M.S. Student
Hometown: Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Undergrad Major: Biology w/Minor in Psychology
Complementation Group: Watchmaker
Project(s): Understand in vivo consequences of pathogenic variants (Project 3)
Favorite Book: The Happy Brain
Favorite Podcast: N/A
Fun Fact: I've lived in Texas and Tennessee.
email: malmosa1@jh.edu
Undergraduate Student
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Undergrad Major: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Complementation Group: Watchmaker
Project(s): Tool Development (Project 4)
Favorite Book: The Hunger Games
Favorite Podcast: N/A
Fun Fact: I can't snap my fingers or whistle.
IG: @mukundhboopathi
email: mboopat1@jh.edu
Nishanth Boppana
M.S. Student
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Undergrad Major: Biology/Clinical Medicine
Complementation Group: Tinkerer
Project(s): Understanding in vivo consequences (Project 3)
Favorite Book: When breathe becomes air
Favorite Podcast: The Diary of a CEO
Fun Fact: I'm a huge Cincinnati Bengals fan.
email: nboppana13@gmail.com
Saathvik Chandupatla
Undergraduate Student
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Undergrad Major: Computer Science & Biomedical Engineering
Complementation Group: Tinkerer
Project(s): Systematically identifying candidate disease genes (Project 1)
Favorite Book: Dune
Favorite Podcast: Our Fake History
Fun Fact: I can solve a Rubik's cube in under 20 seconds.
email: saathvik.chandupatla@gmail.com
Tommy Long-Chen Li
Sc.M. Student
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
Undergrad Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Complementation Group: Tinkerer
Project(s): Tool Development (Project 4)
Favorite Book: Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World
Favorite Podcast: Y Combinator Startup Podcast
Fun Fact: I started a startup when I was 17.
email: lli149@jh.edu
Dharitri Sarma, M.Sc.
Research Specialist
Hometown: Guwahati, Assam, India
Undergrad Major: Biotechnology
Complementation Group: Watchmaker
Project(s): Tool Development (Project 4)
Favorite Book: Sapiens
Favorite Podcast: The Diary of a CEO
Fun Fact: I love sports.
email: dsarma2@jh.edu
Amy Xu
Undergraduate Student
Hometown: West Windsor, NJ
Undergrad Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Complementation Group: Thinker
Project(s): Tool Development (Project 4)
Favorite Book: Linus Pauling and the chemistry of life
Favorite Podcast: Science Vs.
Fun Fact: I have 2 cats!
email: axu22@jh.edu
Raey Yeneabat
Research Specialist
Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Undergrad Major: Biopsychology
Complementation Group: Thinker
Project(s): Establishing pathogenicity of novel disease genes and understanding in vivo consequences (Projects 2 & 3)
Favorite Book: Man's Search for Meaning
Favorite Podcast: Breaking Points
Fun Fact: I can fly a plane.
email: raeyayana55@gmail.com
Sandeep N. Wontakal, M.D., Ph.D.
Head Cheerleader & Zebra Hunter
Hometown: NYC (Shaolin & Da Boogie Down) via Bangalore, India
Undergrad Major: Molecular Biology & Biochemistry w/Minors in Mathematics & Philosophy
Complementation Group: Thinker and wannabe Tinkerer
Project(s): I've been banned from the bench so I mostly encourage, read, think, & write.
Favorite Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow
Favorite Podcast: Radiolab & Throughline
Fun Fact: I was co-captain of my high school tennis team.
Bluesky: @darkgenome.bsky.social
email: sandeep.wontakal@jhmi.edu