Saumya is a postdoctoral research associate at the Precision Health Program, here at MSU. She received her PhD from IITB-Monash Research Academy which was a collaborative effort between IIT Bombay, India and Monash University, Australia. Saumya’s research interests are focused on the development of functional nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Her current project is targeted towards development of nanoscale platforms for MPI imaging for labelling of functional islets, and image-guided stem cell therapies for diabetes. Outside work, her interests lie in swimming, reading, and cooking. She says "At one point I considered involving myself professionally in wine-tasting too!!"

Hyllana completed her Ph.D. in Biosystems from the Federal University of ABC, Brazil – January 2019. She is currently an associate researcher in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology working in the area of cancer biochemistry and metabolism. During free time, Hyllana loves gardening, traveling, enjoying cultural events, such as cinema, concerts, visiting museums and, of course, spending time with her friends.

Babatope earned his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from University of Fort Hare, South Africa. He is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Animal Science and works with Dr. Janice Siegford. His research is examining the needs, perceptions, and willingness-to-pay for precision livestock farming technologies in the US swine industry.

Pronoy obtained his PhD from Indian Statistical Institute before joining CMSE, MSU as a postdoc. His research interest is broadly about application of computational techniques in Biology. In free time, he likes to play badminton. He loves trekking as well.

Rebeka received her PhD from Florida State University in Nuclear Physics. Currently she is a Research Associate in Facility of Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) in Michigan State University. Her experimental and theoretical efforts focus on the structure of atomic nuclei and their evolution with the increasing asymmetry of proton and neutron numbers, which eventually enhances our knowledge to answer the fundamental questions in the Universe including but not limited to the nature of the fundamental strong force, formation of the elements etc.

Maeve received their Ph.D. in biological sciences from Wayne State University. Currently, they are a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Sean Crosson in the department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Their research focuses on studying signaling and transcriptional networks in the bacteria Caulobacter crescentus. As a trans non-binary scientist, Maeve is invested in promoting DEI in research, teaching, and outreach.

Tanyaradzwa “Tanya” received his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science. He is currently a Research Associate in the School of Packaging. His research focuses on developing industrially scalable techniques that can be used in plastic recycling.

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