Chrysostomos Marasinou, PhD

BIOGRAPHY

Chrysostomos Marasinou is a postdoctoral scholar at MII. I dedicated my PhD to the study of theoretical physics with a focus on string theory. Utilizing my background, I am currently pursuing research on the field of machine learning, applied in medicine. My primary interests include the understanding and application of machine, deep, and reinforcement learning algorithms to facilitate early diagnosis and individualized medical decisions. Currently, I am working on improving cancer prediction for microcalcification findings in full-field digital mammography. In my free time, I am honing my skills in cooking Greek food.

Anders Garlid, PhD

BIOGRAPHY

Anders earned his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and master’s degree in Biology at Portland State University where he studied mitochondrial-mediated cardioprotective signaling mechanisms in the heart. He earned his PhD in Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology at UCLA under the mentorship of Dr. Peipei Ping, with a focus on the FAIR representation of mitochondrial and cardiovascular biology through structuring clinical narratives presented in clinical case reports on rare mitochondrial diseases.

Nikhil Dhinagar, PhD

BIOGRAPHY

Nikhil Dhinagar is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Medical Imaging Informatics (MII) Group, Department of Radiology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Nikhil completed his PhD in Medical Image Analysis at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.