People
Eran Agmon, Principal Investigator
Eran is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling at the University of Connecticut Health Center. His research involves leveraging software methods to combine heterogeneous datasets and diverse modeling methods to generate integrative multi-scale simulations of cellular ecosystems that span molecular to multi-cellular and ecological scales. When he’s not immersed in science, you might find him reading or painting.
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Eran is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling at the University of Connecticut Health Center. His research involves leveraging software methods to combine heterogeneous datasets and diverse modeling methods to generate integrative multi-scale simulations of cellular ecosystems that span molecular to multi-cellular and ecological scales. When he’s not immersed in science, you might find him reading or painting.
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Arnab Mutsuddy, Postdoc
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About Arnab
Tasnif Rahman, Postdoc
Tasnif is working on spatial models of bacterial communities and their interactions with host tissues. His PhD at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute involved creating multicellular mechanical models to study symmetry breaking in tissue and organ morphogenesis. He looks forward to developing his computational skills is excited about revisiting his expertise in bacteriology developed during his undergraduate studies in Microbiology. Outside of the lab, Tasnif enjoys videogames, basketball and dance music!
Tasnif is working on spatial models of bacterial communities and their interactions with host tissues. His PhD at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute involved creating multicellular mechanical models to study symmetry breaking in tissue and organ morphogenesis. He looks forward to developing his computational skills is excited about revisiting his expertise in bacteriology developed during his undergraduate studies in Microbiology. Outside of the lab, Tasnif enjoys videogames, basketball and dance music!
Edwin Appiah, PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences)
Edwin is working on integrating consumer resource models with genome-scale metabolic models to build community simulations. Before joining UConn, as a student in Biodata Analytics and Computational Genomics (KNUST, Ghana), Edwin studied how the gastric microbiome influences gastric carcinogenesis focusing on bacterial diversity, co-occurrence pattern and predictive models. In his free time, Edwin enjoys playing or watching soccer.
Edwin is working on integrating consumer resource models with genome-scale metabolic models to build community simulations. Before joining UConn, as a student in Biodata Analytics and Computational Genomics (KNUST, Ghana), Edwin studied how the gastric microbiome influences gastric carcinogenesis focusing on bacterial diversity, co-occurrence pattern and predictive models. In his free time, Edwin enjoys playing or watching soccer.
Rashmi Kaldera Dissasekara, PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences)
Maya Abdalla, PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences)
Maya is working on integrating extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and, eventually, a biofilm model. Prior to joining UConn, Maya worked as a research assistant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she managed and analyzed CT scans and data from participants in the Framingham Heart Study. She previously participated in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Summer Program in Biostatistics and Computational Biology. She aims to further develop her computational expertise and advance integrative biological modeling efforts.
Maya is working on integrating extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and, eventually, a biofilm model. Prior to joining UConn, Maya worked as a research assistant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she managed and analyzed CT scans and data from participants in the Framingham Heart Study. She previously participated in the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Summer Program in Biostatistics and Computational Biology. She aims to further develop her computational expertise and advance integrative biological modeling efforts.
Neyamat Khan Tanvir, PhD Student (Biomedical Sciences)
Tanvir is working on modeling sRNA (small RNA) regulation in response to different stresses. He aims to integrate immunological perspectives into whole-cell models to better capture host-pathogen dynamics. Prior to joining UConn Health, he conducted whole-genome sequencing and comparative analysis of Citrobacter werkmanii. He aspires to build robust computational models that bridge molecular mechanisms and cellular behaviour, driving innovations in biological research.
Tanvir is working on modeling sRNA (small RNA) regulation in response to different stresses. He aims to integrate immunological perspectives into whole-cell models to better capture host-pathogen dynamics. Prior to joining UConn Health, he conducted whole-genome sequencing and comparative analysis of Citrobacter werkmanii. He aspires to build robust computational models that bridge molecular mechanisms and cellular behaviour, driving innovations in biological research.
Isha Mendiratta, Undergraduate researcher
Colin Slavin, Undergraduate researcher
Christopher Rauch, Undergraduate researcher
Ryan Spangler, Software Director
Ryan is working on the Simulating Microbial Systems project.
Ryan is working on the Simulating Microbial Systems project.
Boyan Beronov, Software Developer
Boyan is a contractor at the Agmon lab, working on the Simulating Microbial Systems project and Discovering Unknome Functions project.
Boyan is a contractor at the Agmon lab, working on the Simulating Microbial Systems project and Discovering Unknome Functions project.
Alex Patrie, Software Developer
Alex is working on the Simulating Microbial Systems project.
Alex is working on the Simulating Microbial Systems project.
Alumni
Amin Boroomand, postdoc with C-CoMP
Jayde Schlesener, Bridge-to-PhD student with C-CoMP