The Barthel lab examines cancer genome evolution in model systems and patient tumors. Currently seeking a computationally inclined graduate student to work on projects in cancer genome assembly and long-read sequencing.

Sears has conducted cardiometabolic disease and cancer research since 1995 and is an internationally recognized expert. The scope of her research activities spans the molecular to population health levels.

Sheikh's research focuses on developing statistical methodologies for survival and longitudinal data analysis within the Bayesian framework, which are motivated by challenging applications in complex diseases.