
Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories Staff
We are an energetic team of data scientists and bioinformatics programmers, driven by our passion for accelerating scientific breakthroughs. The team's expertise covers a diverse spectrum of biomedical data, including imaging, multi-omic, and clinical information. We provide guidance in experimental design, conduct robust data quality assessments, and execute comprehensive computational analyses. Our aim is to ensure the reliability of experimental data and consistently deliver exceptional, reproducible computational results. This is achieved through the development of thoroughly tested pipelines, methods, and cutting-edge analysis tools. We look forward to working with your team!

Aristotelis Tsirigos, PhD
Director, Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Pathology
Co-Director, Division of Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine

Itai Yanai, PhD
Scientific Director, Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Institute for Systems Genetics

Alireza Khodadadi-Jamayran
Assistant Director, Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories

Igor Dolgalev, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Director, Cellular Analytics Laboratory

Bettina Nadorp, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Pathology

Kelly Scott
Administrative Manager
Institute for Systems Genetics
Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories

Nicolas Coudray
Senior Bioinformatics Programmer

Eduardo Esteva
Senior Bioinformatics Programmer

Yuan Hao
Senior Bioinformatics Programmer
Perlmutter Cancer Center

Emily Kawaler
Senior Bioinformatics Programmer

Ziyan Lin
Senior Bioinformatics Programmer

Javier Rodriguez Hernaez
Senior Bioinformatics Programmer
Department of Pathology

Varshini Vasudevaraja
Senior Bioinformatics Programmer
Molecular Pathology Laboratory

Daniel Cameron
Bioinformatics Programmer

Romane Cathelin
Bioinformatics Programmer

Tamara Mestvirishvili
Bioinformatics Programmer
Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery

Jonathan Serrano
Bioinformatics Programmer
Molecular Pathology Laboratory

Chaitra Sreenivasaiah
Bioinformatics Programmer

Summer Yang
Bioinformatics Programmer
Molecular Pathology Laboratory

Ai Ra
Bioinformatics Analyst

Hua Zhou
Research Scientist
Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories Affiliate Members

Sai Krishna Chaitanya Annavazala, MS
Bioinformatics Analyst
Morgan Lab, Multiple Myeloma Research Program
Perlmutter Cancer Center

Patrick Blaney
Bioinformatician
Multiple Myeloma Research Program

Dylan Gagler
Bioinformatics Analyst
Multiple Myeloma Research Program

Christian Marier
Research Technician
Genome Technology Center
Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories Advisory Committee
An advisory committee guides NYU Langone's Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories. The following team of scientists ensures our technologies and practices are designed to optimize your research and save you time.

David Fenyö, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Director, Biomedical Informatics Master’s Training Program
Director, Computational Biomedicine PhD Training Program

Adriana Heguy, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathology
Associate Dean, Division of Advanced Research Technologies
Director, Genome Technology Center

Eva M. Hernando-Monge, PhD

Marcin Imielinski, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Perlmutter Cancer Center
Director, Cancer Genomics Research Program

Shruit Naik, PhD
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology

Kelly V. Ruggles, PhD
Assistant Director, Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Innovations in Medical Education
Director, Integrated Sciences, Office of Medical Education
Director, Masters Education, Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences

Itai Yanai, PhD
Scientific Director, Applied Bioinformatics Laboratories
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Institute for Systems Genetics