Congrats to all three recipients! To learn more about the James P. Taylor Foundation for Open Science and this scholarship, go to jxtxfoundation.org/news/2025-01.... Enjoy the conference! [8/8]

His current project integrates RNA-seq data across species to identify conserved and differential gene programs—revealing fundamental principles of gene regulation and evolution. Ryan enjoys playing soccer, hockey, and piano. ⚽🏒🎹 [7/8]

Congrats to Ryan Moreno for winning a JXTX scholarship to Genome Informatics! Ryan is a PhD student in Biomed Data Science at UW-Madison, advised by Dr Sushmita Roy. He leverages evolutionary info to enhance computational analyses of gene regulation and expression. [6/8]

These core areas are essential for extracting meaningful insights from sequencing data. She's also worked analyzing ancient DNA. For fun, Megan enjoys reading, playing bridge and performing on piano and oboe. 🎹🎶 [5/8]

Congrats to Megan Le for winning a JXTX scholarship to Genome Informatics! Megan is a PhD student in Computer Science at MIT, advised by Drs. Heng Li and Bonnie Berger. She develops algorithms for genome analysis, tackling problems in genome assembly, variant calling, and read alignment. [4/8]

Her work tackles challenges in understanding gene expression at the transcript level, with major implications for precision medicine. When not in the lab, you'll find Zoe rock climbing, reading, or hanging out with her cat. 🧬🐱

Congrats to Zoe Rudnick for winning a JXTX scholarship to Genome Informatics! Zoe is a 2nd-year PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins, developing algorithms to analyze RNA-seq data—incl long-read and single-cell datasets—to improve isoform quantification.

Congrats to William DeGroat (Undergrad, Rutgers, Kreimer lab) focuses on the development of computational methods to understand cell type-specific networks of cis-regulatory interactions and their perturbations. [8/8]

Congrats to Amy Longtin (PhD student, Vanderbilt U, Lea lab) focuses on genotype by environment interactions and epigenetics in human and non-human primate species through the lens of evolutionary medicine. [7/8]

Congrats to Elysia Chou (PhD student, UMichigan, Sartor lab) studies pinpointing cell type-specific gene regulatory mechanisms in psoriasis by building computational tools to link disease-associated variants or cis-regulatory elements to their target genes [6/8]

Congrats to Betselot Zerihun Ayano (Bioinformatician, Ethiopian Public Health Institute) specializes in pathogen genomics. He focuses on integrating bacterial genomics by linking genomic and epidemiological data to enhance antimicrobial resistance surveillance. [5/8]

Congrats to Sakuntha Gunarathna (PhD student, U of North Dakota, Takaku lab) focuses on using machine learning to analyze cell-free DNA (cfDNA) for non-invasive cancer detection. [4/8]

Congrats to Maria Carilli (PhD student,CalTech, Pachter lab) studies single-cell omics data using statistical and machine learning-based approaches. [3/8]

and form connections with other researchers in the field. For more information on JXTX, its goals, and scholarships we’ve awards, see jxtxfoundation.org/news/2025-3-.... Awardees are: [2/8]