professor Mofrad’s lab.




Mohsen Naghipourfar

PhD student


Mohsen Naghipourfar

PhD student

Deep Learning in Computational Biology, Deep Proteomics




Mohammad Parsa

PhD student


Mohammad Parsa

PhD student

Deep Learning in Computational Biology, Deep Proteomics




Salmonn Talebi

PhD student


Salmonn Talebi

PhD student

Deep Learning in Medicine, Agent-Based Viral Disease Spread Modeling




Ali Tamadon

PhD Student


Ali Tamadon

PhD Student




Shingo Tsukamoto

PhD candidate


Shingo Tsukamoto

PhD candidate

Coarse-grained Modeling of Chromatin Mechanobiology




Ghafar Yerima

PhD student


Ghafar Yerima

PhD student

Ghafar is from Togo, West Africa. He holds a B.S. in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley, and is a Berkeley Fellow. Currently, his research involves the use of molecular dynamics simulations and machine learning to study nuclear membrane proteins such as the LINC complex, and curvature sensitive proteins such as BAR-domain proteins. His hobbies are soccer, fashion, and photography.

Undergraduate Students




Anahi Barroso


Anahi Barroso

Hi! My name is Anahi Barroso. I’m a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering. My passion lies in exploring computational research, particularly in the field of computational biology. I’m intrigued by how computational biology uses computer algorithms and mathematical models to study biological systems. My aim is to use computational research to bridge the gap between engineering and biology, making a significant impact on healthcare.




Justine Choueiri


Justine Choueiri

Justine is an undergraduate student studying Bioengineering and EECS (Electrical Engineering Computer Science). She is working with Hannaneh and Matilda to build a machine learning model to predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma based on genetic analysis of gut microbiome composition.




Matilda Holtz


Matilda Holtz




Safaa Mouline


Safaa Mouline




Maria I. Solorzano


Maria I. Solorzano

Alumni

Ms. Anwaar Al-Zireeni (presently CEO and Co-founder of Diagnostics Startup Privail Inc.)
Dr. Ehsaneddin Asgari (presently Scientist at Qatar Computing Research Institute)
Dr. Amirhossein Arzani (presently Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Arizona University)
Dr. Mohammad Azimi (presently Quantum Software Engineering Manager at Rigetti Computing)
Mr. Alex Baelde (presently in Healthcare Project Manager at Poly-Shape)
Dr. Ahmed Bakhaty [co-advised with Prof. Sanjay Govindjee](presently Data Scientist at WorkDay)
Ms. Heather Bowerman (presently CEO and Founder at Dot Labs)
Mr. Jack Bulat (presently at U. Penn School of Medicine)
Dr. Preethi Chandran (presently Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Howard University)
Dr. Javad Golji (presently Senior Research Scientist at Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (NIBR))
Dr. Zainab Haydari
Dr. Zeinab Jahed (presently Assistant Professor of Nanoengineering at UCSD)
Dr. Yousef Jamali (presently Assistant Professor of Bio-Mathematics at Tarbiat Modares University)
Dr. Helene Karcher [co-advised with Prof. Roger Kamm](presently Senior Research Scientist at Novartis)
Dr. Reza Karimi (presently Lead Data Scientist at Elsevier)
Dr. Ahmad Khalil (presently Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University)Dr. Mohammad Khavani Sariani (presently PostDoc at Texas Tech University)
Dr. Kevin S. Kolahi (presently Medical Resident at Stanford School of Medicine)
Dr. Joseph Leach [co-advised with Prof. David Saloner](presently Assistant Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF)
Dr. Seung Lee [co-advised with Prof. Roger Kamm](presently Co-Founder at Vintage Lab)
Dr. Ali Madani (presently Post-Doc at Salesforce Research)
Dr. Seyed Hanif Mahboobi (presently Senior Data Scientist at Amazon Web Services (AWS))
Dr. Kranthi Mandadapu (presently Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley)Dr. Atsushi Matsuda (presently PostDoc at the University of Washington)Dr. Mehrdad Mehrbod (presently CEO at NextGen Sequencing startup Riz-Araye Sharif)
Dr. Hassan P. Modarres(presently Founder and CEO of biomedical start-up company)Dr. Andre Montes (presently PostDoc at National Institute of Health (NIH))
Dr. Ruhollah Moussavi-Baygi (presently Post-Doc at UCSF)
Dr. Ioanna Pagani [co-advised with Prof. Sanjay Kumar](presently a Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics at Life Technologies Corporation)
Dr. Sephalie Patel (presently Anesthesiologist at Moffitt Cancer Center)
Mr. Stephen Peter (presently Senior R&D Engineer at Ceterix Orthopaedics)Dr. Mohaddeseh Peyro (presently Lecturer at Santa Clara University)Dr. Nur Aida Abdul Rahim [co-advised with Profs. Roger Kamm and Peter So](presently technology consultant at Luna Innovations Inc)
Dr. Seyyede Fatemeh Seyyedsalehi (visiting PhD student)
Dr. Amir Shamloo (presently Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Sharif University of Technology)
Dr. Dena Shahriari (presently Assistant Professor of medicine  at UBC)
Dr. Hengameh Shams (presently Post-Doc at UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences)
Dr. Mohammad Soheilypour (presently at CEO and Co-Founder of Nexilico Inc.)
Mr. Daniel Shreter (presently at Director WW OEM Marketing at Microsoft)
Mr. Nima Vahdati Nia (presently R&D Engineer at Edwards Lifesciences)Dr. Ashkan Vaziri (presently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University)
Dr. Eli J. Weinberg (presently at McKinsey & Co.)
Dr. Sang-Hee Yoon (presently Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Inha University, South Korea)
Mr. Peter White (presently Vice-President of Product Management at Salesforce)
Dr. Ting Zhu (presently Associate Professor of Life Sciences at Tsinghua University, China)