Members

Principal Investigator

Dr. Michael J. Tisza

Principal Investigator

Microbial genomics and metagenomics enthusiast

Pokemon of Choice: Raticate

Victoria Rodriguez

Research Scientist

Genomics, sequencing, and bioinformatics scientist

Pokemon of Choice: Snorlax

Ryan Doughty

PhD Candidate

Primary appointment: Treangen Lab, Rice University.
Computational biology student solving viral genomics problems.

Pokemon of Choice: Unown

Camille Mazurek

PhD Candidate

BCM Immunology & Microbiology program.
Virus pathogen genomics pro and Rlang enjoyer.

Pokemon of Choice: Gengar

Ryan Perez

PhD Candidate

BCM Quantitative & Computational Biosciences program. Co-mentored with Dr. Anthony Maresso (BCM).
Epigenome Explorer.

Pokemon of Choice: Yu-Gi-Oh?

Ashleigh Crawford

Research Intern (2025)

Phage wrangler and bioinformatics apprentice

Pokemon of Choice: Squirtle