Team
The Translational and Integrative Sciences Laboratory (TISLab) reimagines data to change the world. The center supports the translation of insights from data files to implemented solutions. From the diagnosis of rare diseases and improving food systems and nutrition, to revealing patterns of biodiversity in response to climate change, TISLab embodies an interdisciplinary, distributed collaboration model of science. In TISLab, we are committed to the belief that shared, open science is the best way to solve problems and advance society. Bringing people and their data together across fields brings new discoveries and the ability to solve real world problems. Not only are we changing the world, we are also changing science itself.
Melissa Haendel
Director
Julie McMurry
Associate Director
Anita Walden
Assistant Director CD2H
Anne E Thessen
Semantic Engineer
Aaron Odell
Research Associate
Brandon White
Business Services Senior Professional
Bryan Laraway
Scientific Software Engineer
Chris Roeder
Scientific Software Engineer
Corey Cox
Scientific Software Engineer
Eric Hurwitz
Postdoctoral Fellow
Evan Connelly
Scientific Software Engineer
Katherina Cortes
PhD Student
Katie Mullen
Veterinary Postdoctoral Fellow
Kevin Schaper
Scientific Software Engineer
Madan Krishnamurthy
Semantic Engineer
Matthew Brush
Ontologist
Megan Kraus
PhD Student
Sabrina Toro
Biocurator
Sarah Gehrke
Project Manager
Shahim Essaid
Semantic Engineer
Shawn T O'Neil
Data Engineer
Shilpa Sundar
PhD Student
Sruthi Magesh
Project Manager
Tursynay Issabekova
Project Manager
Yousif Shwetar
MD-PhD Student
Whether you are a scientist looking to step into an emerging field with your data, an organization interested in investing in this work, or if you are simply curious and would like to stay informed about how translational science will evolve, we welcome your partnership. We work with leading scientists around the world and are funded by large national grants and institutions with new discoveries emerging every day.