Trained as a geneticist at Sydney University undergraduate and the University of Basel PhD, followed by a Post-Doc at Stanford, Greg has been a Professor in the School of Biology at Georgia Tech since 2009. His CV is available HERE
Greg Gibson
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Stefanie Boettle, Lab Manager, from Germany, residing in the US since 2009. She holds a BBA in Business Admin & Marketing, a BA in Dance & Dance Education and is a certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and Yoga Teacher (ERYT500). Stefanie has always combined her artistic and Yoga career with positions in the administrative field. She has created and managed outreach programs in the non-profit arts sector as well as in the Atlanta Public school system. Stefanie is a Yoga Educator in Atlanta and supports the Gibson Lab with great joy.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Sini Nagpal is from the Punjab region of India. An MS-Bioinformatics to PhD transfer, she has become interested in statistical genetics to assess human disease risk and its evolution with environmental and lifestyle change. As a member of the NIDDK IBD-Genetics Consortium, she has also worked on TWAS and predicted-transcriptional risk scores to predict disease progression in IBD.
PHD GRADUATE STUDENTS
Hira Anis is a Fulbright Scholar from Pakistan, is a PhD student in Bioinformatics at Georgia Tech, where she also completed her MS in Bioinformatics. Collaborating with Dr. Eun-Hyung Lee at Emory University, her research focuses on plasma cell maturation using single-cell RNA and ATAC sequencing. She plans to incorporate AI and machine learning into genomic analysis, with interests in personalized medicine, cancer genomics, and autoimmune diseases.​
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Varsha Bhat graduated from PES University, Bangalore, India in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology and a minor in computer science. Her work focuses on understanding the genetics of pain phenotypes in sickle cell disease. Her interests primarily lie at the intersection of genomics and data science.
Savannah Washburn is originally from Missouri and received a B.S. in Biology from the University of Arkansas in 2021. Her research involves single cell transcriptomic analysis of individuals with Crohn's Disease. Her work is in collaboration with Dr. Subra Kugathasan at Emory University
Siming Zhao grew up in Chengdu, China and graduated with a BS in biotechnology from PolyU, Hong Kong. She joined Georgia Tech to pursue an MS in Bioinformatics and Computational Sci & Engr. Siming is currently a first year PhD student in the Gibson Lab and her project focuses on analyzing WGS data to identify potential factors that contribute to alloimmunization in patients with Sickle Cell Disease.
Desiree Bogen graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's and Master's in Biological Sciences. During this time, she became really interested in health on understanding better the underlying genetics and biological processes of diseases of aging such as cardiovascular and dementia. When she is not working on research she enjoys reading, rollerblading, and working on historical costumes.
Ilaha Huseynli received her bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology & Genetics from Istanbul University and her master's degree in Biotechnology from Akdeniz University. Ilaha has experience in clinical genetics and data science. She focuses on analyzing WGS data to identify tier 1 and tier 2 variants in patients with Sickle Cell Disease. She has a strong foundation and deep interest in clinical and preventive genomics.
Lucia Serrano-Marin grew up in Huelva, Spain, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Microbiology & Biotechnology from Edinburgh Napier University. She then completed a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Université Paris Cité. After graduation, she conducted research on novel immunotherapeutic treatments at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Currently, she is a rotating student in the lab, excited to expand her knowledge in computational genomics
MS GRADUATE STUDENTS
Honoka Miura graduated from Georgia Tech in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and currently is in the MS program for bioinformatics. Her current project involves using single cell analysis to understand genomic differences between vaccine longevity in collaboration with Emory.
Mia Denning is from Atlanta, GA and graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in biology in 2021. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in bioinformatics, where her research focuses on the links between human disease risk, lifestyle factors, and environmental exposures. She has a strong interest in computational genomics and preventative medicine.