Current Ph.D Students (4) :

  • Emmanuel Dollinger (BS, Boston University)
  • Eric Bourgian-Chang (BS, UC Berkeley)
  • Manuel Barcenas (BS,  UC Riverside)
  • Xinyi Wang (BS, UC San Diego)

Current Postdoctoral Fellows (11):

  • Federico Bocci, PhD Physics, Rice University. 2020-
  • Axel Almet, PhD Mathematics, Oxford University. 2020-
  • Peijie Zhou, Ph.D Mathematics, Peking University. 2019-
  • Ben Walker, PhD Applied Mathematics, North Carolina U, Chapel Hill.  2021-
  • Raul Ramos, PhD Biology, University of California, Irvine.                          2021-
  • Changhan He, PhD Mathematics, Arizona State University.                        2021-
  • Wei Zhao, PhD Mathematics, Peking University.                                            2021-
  • Yutong Sha, PhD Mathematics, UC Irvine.                                                        2022-
  • Songhao Luo, PhD in Statistics, Sun Yat-sen University.         10/2023-
  • Xiangxu Kuan, PhD in Integrative Life Science, Peking University. 10/2023-
  • Jiawen Hou, PhD in Applied Mathematics, Fudan University.            6/2023-
  • Yuchi Qiu, PhD in Mathematics, UC Irvine.  8/2023-

Supervised Postdoctoral Fellows  (30):

  • Peijie Zhou, PhD Mathematics, Peking University.  2019-2023. Current position: Tenure-track assistant professor, Center for Machine Learning, Academy for  Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University
  • Christian Guerrero-Juarez, PhD Biology, University of California, Irvine.  2018-2022. Current position, MD student at Medical School of the University Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Zixuan Cang, PhD Mathematics, Michigan State University.   2018-2021. Current position. Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Dept of Mathematics, North Carolina State University
  • Suoqin Jin, PhD Mathematics, Wuhan University, China. 2016-2021. Current position: Tenured Associate Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Wuhan University
  • Lihua Zhang, PhD Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2018-2021. Current position: undetermined as of July, 2021
  • Shuxiong Wang, PhD, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2016-2021. Current position: Data Scientist, Pfizer In, San Diego
  • Lina Meinecke, PhD. Scientific Computing, Uppsala University, Sweden   2016-2019. Current position, Data Scientist, Life Science and medical industry-Altran, Munich, Germany
  • Adam MacLean, Ph.D. Systems Biology, Imperial College London, UK.  2016-2018. Current position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Computational Biology,Dept. of Biology, U. of Southern California.
  • Qixuan Wang, Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Minnesota.  2012-2018. Current Position:  Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside.
  • Weitao Chen, Ph.D. Math. Ohio State University. 2013-2017.  Current Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
  • Huijing Du, Ph.D. Applied Math. University of Notre Dame. 2013 -2016.  Current position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of   Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Tian Hong, Ph.D., Biology, Virginia Tech. 2013-2016. Current position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry &Cellular and Molecular Biology, U. of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Chunhe Li, Ph.D., Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2015-2016. Current position, Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Center for Mathematical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • William Holmes, Ph.D., Indiana University. 2012-2014. Current position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
  • Likun Zheng, Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Minnesota. 2011-2015. Current position: Data Scientist, Samsung Austin Research Center, Austin,
  • Jiajun Zhang,   Ph.D. Sun Yat-sen University. 2012-2013. Current position: Associate Professor, School of Mathematics, Sun Yat-sen U.
  • Lei Zhang, Ph.D., Penn. State University. 2009-2012.  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics City University of Hong Kong (2012-2013).Current position: Associate Professor, Young 1000 Talent Scholar, Center for Mathematics, Beijing University, China
  • Zhenzhen Zheng, Ph.D., Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2009-2012. Researcher, Dept. of Mathematics, City University of Hong Kong (2012-2013).    Current position: managing editor, Science China Mathematics, Science China, Press
  • Jiang Xie, Ph.D., Shanghai University. 2011-2012.  Current position: tenured Associate Professor, School of Computer Engineering and Science, Shanghai University
  • Anna Cai, Ph.D., University of Melbourne. 2007-2011. Current position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, U. of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  • Liming Wang, Ph.D., Rutgers University 2008-2011. Position after postdoctoral training: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at CaliforniaState University, Los Angeles, CA from 2011-2015
  • Hsiao-Mei Lu, Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago. 2010-2011.
    Position after postdoc: VP, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Ambry Genetics, Aliso Viejo, CA
  • Scott Christley, Ph.D., Computer Science, Notre Dame University. 2008-2010.
    First position: Research Scientist, Medical School, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Current position: Research Scientist, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
  • Xinfeng Liu, Ph.D., SUNY, Stony Brook. 2006-2009.  Current position: Associate Professor, U. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
  • Ching-Shan Chou, Ph.D. Brown University. 2006-2009.  Current position; Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  • Shanqin Chen, Ph.D., Brown University. 2005-2006.  Current position: Associate Professor, Indiana University at South Bend, South Bend, IN
  • Yongtao Zhang, Ph.D., Brown University. 2003-2006.  Current position: Associate Professor, Notre Dame University
  • Jinzhi Lei, Ph.D., Beijing Aeronautic & Aerospace University. 2004-2005. Current position: Associate Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • David Iron, Ph.D., University of British Columbia. 2003-2004. Current position: Professor, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Lan Pham, Ph.D., The Ohio State University. 2001-2003. Current position: Tenured Professor, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA.      

Supervised Ph.D. Students (23):

  • Yingxin Cao, PhD in Mathematical, Computational and Systems Biology, 09/202,  “Deep Representation Learning for Single-cell Sequencing Data analysis”,  co-supervisor with X. Xie from Computer Science.  Position after PhD: Machine Learning Scientist, ShapeTX, Seattle, WA
  • Mathew Karikomi. PhD in Mathematical, Computational, and Systems Biology, 06/2023. “Data-Augmentation in Single-cell Transcriptomics”.Position after PhD: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Michigan
  • Honglei Ren, PhD in Mathematical, Computational, and Systems Biology.  06/2023.  “Modeling and Deep Learning of Cellular Transcriptome and Epigenetic Regulation”. Position after PhD:  Data Scientist, ByteDance Inc, San Jose, CA.
  • Kevin Johnston, Mathematics PhD, 09/2022, “Spatiotemporal longitudinal tracking and continuous transcriptional variation of neurons”, Position after PhD: postdoctoral fellow at Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, UCI
  • Yutong Sha, Mathematics PhD, 03/2022. “Inference of cell fate transition from single-cell transcriptome data”. Position after PhD: Postdoctoral fellow at Mathematics, UC Irvine.
  • Floyd Maseda, Matheamtics PhD, 09/2021. “Integrating single-cell transcriptomics data with spatial imaging data”. Position after PhD: Software Research Scientist, Canon USA, Irvine
  • Yangyang Wang, Mathematics PhD, 12/2020. “Multiscale modeling for cell fate specification during regeneration and development”.  Position after PhD: Senior Algorithm Engineer (Recommender System), BIGO Technology, Guangzhou, China
  • Daniel Bergman,  Mathematics PhD,  09/2020. “Mathematical modeling of cancer-immune interactions: agent-based and continuous modeling reveal novel, non-monotonic patterns”. Position after PhD: Termed Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of  Michigan
  • Yuchi Qiu, Mathematics PhD.  09/2020.  “Multiscale modeling for tissue patterning: growth and stochasticity” . Position after PhD: Postdoctoral fellow and lecture, Department of Mathematics,  Michigan State University
  • Chris Rackauckas, Mathematics PhD. 06/2018  “Simulation and Control of Biological Stochasticity” . Current position: Instructor of Applied Math, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Tao Peng, Mathematics Ph.D.; 06/17; “Data-Driven Models for Dynamics of Gene Expression and Single Cells”
    Current position: Postdoc, Medical School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Seth Figueroa, Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, 06/17;  “Multiscale Modeling for Morphogenesis of healthy and Diseased Tissue”. Position after graduation: Postdoc, UC Irvine (07/2017 – 11/2018). Current position: Data Scientist, Focus Automated Equities, New Orleans
  • Catherine Ta, Mathematics Ph.D.; 06/17; “Multiscale Modeling of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition”
    Current position: Advisor, KPMG, San Francisco
  • Dongyong Wang, Mathematics Ph.D.; 06/14; “Numerical Methods for Reaction Diffusion Systems in High Dimensions.”
    Current Position: Data Scientist, Google Inc., Mountain View, CA
  • Jeremy Ovadia, Mathematics Ph.D.; 06/13; “Computational Modeling of Tissue Growth, Organization, and Patterning.”
    Current Position: Investment Research Associate, Wilshire Associate, CA
  • Meng, Chen, Mathematics Ph.D.; 06/13; “Noise and Stochastic Dynamics in Biological Signaling and Patterning Systems.”
    Current Position: Data Scientist, Intuit, San Jose, CA
  • Wing-Cheong Lo, Mathematics Ph.D; 06/11; “Growth and Pattern Controls by Morphogen Gradients”
    Current Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  • Yu-Yu (Luke) Peng, Mathematics Ph.D.; 12/11; “Multiscale Modeling of Cell Populations and Intracellular Gene Regulatory.”
    Current Position: CEO of cometourwithme.com
  • Su Zhao; Mathematics Ph.D, 06/11; “Computational Study of Signaling Specificity and Epigenetic Regulation”
    Current Position: Software Engineer, Siemens PLM Software, Cypress, CA
  • Seth Haney, Mathematics Ph.D; 06/10; “Specificity, Ultrasensitivity and Polarization in Yeast Cell Mating”
    Current Position: Lecturer, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
  • Carlo Chan, Mathematics Ph.D; 06/10 ;“Scaffold can induce bistability in multisite phosphorylation”
    Current Position: Assistant Professor, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA
  • Rui Zhao, Mathematics Ph.D; 06/06; “Computational Analysis of Morphogen Gradients”
    Current Position: Risk Analyst, LinkedIn, Sunnyvale, California.
  • Myung Yun, Mathematics Ph.D; 09/03; “Numerical Simulations of Microstructure Evolution in Three-Dimensional Inhomogeneous Elastic Media”.;Current Position: Faculty, Dept. of Mathematics, East L.A. College, California.

Former M.S. Students:

  • Xiaolan Yuan, M.S.; 06/17; “Noise Attenuation in Gene Regulatory Network.”
  • Alex Gord, M.S.; 12/14; “Computational Modeling of Epidermal Stratification Highlights the Importance of Asymmetric Cell Division for Predictable and Robust Layer Formation”
  • Ryan Moore, M.S.; 06/04; “Spatial Effects of Scaffolds in Intra-Cellular Signaling”; Current Position: Asst. V.P.; Union Bank of California, Los Angeles
  • Yingying Li, M.S.; 12/10; “Stability Analysis of a Cell Lineage Model for Colonic Crypt”
  • Angie Teng; M.S.; 06/04; “Effects of Sog on BMP Signaling”; Current Position: Aerospace Corporation, California