Faculty
Dr. Ray Amari, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Amari is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences. His research explores how circadian biology and sleep patterns influence systemic physiology and disease progression. He utilizes machine learning and network modeling to study how time-dependent molecular changes impact pharmacodynamics and physiological biomarkers.
Dr. Elias Benar, Ph.D.
Dr. Benar is an Associate Professor of Computational Biology. His interests span bioinformatics, systems genomics, and algorithm development for biological data. He applies statistical and machine learning approaches to interpret high-dimensional omics datasets.
Dr. Selina Grover, Ph.D.
Dr. Grover is a Professor of Molecular Genetics and Director of Epigenetics Initiatives. Her work integrates genomics, epigenomics, and regulatory biology using computational methods to investigate chromatin-related mechanisms in disease.
Dr. Isaac Bennett, M.D.
Dr. Bennett is an Associate Professor of Health Informatics and serves as Chief Clinical Systems Officer at Eastside Medical Center. His focus areas include digital workflow optimization, decision support systems, clinical interface usability, and healthcare safety infrastructure.
Dr. Julian Cortez, M.D., M.S.
Dr. Cortez is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. His research centers on mobile health technology, real-time clinical monitoring, and diagnostic process enhancement.
Dr. Mira Linton, Ph.D.
Dr. Linton is an Assistant Professor of Informatics. She investigates data integration frameworks, knowledge-driven inference, and links between environmental factors and chronic disease risk.
Dr. Karen Bowers, Ph.D., R.N.
Dr. Bowers is a Professor of Clinical Analytics in Nursing. Her work involves predictive modeling in patient care, healthcare data systems, clinical decision support, and nursing informatics.
Dr. Nathan Reyes, Ph.D.
Dr. Reyes is an Assistant Professor of Genomic Informatics. His research covers complex trait genomics, gene regulation, and integrative methods in computational biology.