Current Lab Members (details)
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Alex received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of California Davis and M.S. in Chemistry from
Moscow State University (Russia). His graduate project, most of which he did at Lawrence Livermore National Lab,
was devoted to integration of carbon nanotube electronic devices with lipid membranes. Before joining Altschuler
and Wu Lab, he spent a year at L.L.N.L. studying biophysics of host-pathogen interactions.
Lit-Hsin obtained his Ph.D. from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Drexel University where he worked on identifying differentially expressed genes. He joined the Altschuler and Wu lab at Harvard University after his graduation in February, 2005. His long term goal is to develop computational methods in high-content microscopy that can be used to study properties of biological networks. During his free time, he likes to backpack around the country and take photographs.
Kathy brings an unusual combination of restaurant entrepreneurship and clinical studies to lab. Her BS in Medical Technology
and extensive Restaurant background enables her to help keep the lab running smootly while working on various projects.
Outside the lab, you can find Kathy rescuing retired greyhounds.
Chin-Jen (Jeremy) holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University
with research experiences spanning optimization, statistical signal processing and machine learning. Dr. Ku
now combines his expertise in mathematical modeling and software development to study the design principles
of complex biological systems at the single cell level. He likes playing tennis and guitar during his free time.
Joey, a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, earned his S.B. in
Chemical Engineering with a minor in Chemistry from M.I.T. As a
graduate student, he hopes to use his engineering and biological
training to understand biological systems and their
responses to perturbations. In his spare time, Joey likes to
play volleyball and piano.
Yanqin received her Ph.D. degree in Microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin,
where she studied chemotaxis in Dictyostelium. She joined the Altschuler and Wu Lab
to continue working on chemotaxis and other processes related to human diseases via
computational modeling and molecular biology approaches. During her free time, she
likes shopping, reading, and dreaming about the novels she will write one day.
Chonlarat has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the
University of Wisconsin at Madison . After obtaining her Ph.D.,
she worked on problems in electromagnetics and plasma before
joining the Altschuler and Wu laboratory.
She has been fascinated by biology and wishes to apply her computational
and analysis skills to understand biological phenomena.