Neşet Özel, Ph.D.
Assistant Investigator
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Rose Coyne
Research Technician
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Fahad Kamulegeya
Predoctoral Researcher
B.S., Physics, Makerere University, Uganda
Joined: 2023
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Makerere University
Cathy Lake
Lab Manager
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Neşet Özel
Assistant Investigator
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Development and Regeneration, Genetics and Genomics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Systems Biology
Courses Taught
Neuroscience; Laboratory Rotation; Thesis Laboratory
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Neşet Özel, Ph.D., a neuroscientist, will join the Stowers Institute in the fall of 2023 as an Assistant Investigator. Özel’s research combines genetics, imaging, single-cell genomics, and computational modeling approaches to understand the fundamental molecular mechanisms that control brain development in Drosophila.
Krish Pandey
Graduate Researcher
Filippo Riva
Summer Scholar
Graduate School of the Stowers Institute
Ojong Tabi Besong
Computational Biology Scholar
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Ojong Tabi Besong holds a master’s degree in bioinformatics from Boston University and has gained experience working on various scientific projects, including transcriptome profiling and RNA methylation studies. His background includes exposure to bioinformatics tools and data analysis, where he has contributed to team-based research initiatives aimed at advancing medical science. He joined the Stowers Computational Biology Scholars program to expand his understanding and mastery of bioinformatics and data-driven research, motivated by a strong interest in bridging biology and computational methods to support scientific discoveries in public health and beyond.
Kenzie Treese
Research Technician
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