Shixiong Cheng

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Rose Coyne

Research Technician

Özel Lab

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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Rachael Love

Administrative Assistant

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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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

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Courses Taught

Neuroscience; Laboratory Rotation; Thesis Laboratory

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Neşet Özel, Ph.D., a neuroscientist, joined 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.

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

Özel Lab

Abigail Tyree

Research Technician

Özel Lab

Alumni	Position	Time in Lab	Next Step
Filippo Riva	Summer Scholar	2024-2025	Rockhurst University Undergraduate
Krish Pandey	Graduate Researcher	2024-2025	Graduate student at IISER Pune

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Lab Members

Neşet Özel, Ph.D.

Rachael Love

Ojong Tabi Besong

Cathy Lake

Shixiong Cheng, Ph.D.

Fahad Kamulegeya

Kenzie Treese

Rose Coyne

Abigail Tyree

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Meet our team

Lab Members

Neşet Özel, Ph.D.

Rachael Love

Ojong Tabi Besong

Cathy Lake

Shixiong Cheng, Ph.D.

Fahad Kamulegeya

Kenzie Treese

Rose Coyne

Abigail Tyree

Lab Alumni

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