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Stephen R. Piccolo

Stephen R. Piccolo is an associate professor in the Department of Biology at Brigham Young University (BYU). He earned a B.S. degree in Management Information Systems from BYU in 2001 and then worked as a software engineer for five years at Intel Corporation in Chandler, Arizona. In 2011, he received a PhD in Biomedical Informatics from the University of Utah (advised by Dr. Lewis J. Frey). From 2011-2014, he was postdoctoral researcher jointly at the University of Utah (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, advised by Dr. Andrea H. Bild) and Boston University School of Medicine (Division of Computational Biomedicine, advised by Dr. W. Evan Johnson). He teaches classes in biology and bioinformatics. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and distance running.

Graduate Students

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Ifeanyichukwu (Ify) Nwosu

Ifeanyi is a doctoral student from Nigeria. He earned a B.Sc. (2006) and M.Sc. (2009) in Biochemistry from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He then joined the Medical Genetics Unit, IMRAT, University College Hospital, Ibadan in 2011 as a Research Scientist working on the Genetics of Breast Cancer in blacks. His passion for bioinformatics led him to join the CASS group at IITA analyzing transcriptome data of cassava in 2017. His research focuses on using gene-expression data to explore the role of race in cancer biology. He spends his free time practicing taekwondo or riding his sports bike.
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Undergraduate Students

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Emi Ford

Emi Ford is a sophomore majoring in Bioinformatics. She served in the Norway Oslo mission and is fluent in three languages - English, Japanese, and Norwegian! Emi enjoys dancing and singing as well as drawing and painting. She also loves the outdoors. She was part of the Bioinformatics Research group team on the CAMDA CMap Drug Safety Challenge in 2018. Emi loves a good challenge and is always up to try something new.
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Eliza Kartchner

Eliza Kartchner is an undergraduate majoring in Bioinformatics at BYU. Eliza finds DNA to be one of the most interesting molecules on earth and is often found explaining its complexities to her non-bio major friends. She served a mission in Romania. Some of her hobbies include long distance running, cooking, and enjoying nature.
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Grace Salmons

Grace Salmons is a majoring in bioinformatics and minoring in math at BYU. She grew up in Virginia, served in the Arkansas Bentonville Mission, and loves all racquet sports! Grace is a book lover at heart, and discovered her interest in the Life Sciences after reading The Gene. She is eager to continue learning in the research lab.
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Maren Callaway

Maren Callaway is an undergraduate studying Bioinformatics and Spanish studies. She has been researching evolutionary ecology of livebearing fishes for the last couple years and is hopeful about her recent manuscript being accepted and published soon in the peer-reviewed journal, PLOS One. Music is her main side gig--she is a producer, singer, and songwriter. Other hobbies include bicycling, hiking, and spending time with friends and family.
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Harlan Stevens

Harlan Stevens is a junior majoring in Molecular Biology and minoring in CS. His family is in the foreign service, so he grew up all over, but calls Virginia home. He served in the Finland Helsinki mission. In his free time, Harlan likes to read, go running, and hang out with friends. Harlan is passionate about understanding the world around him and is excited to use Bioinformatics research to learn new things and help others.
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Arwen Oakley

I am majoring in Bioinformatics. I find biology and technology fascinating and places to make great discoveries. I am from Iowa and love the plains. I served half my mission at the Referral Center at MTC and the other half at Temple Square at SLC. I enjoy swimming whenever I can. I am excited to join and learn in research.
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Aaron Fabelico

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Lab Alumni

  • Badí Israel Quinteros
  • James Wengler
  • Carly Winegar
  • Daniel Tabler
  • Dustin B. Miller (PhD graduate)
  • Alyssa C. Parker
  • Zach Eliason
  • Landon Becker
  • Emme Tuft
  • Jérémie Johnson
  • Nathan Mella
  • Ashlie Johnson
  • Elizabeth Cook Anderson
  • Avery Bell
  • Erica Suh
  • Tyler Heaton
  • Jonathan B. Dayton (MS graduate)
  • Kimball Hill
  • Brandon Fry
  • Zac Ence
  • Michael Bradshaw
  • Louisa Dayton
  • Daniel Larson
  • Dallas Larsen
  • Benjamin Cookson
  • Nathan Golightly
  • Haley Hilton
  • Jeremy Gygi
  • Rex Sumsion
  • T. James Lee
  • Samantha Jensen
  • Evan Jones
  • Ashton Omdahl
  • Adam Hansen
  • Clarissa Farmer
  • Shelby Taylor
  • Anna Guyer
  • Mike Frampton
  • PJ Tatlow
  • Douglas Hawkes
  • Weston Bodily (MS graduate)
  • Adam Lee
  • Parker Hollingsworth
  • Hyrum Eddington