Computational Molecular Biology (COMB) Lab
Principle Investigator
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Negin Forouzesh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles
Current Students
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Ali Risheh
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles
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Shivam Mishra
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles
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Ari Jasko
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles
Fergus Place
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
California State University, Los Angeles
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Dikshant Sagar
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles
Alumni
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Missael Corro-Flores
Undergraduate Student in Physics and Astronomy, 2023
Current Position: Master's Student in Biophyscis, San Diego State University
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Sahar Cain
Master's Student in Computer Science, 2021-2022
Current Job: Lead Data Scientist at Mogul Hospitality
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Deepanker Seth
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2022)
Department of Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles
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Alles Rebel
Master's Student in Computer Science, 2021-2022
Current Job: Software Engineer at HME Inc.
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Isabella (Izzy) Apuya Marcelette Perez
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2023)
Biochemistry and Biophysics
El Camino Community College District
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Nikita Mishra
Undergraduate Student in Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2021-2022
Current Position: Master's Student in Bioengineering, Stanford University
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Nida Sheikh
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2023)
Department of Computer Science
California State University, Los Angeles
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Negin Massoudian
Graduate Research Assistant (2022)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
California State University, Los Angeles
Collaborators
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The Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI)
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Dr. Alexey Onufriev, Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech
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Dr. Paul Nerenberg, Department of Computational Science, Claremont McKenna College
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Dr. Olaseni Sode, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Cal State LA
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Dr. David Krum, Department of Computer Science, Cal State LA
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Dr. Ray Luo, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, UC Irvine
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Dr. Guowei Wei, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University
Sponsors
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