{"id":50,"date":"2015-01-29T14:54:49","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T14:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:09:59","slug":"lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/?page_id=50","title":{"rendered":"Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-row wc-shortcodes-item wc-shortcodes-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-one-half wc-shortcodes-column-first \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Robin2-1.8mb-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-718\" src=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Robin2-1.8mb-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Robin2-1.8mb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Robin2-1.8mb-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Robin2-1.8mb-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Robin2-1.8mb-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Robin2-1.8mb-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-one-half wc-shortcodes-column-last \">\n<h4>ROBIN E. C. LEE, PH.D.<\/h4>\n<p><em>Principal Investigator and Associate Professor<\/em><br \/>\n<em>B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics, University of Ottawa<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Postdoc in Systems Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/robin-lee\/7a\/115\/906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Department of Computational &amp; Systems Biology<br \/>\nDepartment of Physics &amp; Astronomy<br \/>\nBiomedical Science Tower 3 \u2013 Rm 10032C<\/p>\n<p>Tel: 412-383-5886 | Fax: 412-648-3163 | <a href=\"mailto:robinlee@pitt.edu\">robinlee@pitt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-row wc-shortcodes-item wc-shortcodes-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-one-third wc-shortcodes-column-first \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20241105-WA0050.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-757\" src=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20241105-WA0050-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20241105-WA0050-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20241105-WA0050-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20241105-WA0050-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG-20241105-WA0050.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-two-third wc-shortcodes-column-last \">\n<h4>RITI BHATIA<\/h4>\n<p><em>CMU Graduate Student<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Department of Computational &amp; Systems Biology<br \/>\n10025B Biomedical Science Tower 3<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (412) 624-3199 | <a href=\"mailto:ritib@andrew.cmu.edu\">ritib@andrew.cmu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-row wc-shortcodes-item wc-shortcodes-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-one-third wc-shortcodes-column-first \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alia-Photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-758\" src=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alia-Photo-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alia-Photo-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Alia-Photo.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-two-third wc-shortcodes-column-last \">\n<h4>ALIA MOSTAFA DAWOOD<\/h4>\n<p><em>Physics &amp; Astronomy Graduate Student<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Department of Computational &amp; Systems Biology<br \/>\n10025B Biomedical Science Tower 3<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (412) 624-3199| <a href=\"mailto:amd432@pitt.edu\">amd432@pitt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-row wc-shortcodes-item wc-shortcodes-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-one-third wc-shortcodes-column-first \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-677 \" src=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6351-300x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6351-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6351-1024x981.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6351-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6351-1536x1472.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6351-2048x1963.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-two-third wc-shortcodes-column-last \">\n<h4>SACHI DHAKAL, M.S.<\/h4>\n<p><em>Senior Research Technician \/ Lab Manager<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Department of Computational &amp; Systems Biology<br \/>\n10025B Biomedical Science Tower 3<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (412) 624-3199| <a href=\"mailto:sad304@pitt.edu\">sad304@pitt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-row wc-shortcodes-item wc-shortcodes-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-one-third wc-shortcodes-column-first \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/015_Annie-Kim_220826D_Comp-Bio-Portraits_JM_49-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-674 \" src=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/015_Annie-Kim_220826D_Comp-Bio-Portraits_JM_49-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/015_Annie-Kim_220826D_Comp-Bio-Portraits_JM_49-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/015_Annie-Kim_220826D_Comp-Bio-Portraits_JM_49-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/015_Annie-Kim_220826D_Comp-Bio-Portraits_JM_49-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/015_Annie-Kim_220826D_Comp-Bio-Portraits_JM_49-2-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/015_Annie-Kim_220826D_Comp-Bio-Portraits_JM_49-2-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-two-third wc-shortcodes-column-last \">\n<h4>A. HYUN (ANNIE) KIM<\/h4>\n<p><em>CPCB Graduate Student<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Department of Computational &amp; Systems Biology<br \/>\n10015 Biomedical Science Tower 3<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (412) 624-3199 | <a href=\"mailto:ahk60@pitt.edu\">ahk60@pitt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-row wc-shortcodes-item wc-shortcodes-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-one-third wc-shortcodes-column-first \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/myphoto.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-734\" src=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/myphoto-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/myphoto-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/myphoto.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-two-third wc-shortcodes-column-last \">\n<h4>BENJAMIN KRUMMENACHER<\/h4>\n<p><em>CPCB Graduate Student<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Department of Computational &amp; Systems Biology<br \/>\n10025B Biomedical Science Tower 3<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (412) 624-3199 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bek157@pitt.edu\">bek157@pitt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-row wc-shortcodes-item wc-shortcodes-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-one-third wc-shortcodes-column-first \">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-735\" src=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pic-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pic-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pic-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pic-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pic-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/csbweb.csb.pitt.edu\/Faculty\/lee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pic.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wc-shortcodes-column wc-shortcodes-content wc-shortcodes-two-third wc-shortcodes-column-last \">\n<h4>JASON YEUNG<\/h4>\n<p><em>ISB Graduate Student<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Department of Computational &amp; Systems Biology<br \/>\n10025B Biomedical Science Tower 3<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (412) 624-3199 | <a href=\"mailto:jasonyeung@pitt.edu\">jasonyeung@pitt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Past Lab Members<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Murdo Chiknas, M.S., (COBB graduate student) moved on to work with Dr. Shikhar Uttam&#8217;s lab at University of Pittsburgh<\/li>\n<li>Steven Smeal, Ph.D., (CPCB graduate student) moved on to a Postdoc position with Dr. Jonathan Henninger&#8217;s lab at CMU<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Lemongello, B.S., (Undergraduate student)<\/li>\n<li>David Antolick, M.S., (COBB graduate student)<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel Kowalczyk, B.A., B.S., (Staff Programmer\/Data Analyst) moved on to a Data Scientist position at University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Mikayla Kim, B.S., (Undergraduate Student) moved on to a Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Associate position at GSK<\/li>\n<li>Saul Castillo, (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecbioreu.pitt.edu\/\">TECBio<\/a> summer student) now a Goldwater Scholarship recipient<\/li>\n<li>David Schipper, M.B.A., (Research Technician) moved on to a research position at Thermo-Fischer<\/li>\n<li>Yue Guo, Ph.D., (Physics graduate student) moved on to a Scientist position at Amgen<\/li>\n<li>Chaitanya Mokashi, Ph.D., (CPCB graduate student) moved on to a Scientist position at Altos Labs<\/li>\n<li>J. Agustin Cruz, Ph.D., (Postdoc) moved on to a Scientist position at Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.<\/li>\n<li>Sanjana Gupta, Ph.D., (CPCB graduate student) moved to a Postdoc position at Stanford University<\/li>\n<li>Qiuhong Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., (Instructor in the Lee Lab) moved on to Pathology Resident position<\/li>\n<li>Paula Unriza, (summer student) now a Graduate Student,\u00a0Universidad de los Andes, Bogot\u00e1 Colombia<\/li>\n<li>Remi Akindele, (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.discobio.pitt.edu\">DiSCoBio<\/a> summer student) now a graduate student at MIT<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Hausler, (Undergraduate student researcher) Bioinformatics, Pitt<\/li>\n<li>Emilee Holtzapple, (CPCB rotation student), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.compbio.cmu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CPCB Ph.D. Student<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Amanda Kowalczyk, Ph.D., (CPCB rotation student), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.compbio.cmu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CPCB Ph.D. Student<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Allison Mancini, (summer student and technician) moved to\u00a0PhD student in Molecular Medicine, University of Maryland, School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Natalie Sauerwald, Ph.D., (summer student) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.compbio.cmu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CPCB Ph.D. Student<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kate Shipman, (rotation student) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pimb.pitt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISB Ph.D. student<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROBIN E. 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