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Student Blurb

 

Undergraduate Haley Chu is a returning summer intern in the IMAGINe Lab, where she supports ongoing projects and enjoys learning from the collaborative, interdisciplinary team. She is currently an undergraduate at Stanford University majoring in Human Biology, with minors in Medical Humanities and Creative Writing. Haley is passionate about neuroscience, the intersection of data and storytelling, and advancing health equity. Her work at the lab reflects her passion for using research and technology to better understand and support cognitive health in diverse populations. 
Graduate Lakshmi Chandrabhanu is a Master of Science in Health Informatics candidate at UT Southwestern, Working Group Coordinator for THIA, and Strategic Programs Extern at The Intracare. She joined the IMAGINe Lab to pursue her capstone project, where she will develop a computable phenotype for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD) using structured clinical, imaging, and neuropathological data. Her goals include building visualizations for the OBI Explorer platform and establishing a self-service data repository.
Graduate Zaid A. Soomro is a graduate student in the Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics program at the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics (MSBMI) at UTHealth Houston. He is a physician-scientist with expertise in oncology, clinical research, and project management, and he currently serves as a Clinical Protocol Administration Manager for a data management team at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Joining the IMAGINe Lab to pursue his interest in neuroinformatics and complete his practicum, Zaid aims to collaborate with the team on an informatics-based project to develop and validate a novel computable phenotype for headaches.

 

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Former Lab Members

Estefanie Garduno Rapp, MD, MSHI

Former Position: Physician Informaticist, Research Scholar and Program Manager
 
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Dr.Garduno Rapp

Estefanie Garduno Rapp served as a Physician Informaticist, Research Scholar, and Program Manager in the IMAGINe Lab, where she led interdisciplinary initiatives at the intersection of clinical informatics, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence. Her research leveraged electronic health record data, machine learning, natural language processing, and digital health technologies to advance neurological research and improve patient care.

Current Position: Doctoral Researcher, Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Dallas

She is currently pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience at The University of Texas in Dallas, where she investigates neuroplasticity and develops neurotechnologies aimed at advancing personalized neuromodulation, neurorehabilitation, and brain health.