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Sini Nagpal, who recently completed her postdoctoral training at Georgia Tech and is a graduate of its Bioinformatics Ph.D. program, and her former advisor, Professor Greg Gibson of the Center for Integrative Genomics and School of Biological Sciences, have published a new study in Nature Genetics showing that a person’s genetic risk for common diseases is deeply shaped by the environmental and social circumstances in which they live. 

Bioinformatics Career Mentoring 2025
Friday, November 7, 2025
Georgia Tech Alumni House
190 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA 30313

Agenda:
8:15-8:30am = Arrival/Check-in 
8:35-8:45am = Welcome, Professor King Jordan
8:50-9:20am = Internship Panel
9:25-9:55 = Job Search Panel
9:55-10:05 = Break
10:05am-12:25pm = Table Topics 
Students to switch tables every 20 minutes

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Hannah (Hatchell) Liu is a graduate of Georgia Tech’s master’s program in Bioinf

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of Biological Sciences

Jianshu Zhao

Defends his thesis:
Bioinformatic Software Development for Large-Scale Microbial Genome Analysis with Applications in Disturbance Ecology and SAR11 Species Evolution

Tuesday, July 9, 2024
3:00pm Eastern
Room: 3229 ES&T building
Zoom link: https://gatech.zoom.us/j/92904499229

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of Biological Sciences

Benjamin Metcalf

Defends his thesis:
The Interrelationship Between Bacterial and Societal Factors Drives Pneumococcal Transmission and Disease Progression

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
2:00pm
BME Whitaker building, Room 1214

Thesis Advisor:
Dr. Sam Brown, Advisor
School of Biological Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics
in the School of Biological Sciences

Margaret Brown

Defends her thesis:

Each year, the Georgia Tech Bioinformatics Graduate Program recognizes outstanding students at the PhD and MS levels. Each nominee was evaluated based on CV’s, transcripts, descriptions of their accomplishments, and letters of recommendation. An interdisciplinary committee of faculty members selected the winners.  Please join us in congratulating the following two outstanding students!